Early Careers Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)
Financial Conduct AuthorityEstimated Value
Up to £2,083,333
Deadline
22 April 2026
Published
9 October 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
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.
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The FCA is hiring a provider to run its Early Careers recruitment from start to finish – advertising, assessing, selecting, offering and onboarding candidates – for a three‑year term (with a possible two‑year extension).
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Award Details
Amberjack Global Limited
£2,083,333
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
RMP Enterprise Limited t/a Higherin
2 contracts wonlatest 9 Oct 2026£59,080
total awarded
- 2
MyProteus Ltd
£161,000
total awarded
- 3
SOFTCAT LTD
2 contracts wonlatest 1 Sept 2026ends 15 Sept 2028£2m
total awarded
- 4
SOFTCAT LTD - FCA
2 contracts wonlatest 1 Sept 2026ends 15 Sept 2028£2m
total awarded
- 5
TLT LLP
2 contracts wonlatest 30 Apr 2026ends 28 Feb 2027£10m
total awarded
RMP Enterprise Limited t/a Higherin is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Key Dates
Published
9 October 2026
Submission deadline
22 April 2026
Notice type
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