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title: "Early Careers Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)"
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# Early Careers Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)

Buyer: FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05fd3f

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## Summary

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is actively seeking to outsource its Early Careers Recruitment Process, as part of a competitive tender in the public services sector. Located in London, the FCA's invitation honours an open procedure under UK public procurement guidelines. The opportunity, classified under recruitment services, will deliver a comprehensive recruitment service including attraction, assessment, and onboarding. The current tender stage is active, with a submission deadline set for 22 April 2026, and an anticipated contract commencement date of 1 September 2026. The estimated initial contract value is £1,500,000, with potential extensions elevating the estimate to £2,500,000. Businesses have until 8 April 2026 to make enquiries regarding the tender.

For enterprises specialising in recruitment, management consulting, and support services, this tender presents an excellent opportunity for growth, particularly those SMEs and VCSEs with experience in governance and regulatory environments. The successful provider will collaborate closely with the FCA's Early Careers team, enhancing efficiency and candidate experience. With services covering an array of recruitment needs, including assessment centres, placement, and human resources consultancy, organisations with robust offerings in these areas are well-suited to bid. Participation necessitates registration on FCA’s procurement portal, Atamis, facilitating streamlined access to tender documents and submission guidelines.

## Notice

The FCA is looking to tender for an Early Careers Recruitment Process Outsourcing(RPO) provider. 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. The estimated total value of the Contract for the initial term is PS1,500,000 including vat. The estimated total value for the full term, inclusive of any extension, is PS2,500,000 including. Please note, volumes under this contract are not guaranteed. For full details of the tender including documents, please register onto our procurement portal Atamis ( https://atamis-fca.my.site.com/s/Welcome ). Once your registration is complete, navigate to the opportunities section and search for the tender using the name C4145 Early Careers Recruitment Process Outsourcing

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: 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

### Planning Information

We are engaging the market to make providers aware of the upcoming retender of the FCA Early Careers Recruitment Process Outsourcing. The objective of the pre-market engagement is to assess the market interest and gain insights into current market condition

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026769-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Apr 2026 |
| Future notice date | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2026 - 1 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,083,333 |
| Lots value | £2,083,333 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY |
| Additional buyers | FCA |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E20 1JN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham |
| Local authority | Newham |
| Electoral ward | Stratford Olympic Park |
| Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services
- 79610000 - Placement services of personnel
- 79635000 - Assessment centre services for recruitment

## Release History

- 24 Mar 2026 at 12:32 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026769-2026
- 6 Jan 2026 at 16:48 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000827-2026
- 24 Dec 2025 at 11:55 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086121-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026769-2026
  24th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000827-2026
  6th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086121-2025
  24th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.fca.org.uk
- https://atamis-fca.my.site.com/s/Welcome
- https://services.atamis.co.uk/docs/Supplier_User_Guide.pdf
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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