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title: "Recruitment Process Outsourcing 2026 to 2031"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05275f"
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# Recruitment Process Outsourcing 2026 to 2031

Buyer: OFCOM  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05275f

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## Summary

Ofcom, located in London, is overseeing the completion of the "Recruitment Process Outsourcing 2026 to 2031" procurement, focusing on recruitment services within the communications sector. The procurement commenced with a preliminary market engagement stage in May 2025 and evolved into a tender phase by September 2025 before awarding the contract in March 2026. The procurement method employed is 'selective', using a competitive flexible procedure. The contract, valued at approximately £1,972,000, is set to begin in May 2026, potentially extending until April 2031. Ofcom seeks to partner with a vendor who possesses a comprehensive understanding of their operational needs and the broader regulatory landscape. Businesses had until 13 October 2025 to express interest and participate in the award process.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities for organisations specialising in recruitment process outsourcing, particularly those with expertise in the communications, telecommunications, and technology sectors. The chosen supplier, Omni Resource Management Solutions Ltd, based out of Cheshire, exemplifies the kind of large business with substantial scale and capability suited for addressing Ofcom's extensive recruitment needs across multiple locations, including their London and Manchester offices. Providers who can demonstrate a strong candidate reach across diverse industries and have the capacity to manage end-to-end recruitment processes are in a prime position to benefit from this partnership. Small to medium-sized enterprises may find this contract challenging due to the scale, although those with niche capabilities in delivering social value, diversity initiatives or innovative recruitment solutions might still find opportunities within such tenders.

## Notice

Ofcom require in a Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) provider to supply an in-house (outsourced) service for permanent & temporary recruitment delivery. The requirement is to provide the permanent and temporary recruitment services that are outlined in the Specification of Requirements at Appendix 4 of the draft invitation to tender document. Ofcom requires an RPO service for permanent & temporary recruitment delivery, with a contract commencement date effective from May 2026. The overarching key requirement is for the successful supplier to own the end-to-end process to satisfy the entirety of Ofcom's permanent & temporary resourcing delivery needs, acting as an extension of Ofcom's People & Culture team. A hybrid service is required at Ofcom's London office and Manchester office and a remote service for our other offices, with on-site visits when required, which will enable the supplier to deal with all aspects associated to the RPO delivery requirements, including (but not limited to) recruitment administration and logistics, hiring briefs, broad relationship management across the hiring community, inductions, interviews and all aspects of administration regarding temporary workers onsite. Ofcom has a strong preference for ultimately partnering with an organisation that can demonstrate a genuine understanding of not only Ofcom but the firms we regulate - strongly supported through their current and existing client base and the types of contracts they currently manage. It is essential that providers can demonstrate candidate reach into the diverse communications industries such as online, telecommunications, engineering, broadcasting, government, regulatory, data and technology sectors.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: At Ofcom's sole discretion the contract can be extended by 2 extension option periods of 12 months each

Renewal: At Ofcom's sole discretion the contract can be extended by 2 extension option periods of 12 months each

### Planning Information

This is a Preliminary Market Engagement in May/June 2025 for an Ofcom requirement for the provision of recruitment process outsourcing services for up to 5 years fom February 2026. 
The engagement takes the form of a preliminary market engagement questionnaire, and possibly some discussion.
Ofcom is undertaking some pre-procurement market engagement to inform a procurement exercise that is planned to commence in July 2025 for the re-procurement of Ofcom’s recruitment process outsourcing requirements. The subsequent contract will commence in February 2026 and will run for up to 5 years.
Organisations are invited to provide responses on questions which will enable Ofcom to gather general feedback to inform and help us finalise our procurement approach and documentation.
Interested suppliers should access the opportunity viathe PQQ/Selection Questionnaire page, complete the preliminary market questionnaire and submit it to Ofcom via the messaging facility on the project on Ofcom’s Bravo solutions procurement portal at https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023164-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Oct 2025 |
| Future notice date | 11 Jul 2025 |
| Award date | 13 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period | 30 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,800,000 |
| Lots value | £1,800,000 |
| Awards value | £1,972,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | OFCOM |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 9HA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark |
| Local authority | Southwark |
| Electoral ward | Borough & Bankside |
| Westminster constituency | Bermondsey and Old Southwark |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | OMNI RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79600000 - Recruitment services
- 79635000 - Assessment centre services for recruitment

## Release History

- 13 Mar 2026 at 16:01 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023164-2026
- 17 Sep 2025 at 09:13 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057203-2025
- 27 May 2025 at 16:12 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027886-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023164-2026
  13th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057203-2025
  17th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027886-2025
  27th May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ofcom.org.uk
- https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.ukSupplierswillbedirectedtotheopportunityontheOfcomBravoSolutionsprocurementportal(Bravo)athttps://ofcom.bravosolution.co.ukwheretheywillfindthelistingonthePQQsectionalongwiththeProcurementSpecificQuestionnaire(PSQ)andotherrelevantprocurementdocuments.SupplierswillneedtocompleteandsubmittheProjectSpecificQuestionnaireandprovidearangeofinformationviatheOfcomBravoportalbeforetheclosingdeadlineof12:00hoursonMonday13October2025
- https://ofcom.bravosolutions.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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