Early Careers Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)

Financial Conduct AuthoritycontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05fd3fProcurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitablepending

Estimated value

Awarded value

£2.1m

Awarded 01 Jul 2026

Suppliers

1

1 SME

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

08 Jul 2026

Description

The FCA is awarding a contract for an Early Careers Recruitment Process Outsourcing(RPO) service. The RPO provider will deliver an end‑to‑end recruitment service, working in partnership with the FCA Early Careers team to manage attraction, assessment, selection, offer and onboarding activity. The RPO will be fundamental to process efficiency, candidate experience and compliance within the FCA’s regulatory environment, supported by strong governance, reporting and continuous improvement. This will be a 3 year contract with an option to extend for an additional 2 years on a 1+1 basis. The estimated total value of the Contract for the initial 3 year term is £1,500,000 including vat. The estimated total value for the full term, inclusive of any extension, is £2,500,000 including vat. Please note, volumes under this contract are not guaranteed.

Scope

Reference
C4145
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Aug 2026 to 01 Sept 2029
Possible extension to 01 Sept 2031

The Contract shall be for an initial term of three (3) years, with an option for the Customer to extend the term by up to a further two (2) years, exercisable on a one‑year plus one‑year (1+1) basis

CPV classifications
79600000
79610000
79635000
Contract locations
UK, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Technicalquality70.00%
Commercialprice30.00%

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£2.1m

Award date

01 Jul 2026

Contract start

12 Sept 2026

Contract end

13 Sept 2029

Awarded to
AG
SME