GPhC awards £100,000 non-clinical recruitment services call-off

Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Oct 2026, 16:51.

Opportunity overview

To provide suitable professionals and experienced candidates and enabling the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) to effectively fill vacant roles: temporary, fixed term and contractor positions, across a variety of organisational specialisms. Some of the services to be provided by the Agency to meet GPhC's requirement are: • Sourcing and briefing potential suitable candidates to determine candidate(s) suitability and interest for the roles through preliminary discussions • Arrange briefing meetings • Advise on Candidate(s) Requirements • Advise on key factors pertaining to the post/appointment e.g., salary benchmarking data and market information • Proposed recruitment exercise prior to any recruitment campaign commencing • Plan/agree the recruitment exercise in conjunction with GPhC

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

The Graduate Project Limited

Matched by number

Published award value: £100k
Awarded: 17 Jun 2026
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-46ce1db2-abf1-4cbd-a11a-2b2c9ea63b5f-1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 08655670

Classification

CPV79600000 — Recruitment services

Documents and notices

Awarded contract notice on Contracts FinderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: GPhC-PA032B
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Call-off from a framework agreement
Main Procurement Category: services

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79600000
Description: Recruitment services

Tender Period

Ends: 2 Jun 2026, 12:00

Contract period

Starts: 19 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends: 18 Jun 2030, 23:59

Suitability

Sme: Yes
Vcse: No

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: England
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 2

Region: Scotland
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 3

Region: Wales
Country Name: United Kingdom

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/qyGH967D
Name: General Pharmaceutical Council

Identifier

Legal Name: General Pharmaceutical Council
Scheme: GB-SRS
Id: sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/qyGH967D

Address

Street Address: LEVEL 14, ONE CABOT SQUARE
Locality: LONDON
Postal Code: E144QJ
Country Name: England

Contact

Email: Procurement@pharmacyregulation.org
Telephone: 02037137996

Roles

buyer

Organisation 2

Id: GB-COH-08655670
Name: The Graduate Project Limited

Identifier

Legal Name: The Graduate Project Limited
Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 08655670

Address

Street Address: 406 E1 Studios 3-15 Whitechapel Rd, London E1 1DU

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-46ce1db2-abf1-4cbd-a11a-2b2c9ea63b5f-1
Status: active
Date: 18 Jun 2026, 00:00
Published: 20 Oct 2026, 15:45

Value

Amount: 100,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-08655670
Name: The Graduate Project Limited

Contract period

Starts: 19 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends: 18 Jun 2030, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 1
Document Type: awardNotice
Description: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d8ff53d4-3b1e-4fbc-bd9a-2aa4c4aa84c2 ↗
Published: 20 Oct 2026, 15:45
Format: text/html
Language: en

Recorded locations

Buyer location · LONDON · E144QJ · England
Delivery location · England · United Kingdom
Delivery location · Scotland · United Kingdom
Delivery location · Wales · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

d8ff53d4-3b1e-4fbc-bd9a-2aa4c4aa84c2-918462Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 20 Oct 2026, 15:45

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

The General Pharmaceutical Council awarded a framework call-off for non-clinical staffing recruitment services to THE GRADUATE PROJECT LIMITED. The published award value is £100,000 and the stated contract period runs from 19 June 2026 to 18 June 2030.

Published outcome signals

Notice typeAwarded contract notice on Contracts FinderEvidence: Process notice_type and award document description.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award status is "active"; process display status is "awarded" and source status is "complete".
Award decision date18 June 2026Evidence: Award date: 2026-06-18T00:00:00+01:00.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: d8ff53d4-3b1e-4fbc-bd9a-2aa4c4aa84c2-918462
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-46ce1db2-abf1-4cbd-a11a-2b2c9ea63b5f
First published: 20 Oct 2026
Last checked: 20 Oct 2026, 16:51
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Award record is active. THE GRADUATE PROJECT LIMITED is the sole named supplier for the single published award.

Market significance

A £100,000 recruitment-services call-off covering temporary, fixed-term and contractor recruitment across England, Scotland and Wales.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

THE GRADUATE PROJECT LIMITED

99% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-46ce1db2-abf1-4cbd-a11a-2b2c9ea63b5f-1 · 100000 GBP · Active award

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The award names The Graduate Project Limited as supplier; supplied verification matches Companies House number 08655670 and verified legal name THE GRADUATE PROJECT LIMITED. The £100,000 award has one named supplier.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

99% confidence

Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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Process notice_type and award document description.

