Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
SN9 6BE
Upavon
SN9 6BE
Contact
Christopher Johnson
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Recruitment Services for the Army
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79600000 - Recruitment services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
Recruitment Services for the Army. The nature and extent of the services to be provided by Capita during this period of further extension will be unchanged from those previously provided by Capita during the original contractual period from 16th March 2012 to 31st March 2026.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
12 March 2012
End date
31 March 2027
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2012/S 053-085882
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
HQLF2/1739
Title
Recruiting Partnering Project (RPP)
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
31 March 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTD
LONDON
W2 6BD
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £1,151,042,801
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
RPP Army Commercial
Army Commercial, Directorate of Army Recruiting, Bldg 370, Room 210, Trenchard Lines, Upavon, Pewsey, Wiltshire, SN9 6BE
Upavon
SN9 6BE
Country
United Kingdom
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 79600000 - Recruitment services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
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.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
12 March 2013
End date
31 March 2027
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£1,151,042,801.01
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTD
LONDON
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
To allow for an extension of one year as is allowed in the current contract.
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee.
Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:
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
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £1,085.76
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £1,151,042,801