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Recruitment Services for the Army

Ministry of Defence · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 02:09.

Opportunity overview

To allow for an extension of one year as is allowed in the current contract.

Awarded to

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CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTD

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£1.2bn
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
30 Mar 2025
Award ID
023665-2025-HQLF2/1739-1
Status
active
Location
LONDON, UK, W2 6BD, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79600000 — Recruitment services

Lots

  • 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 £500m. 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.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-051a0b
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
79600000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Recruitment services

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
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 £500m. 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.

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59
Starts
12 Mar 2012, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-148850
Name
Ministry of Defence

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Upavon
Postal Code
SN9 6BE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
SN9 6BE

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Ministry of Defence
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Christopher Johnson
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-148851
Name
CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTD

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
LONDON
Postal Code
W2 6BD
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTD
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-148852
Name
CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTD

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
LONDON
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTD
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-148853
Name
RPP Army Commercial

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Upavon
Postal Code
SN9 6BE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Army Commercial, Directorate of Army Recruiting, Bldg 370, Room 210, Trenchard Lines, Upavon, Pewsey, Wiltshire, SN9 6BE

Identifier

Legal Name
RPP Army Commercial

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
023665-2025-HQLF2/1739-1
Title
Recruiting Partnering Project (RPP)
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-148851
Name
CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTD
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-148852
Name
CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTD

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
023665-2025-HQLF2/1739-1
Title
Recruiting Partnering Project (RPP)
Status
active
Award ID
023665-2025-HQLF2/1739-1
Date Signed
31 Mar 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Classification

Id
79600000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Recruitment services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Value

Amount
1,151,042,801
Currency
GBP

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59
Starts
12 Mar 2013, 00:00

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1
Rationale
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: A separate Contract known as the "Armed Forces Recruitment Contract " ("AFRP") has been awarded to a separate supplier after a delay in the procurement process, but will now stand up from April 2027 to replace the current RPP Contractual arrangement with Capita Business Services Ltd. . There is provision in the current contract to allow a year’s extension to 31 March 2027 to ensure that the Army's existing recruiting contract service continues to operate until such time as the replacement AFRP Contract is able to commence service delivery, which will now be from April 2027
Description
To allow for an extension of one year as is allowed in the current contract.

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Upavon · UK · SN9 6BE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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