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AFC - Recruitment System Project

THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES

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Award

11 Jan 2022 at 15:50

Award Notice
Tender

28 May 2021 at 16:46

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is seeking tenders for the "AFC - Recruitment System Project," aimed at enhancing their recruitment and onboarding processes. This project falls under the services category, specifically within the business services sector related to consulting and recruitment, and has a total budget of £40,000. The procurement method is an open procedure, with the tender period set to close on 11 June 2021. The contract is scheduled to begin on 1 July 2021 and will extend until 30 June 2024, with the primary delivery location in England.

This opportunity presents a significant avenue for business growth, particularly for SMEs specialising in recruitment technology and HR software solutions. Companies capable of providing advanced applicant tracking systems (ATS) and onboarding automation tools would be well-positioned to compete for this contract. Additionally, businesses with experience in integrating systems into existing HR infrastructures may find themselves particularly competitive, given the project's requirement for seamless data management and process automation.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

AFC - Recruitment System Project

Notice Description

Achieving for Children (AfC) Community Interest Company also referred to as the 'Customer' invites Tenders for the provision of the Recruitment (ATS and Onboarding) system to support and manage the journey for the hiring manager to seek approval, submit the details of the role and advert for our HR team to submit to 'live advert' stage through a self service model. The hiring manager will have control of tracking, shortlisting, interviewing, and selection. The system will automate the work flows by updating candidates, hiring managers and HR team of progress and action as well as have workflows that will address automation of onboarding activities such as contracts, new starter details and pre start information. HR will be able to support managers through any aspects of the system and have administration access to manage the majority of functions, reporting and oversight of all stages. The system will be able to integrate and carry the data stored into a HR system to create new employee records automatically.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-8c00bf6c-b4a5-4170-a411-49749836bc3c
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9e22cdd6-3afb-43c0-95e9-5276edd9e1f9
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

48219300 - Administration software package

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£40,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£34,200 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Jan 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
11 Jun 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Aug 20214 years ago
Contract Period
31 Aug 2021 - 30 Jun 2024 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
KINGSTON UPON THAMES
Postcode
KT1 1EU
Post Town
Kingston upon Thames
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI6 Outer London - South
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Kingston upon Thames
Electoral Ward
Kingston Town
Westminster Constituency
Kingston and Surbiton

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HIRESERVE

Further Information

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