Notice Information
Notice Title
SCS Assessments - Lot 1
Notice Description
Provision of Chartered Psychologists to provide a variety of Assessments, tests and exercises to support SCS recruitment
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-b56180ac-af6e-4a13-bd33-3a1184fad726
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/57e0165e-7e55-43f4-ba7e-c82dc269f636
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79635000 - Assessment centre services for recruitment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £3,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £3,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 2 Feb 20263 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 7 Apr 2026 - 7 Apr 2027 6-12 months
- 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
- CABINET OFFICE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1A 2AS
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/57e0165e-7e55-43f4-ba7e-c82dc269f636
3rd February 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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