AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Financial Conduct Authority awarded its Early Careers Recruitment Process Outsourcing service to AMBERJACK GLOBAL LIMITED. The contract was signed on 13 September 2026 for an initial three-year term, with FCA options to extend by up to two further years on a 1+1 basis.
Published outcomeOne active award covers lot 1. The signed contract runs from 13 September 2026 to 13 September 2029, with a maximum possible end date of 12 September 2031.
Market significanceThis is a UK-wide recruitment-services contract with a gross maximum value of £2.5 million, including VAT. Volumes are not guaranteed.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
AMBERJACK GLOBAL LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £2,500,000 gross maximum contract value; not allocated separately by supplier or lot GBP · Verified legal supplier; active award and contract
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Supplier verification identifies AMBERJACK GLOBAL LIMITED, company number 03907607, by company-number match. Award 1 names this supplier and contract 1 records £2,500,000 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Preliminary market engagement notice
98% confidencePublished 6 January 2026
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Release history records notice 000827-2026 as a Preliminary market engagement notice.
Tender notice
98% confidencePublished 24 March 2026
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Release history records notice 026769-2026 as a Tender notice.
Award notice
98% confidencePublished 8 July 2026
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Release history records notice 064167-2026 as a Contract award notice; award date is 2 July 2026.
Contract signed
99% confidence13 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-13.
Contract details notice
99% confidencePublished 9 October 2026
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Contract document 095782-2026 is a Contract details notice with datePublished 2026-10-09.
Current source status
98% confidenceActive contract and active award
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Award 1 and contract 1 are both recorded with status active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Signed contract maximum value
99% confidence£2,500,000 gross (including VAT)
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Contract 1 value records amountGross GBP 2,500,000; the description states this is the estimated full-term value inclusive of extensions and VAT.
Signed contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£2,083,333.33
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Contract 1 value records amount GBP 2,083,333.33.
Initial-term estimated value
97% confidence£1,500,000 including VAT
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Tender description states the estimated total value for the initial three-year term is £1,500,000 including VAT.
Volume commitment
99% confidenceNo volumes guaranteed
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Tender description states that volumes under the contract are not guaranteed.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award decision date
98% confidence2 July 2026
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Award 1 records award_date 2026-07-02.
Contract start
99% confidence13 September 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-09-13.
Initial contract end
99% confidence13 September 2029
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2029-09-13.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence12 September 2031
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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2031-09-12.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceEarly Careers Recruitment Process Outsourcing
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Tender and contract title identify Early Careers Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO).
Activities
98% confidenceEnd-to-end attraction, assessment, selection, offer and onboarding support
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Tender description lists these activities and states delivery is in partnership with the FCA Early Careers team.
Operational focus
97% confidenceProcess efficiency, candidate experience, compliance, governance, reporting and continuous improvement
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Tender description describes these intended elements of the service.
Geographic delivery
96% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is recorded as UK, GB.
Classifications
99% confidenceRecruitment services (CPV 79600000); placement services of personnel (79610000); assessment centre services for recruitment (79635000)
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Award item additional classifications list these CPV codes and descriptions.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethod is open and procurementMethodDetails is Open procedure.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender records one lot, id 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results not supplied in the published data
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No bid-count, scoring or evaluation-result fields are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidenceThree years
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Contract period runs from 13 September 2026 to 13 September 2029; renewal description also states an initial three-year term.
Extension option
99% confidenceUp to two additional years, exercised as 1+1 years at FCA's option
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Contract renewal and options descriptions state extensions of up to two years on a one-year plus one-year basis.
KPIs
96% confidenceNo statutory KPI publication requirement stated
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Contract states the estimated value is below £5 million and therefore the statutory requirement to set and publish KPIs does not apply.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Demand risk
99% confidenceSupplier revenue is not assured because contract volumes are not guaranteed.
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Tender description explicitly states that volumes under the contract are not guaranteed.
Service model
96% confidenceThe requirement combines recruitment operations with assessment-centre capability and compliance-oriented governance.
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The stated scope includes recruitment, assessment, selection, onboarding, governance, reporting and compliance in FCA's regulatory environment.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe £2.5 million gross figure is a full-term maximum including possible extensions, not a guaranteed call-off volume or a value allocated by lot.
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Contract value is £2.5 million gross; description defines it as estimated full-term value inclusive of extensions, while volumes are not guaranteed.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract evidence
97% confidenceHigh-quality post-award record
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The supplied record includes an active award, signed date, active contract, dates, values, named supplier and contract-details notice.
Supplier verification
99% confidenceVerified
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AMBERJACK GLOBAL LIMITED is matched by company number 03907607; supplierVerification status is verified.
Lot-level detail
99% confidenceLot title, description and individual lot value not supplied
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Lot 1 has null title, description and value fields.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, award rationale, scores or pricing breakdown is included in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder identities, evaluation methodology, scoring, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
- The £2.5 million gross value is recorded for the full contract term and is not separately allocated to a lot or supplier beyond the single-award structure.
- No actual extension exercise, spend, performance outcome or renewal decision is evidenced.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Financial Conduct AuthorityFCAAMBERJACK GLOBAL LIMITEDearly careers recruitmentrecruitment process outsourcingRPOrecruitment servicesUK public procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the FCA Early Careers RPO contract?
AMBERJACK GLOBAL LIMITED, verified under company number 03907607, is the named supplier for award 1.
What is the value of the FCA Early Careers RPO contract?
The signed contract records a maximum gross value of £2.5 million including VAT for the full term, including potential extensions. Volumes are not guaranteed.
When does the contract run?
The initial term runs from 13 September 2026 to 13 September 2029. FCA may extend it by up to two further years on a 1+1 basis, to a maximum date of 12 September 2031.
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