Award status

98% confidence

Active

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Award status is "active"; process display status is "awarded" and source status is "complete".

Award decision date

98% confidence

18 June 2026

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Award date: 2026-06-18T00:00:00+01:00.

Stated contract period

99% confidence

19 June 2026 to 18 June 2030

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Award and tender contractPeriod fields.

VALUES

Published values explained

Published award value

99% confidence

£100,000

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Award value amount 100000, currency GBP.

Value allocation

96% confidence

Allocated to the sole named award and supplier

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One published award names one supplier and states £100,000.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender submission deadline

99% confidence

2 June 2026, 12:00 BST

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Tender period endDate: 2026-06-02T12:00:00+01:00.

Award date

98% confidence

18 June 2026

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Award date field.

Contract start date

99% confidence

19 June 2026

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Award contractPeriod startDate.

Contract end date

99% confidence

18 June 2030

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Award contractPeriod endDate.

Award notice publication date

99% confidence

20 October 2026

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Award datePublished and award-notice document publication date.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Service category

99% confidence

Recruitment services (CPV 79600000)

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Primary classification CPV 79600000.

Requirement

98% confidence

Non-clinical staffing recruitment for temporary, fixed-term and contractor vacancies across organisational specialisms.

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Published procurement description.

Activities stated in scope

98% confidence

Candidate sourcing and briefing, arranging briefing meetings, advice on candidate requirements and appointments, salary benchmarking and market information, and planning recruitment exercises with GPhC.

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Published procurement description.

Delivery coverage

99% confidence

England, Scotland and Wales

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Tender item delivery addresses.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

99% confidence

Selective

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Process and tender procurementMethod fields.

Procurement route

99% confidence

Call-off from a framework agreement

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Process and tender procurementMethodDetails fields.

Competition information

99% confidence

Number of bidders and evaluation results are unknown.

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Information not supplied in the published notice data.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Stated term

98% confidence

Four years less one day

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19 June 2026 to 18 June 2030 in the published contract period.

Extension options

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice data.

Pricing and payment terms

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice data.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Demand profile

94% confidence

The requirement combines contingent and fixed-term hiring support with recruitment planning and labour-market advice.

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Published scope includes temporary, fixed-term and contractor roles, salary benchmarking and market information.

Route-to-market signal

99% confidence

The buyer used a framework call-off rather than an open procedure for this requirement.

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Published procurement method details state call-off from a framework agreement.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-46ce1db2-abf1-4cbd-a11a-2b2c9ea63b5f
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

General Pharmaceutical Council

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Buyer party legal name.

Buyer location

98% confidence

London, England

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Buyer address lists London, E14 4QJ, England.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

THE GRADUATE PROJECT LIMITED (company number 08655670)

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Supplier verification matched the source company number to verified company name THE GRADUATE PROJECT LIMITED.

Supplier classification

98% confidence

SME

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Supplier party details scale is "sme".

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated re-procurement horizon

83% confidence

Around June 2030, if the stated end date is not changed

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Estimate calculated from the explicit contract end date of 18 June 2030; this is not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award and supplier evidence

98% confidence

Clear single-award record with one named, verified supplier and a published award value.

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One active award names the verified supplier and specifies £100,000.

Publication timing

99% confidence

The award notice was published after the stated award date and contract start date.

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Award date is 18 June 2026, contract start is 19 June 2026, and publication date is 20 October 2026.

Unpublished commercial detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, evaluation/scoring, detailed pricing, extension terms and payment terms.

View supporting evidence

No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The published notice does not provide bidder numbers, bid prices, evaluation criteria or scores, or reasons for supplier selection.
No extension, renewal-option, pricing-breakdown or payment-term information is supplied.
No lot structure or individual lot allocation is supplied; the notice contains one published award.
The award notice was published on 20 October 2026, after the stated award date and contract start date.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the GPhC non-clinical staffing recruitment contract?

THE GRADUATE PROJECT LIMITED, verified against company number 08655670, is the sole named supplier on the published award.

What is the published value and term?

The published award value is £100,000. The stated contract period runs from 19 June 2026 to 18 June 2030.

What procurement route was used?

The notice describes a selective framework call-off.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Non-Clinical Staffing Recruitment services

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

The Graduate Project Limited

Classification

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Classification

Tender Period

Contract period

Suitability

Items and delivery

Delivery locations

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Identifier

Address

Details

Roles

Award information

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Documents

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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