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title: "Rare Recruitment (CRS) 2026/2027"
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# Rare Recruitment (CRS) 2026/2027

Buyer: National Audit Office  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c3667777-2aa2-4c64-b012-d2b154e866c6

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## Summary

The National Audit Office procured recruitment services for a contextual recruitment screening service supporting its graduate and apprentice programmes. The service is intended to give applicants from lower socio-economic backgrounds greater flexibility to apply and be assessed, supporting the NAO’s social mobility aims. Delivery covers the United Kingdom, for the NAO’s recruitment activity. This is a specialised recruitment and candidate-screening requirement rather than a general staffing contract: suppliers need to provide a contextual assessment approach that can be applied to graduate and apprentice recruitment. The procurement is classified as recruitment services (CPV 79600000) and is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The buying organisation is the National Audit Office, based in London.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Rare Recruitment Limited. The award date was 19 June 2026, following a limited procedure using a competitive quotation below the threshold; the tender submission deadline was 1 June 2026 at 12:00. The awarded contract value is £14,236.80 including VAT. The contract runs from 19 June 2026 to 18 June 2027, for 12 months. The requirement was evaluated through the competitive quotation process, with the selected supplier providing the specified contextual recruitment screening service. The award is active, and Rare Recruitment Limited is the sole named supplier. The contract supports the NAO’s graduate and apprentice recruitment programmes and its objective of improving access for applicants from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

This procurement demonstrates demand from the National Audit Office for specialist contextual recruitment screening linked to graduate and apprentice hiring. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need a proven service for assessing candidates in context, alongside recruitment expertise suited to early-career programmes. The capability should support fairer consideration of applicants from lower socio-economic backgrounds and show how the approach contributes to social mobility without weakening recruitment standards. Suppliers should be able to work with a public-sector buyer, apply a consistent screening methodology across recruitment campaigns and provide outputs that recruiters can use when considering applications. The requirement is well suited to an SME with focused contextual recruitment, assessment or early-career hiring capability.

## Notice

The National Audit Office (NAO) awarded a contract to Rare Recruitment Ltd to provide a contextual recruitment screen for the graduate and apprentice programmes. This allows flexibility for students from lower socio-economic backgrounds to apply and be considered demonstrating our commitment to social mobility. The total contract value is PS14,236.80 (inclusive of VAT). The contract commenced on 19 June 2026 and will run for a period of 12 months, expiring on 18 June 2027.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/016e2ded-9cbe-4a6e-a7c8-964fc4700a54 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Jun 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | 19 Jun 2026 - 18 Jun 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £14,236 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £14,236 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | National Audit Office |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1W 9SP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | Pimlico North |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Rare Recruitment Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 6 Aug 2026 at 10:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/016e2ded-9cbe-4a6e-a7c8-964fc4700a54

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/016e2ded-9cbe-4a6e-a7c8-964fc4700a54
  6th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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