APSCo OutSource in 2026: A year of influence, insight and connection

How APSCo OutSource supported it’s members throughout 2026, representing the evolution of the workforce solutions sector.

From the Employment Rights Act and umbrella reform, to guaranteed hours proposals and continued AI experimentation, this year brought major change for businesses working across RPO, MSP, Statement of Work and Managed Projects.

APSCo OutSource is the only trade association dedicated to this market. Throughout the year, we have helped members navigate change with practical support, strong connections and a voice in policy discussions.

Connected: A stronger community across the UK and Europe

This year, APSCo OutSource UK and APSCo OutSource Europe came together as APSCo OutSource, bringing our members together as one unified, more connected community across Europe.

We held monthly calls with our client community, creating a regular opportunity to hear directly from clients about their priorities and the challenges they see across the market.

Innovative: Practical resources for member and client conversations

We launched the quarterly Policy QBR in Q2, for members to use in their own QBRs with end clients. This punchy QBR insert distils complex policy into practical discussion points that members can support clients with.

The two editions so far have covered the many changes we are facing including: the Employment Rights Act, umbrella reform and joint and several liability. It’s great to see these being downloaded so much and to hear such great feedback from members.

We held a dedicated webinar with WTT Legal on joint and several liability, exploring supply chain risk and how businesses can protect themselves. WTT Legal have also just updated our model contracts for RPO, MSP Master Vendor, MSP Neutral Vendor and Statement of Work arrangements. These comprehensive professional contracts are free for members – another great reason to be a member.

Members can also access the free Legal Helpdesk, dedicated to the legal and compliance needs of the workforce solutions sector. Experts provide practical, general guidance on issues including recruitment regulation, contractor compliance, employment rights, discrimination, data protection and immigration. In 2026, the team have managed well over a 1000 queries already through the Helpdesk.

Strategic: Taking members’ experience into policy discussions

Throughout 2026, we represented our members in Westminster through a number of roundtables and one-to-one meetings with politicians and officials. We held meetings with members, including one with the Department for Business and Trade, to gather insight and shape our responses to an unprecedented number of government consultations.

We responded to numerous government consultations. These covered the Agency Worker Regulations and Conduct Regulations, umbrella reforms, Guaranteed Hours, AI and automated decision-making, and fire and rehire. Drawing on members’ experience helps ensure our responses reflect the practical realities of delivering workforce solutions.

Our engagement continues. We are working with politicians, civil servants and other trade bodies on Guaranteed Hours proposals and other changes set to take effect in 2027.

Impactful: Bringing insight and expertise to the sector

Our programme included seven member events: three in-person workshops and four webinars. The workshops explored managing recruitment spikes, the future of background screening, and external workforce transformation, with interactive discussions on IR35, SOW and workforce strategy.

Our webinars covered governance and policy in 2026, joint and several liability and supply chain risk, hiring in Germany, and the future of VMS in an AI-enabled workforce.

The 2026 APSCo OutSource Awards for Excellence celebrated achievement across MSP, RPO, Trusted Partner, OutSource Leadership, Innovation and External Workforce Transformation, recognising the talent and commitment within our community.

Closing out 2026 and looking ahead

Three more events will round out our 2026 programme.

In November, we are back to the House of Lords for dinner with a Member of the house of lords as we discuss numerous topics with our Members including the budget impact across our sector.

Later this month we are also bringing everyone together at LinkedIn for our Leadership and Innovation event, with keynotes from LinkedIn and RSM on the future of work.

In December, Interactive Investor will be giving us their expert economic outlook as we look towards 2027, of which our event schedule will be shared shortly.

Finally, we are supporting the Government Commercial Agency with pre-market engagement for Workforce Solutions 2 – helping to co-ordinate comms and meetings to support their process.

Thank you to our amazing members and trusted partners for making 2026 a success. We’re proud of what we’ve achieved together and are looking forward to a prosperous 2027 for all.