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title: "Master Vendor Recruitment (Contingent Workers)"
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# Master Vendor Recruitment (Contingent Workers)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/master-vendor-recruitment-contingent-workers-ocds-h6vhtk-064670). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Financial Services Compensation Scheme: "Master Vendor Recruitment (Contingent Workers)". Published status: active. Published Value: £25,100,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Financial Services Compensation Scheme](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/financial-services-compensation-scheme-GB-PPON-PNMP-1789-RLBG)
- **Published Value:** £25,100,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 March 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Recruitment services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/master-vendor-recruitment-contingent-workers-ocds-h6vhtk-064670#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-064670`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/master-vendor-recruitment-contingent-workers-ocds-h6vhtk-064670#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2Frespond%2FE69AX4H7P6)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/master-vendor-recruitment-contingent-workers-ocds-h6vhtk-064670#participate

## Description
FSCS currently have a Master Vendor in place to support all our permanent, fixed-term and contingent worker recruitment except for Executive and Non-Executive Director (NED) recruitment which is managed separately. 
This recruitment model has worked well for FSCS for over 10 years however, in light of changing business priorities and resourcing requirements we have identified the need to change our recruitment model. As a result, we will now transition to a hybrid recruitment model that will see us bringing the management of permanent and fixed term hiring in-house and contracting with a Master Vendor for our contingent workforce hiring and management only.
Contingent workers will include: 
•	Independent contractors 
•	Freelancers 
•	Consultants 
•	Temporary agency workers 
•	Workers engaged via umbrella companies
FSCS is now looking to appoint Master Vendor (Contingent Workers) to provide a full 360-degree service of contingent worker hiring and management to include: sourcing and attraction, screening & selection, offer and contract management, compliance (vetting, AWR, IR35, employment and equality legislation), onboarding, payroll, performance monitoring and management, offboarding and re-engagement, analytics, and reporting. 
The contract will be for an initial term of two (2) years with the option to extend for up to a further two (2) years in two twelve-month extensions at FSCS's sole discretion.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £25,100,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/10/2026 to 29/10/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009780-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-04T09:44:30.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T12:01:32.570Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-064670