AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
FCA awarded and signed a direct, below-threshold contract with RMP Enterprise Limited t/a Higherin for marketing and attraction support for early-careers campaigns. The contract is active from 21 September 2026 to 31 August 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are reported for supplier RMP Enterprise Limited t/a Higherin. The published contract value is £29,540 excluding VAT and £35,448 including VAT.
Market significanceThis is a small, direct public-sector services award for early-careers marketing and attraction support, published as a below-threshold procurement without competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
RMP Enterprise Limited t/a Higherin
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £29,540 excluding VAT; £35,448 including VAT GBP · Active
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Award 1 names RMP Enterprise Limited t/a Higherin as supplier and is linked to lot 1. The contract linked to award 1 gives these contract values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The process and contract document identify the notice as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender (UK7).
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender lot 1 has status "complete" and the process source status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract signed
99% confidence21 September 2026
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Contract 1 reports dateSigned as 2026-09-21.
Contract start
99% confidence21 September 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-09-21.
Contract end
99% confidence31 August 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-08-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£29,540
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Contract 1 value.amount is 29540 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£35,448
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 35448 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidencePublished at contract level for the sole reported award and supplier
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1, which names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed and started
99% confidence21 September 2026
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Contract 1 reports both dateSigned and period.startDate as 2026-09-21.
Contract end
99% confidence31 August 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-08-31.
Notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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The contract document datePublished and process published_at are 2026-10-09.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceMarketing and attraction support for early-careers campaigns
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The tender description states: "Provision of Marketing and attraction support for early careers campaigns".
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 79000000 — Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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The award item lists CPV 79000000 with this description.
Delivery location
98% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The award item delivery address is recorded at UK level.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne reported lot (lot 1)
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The tender contains lot 1 and award 1 is related to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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The tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Competition approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Bidder count and evaluation detail
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence21 September 2026 to 31 August 2027
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-09-21 to 2027-08-31.
Duration
95% confidenceApproximately 11 months and 10 days
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Calculated from the explicit contract start and end dates.
VAT treatment
99% confidence£29,540 excluding VAT; £35,448 including VAT
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Contract 1 provides amount and amountGross in GBP.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceDirect below-threshold award without competition
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The published procurement method is direct and the method detail states below threshold without competition.
Commercial scale
99% confidence£29,540 excluding VAT
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Contract 1 reports a net amount of 29540 GBP.
Supplier positioning signal
95% confidenceThe award combines early-careers campaign support with a supplier recorded as an SME.
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The scope covers marketing and attraction support for early-careers campaigns; supplier details classify the supplier as an SME.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity treatment
99% confidenceSource-reported supplier name retained; no verified legal company name was supplied
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The source names the supplier as RMP Enterprise Limited t/a Higherin. Supplier verification is marked not_applicable and provides no verified company name or number.
Award date
99% confidenceNot published separately
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Award 1 has no award_date in the supplied award record.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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The supplied lot record has null title, description and value fields.
Evaluation and competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No separate award date is published in the supplied award record.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, separate value or value basis.
- Information on bids, evaluation, award rationale, pricing breakdown, and extension or renewal options was not supplied in the published notice.
- No verified legal company name or company number was supplied for the reported supplier; the source-reported name is used.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
FCAEarly Careers Marketing & AttractionRMP Enterprise Limited t/a HigherinHigherinearly careers marketingdirect awardpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the FCA Early Careers Marketing & Attraction contract?
RMP Enterprise Limited t/a Higherin is the reported supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published value is £29,540 excluding VAT and £35,448 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 21 September 2026 to 31 August 2027.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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