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title: "Recruitment Services for the Army"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-051a0b"
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# Recruitment Services for the Army

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051a0b

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence (MOD), located in Upavon, United Kingdom, is in the award stage of a public procurement process concerning recruitment services for the Army. The project, titled "Recruitment Services for the Army," falls under the services category in the industry and is classified under CPV code 79600000. The existing contract with Capita Business Services Ltd, initially established in 2012, has been extended multiple times and will now run through to 31st March 2027. This extension allows for continuity of services until a new contract, "Armed Forces Recruitment Contract," begins in April 2027. The current extension is in accordance with Regulation 72 (1)(b) of PCR 2015, and the contract's value stands at £1,151,042,801 GBP.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in recruitment services, particularly those adept in integrating technology and industry expertise. While Capita Business Services Ltd is currently engaged, businesses offering innovative ICT solutions geared towards optimising recruitment processes could find themselves well-suited to future opportunities within this sector. Such businesses should be prepared to collaborate closely with military operations and possess the ability to adapt to the evolving technological landscape in recruitment services, presenting significant potential for growth and expansion of their capabilities within the defence sector.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

In 2012, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) engaged Capita Business Services Limited as an industry partner under a 10-year contractual arrangement to support its Army recruiting services from point of receipt of initial recruiting targets to the securing of an individual's commitment to the Army, up to the point where that individual commenced their initial military training; and, in so doing, optimise the mix of military and industry expertise delivering such services. MOD was keen to embrace the opportunities that leading edge technology and industry's expertise was able to bring to Army recruiting throughout the life of a contractual arrangement, and thus the contractual arrangement included the development and periodic technological refresh of a bespoke ICT system to underpin the Army recruitment processes. The initial contractual arrangement between MOD and Capita Business Services Ltd ran from 16th March 2012 to 31st March 2024, with an original advertised contract value of PS500m. It was then subsequently extended by two further years, to 31st March 2026, through the exercising of existing extension options available under the original contractual arrangement. It is the Ministry of Defence's intention to now modify Contract HQLF2/1739, the existing RPP contractual arrangement with Capita Business Services Ltd, in accordance with Regulation 72 (1)(b) of PCR 2015. This modification will take the form of an extension to the existing Contract with the current contractor as allowed in the HQLF2/1739 contract for a further period of up to 1 year from 31st March 2026 to 31st March 2027. The nature and extent of the services to be provided by Capita Business Services Ltd during this period of further extension will be unchanged from those provided by the Contractor during the previous contract extension period from 31st March 2025 to 31st March 2026.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023665-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | 12 Mar 2013 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,151,042,801 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
| Locality | UPAVON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN9 6BE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK72 Wiltshire |
| Local authority | Wiltshire |
| Electoral ward | Pewsey Vale West |
| Westminster constituency | East Wiltshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 21 May 2025 at 09:51 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023665-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.contracts.mod.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:085882-2012:TEXT:EN:HTML

## Provenance

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