Notice Information
Notice Title
GEN_21_20 Candidate Assessment, Screening and Interviewing
Notice Description
The NAO is looking to put in place a contract with suppliers to support us with assessing and hiring a diverse pool of graduates and apprentices. This contract is divided into two Lots: Lot 1 - Candidate Screening and Interviewing Lot 2 - Hosting Virtual Assessment Centre We are looking to appoint 1 supplier to each lot.
Lot Information
Candidate Screening and Interviewing
The NAO is looking to appoint a supplier who can: *Mark first stage application competency questions including ratings by competency, brief comments against competency, and overall pass/fail outcome. Applications include 4 x competency questions plus communication which is indirectly assessed aligned to NAO competencies. The NAO require the supplier to commit to a 2-3 day SLA for competencies questions to be reviewed and scored onto the Applicant Tracking System (ATS). *Conduct first stage telephone interviews in line with the NAO's script and sifting guidelines to provide a shortlist of candidates including ratings by competency, brief comments, and overall pass/fail outcome. Telephone interviews include a blend of competency and scenario questions plus communication which is indirectly assessed aligned to NAO competencies. The NAO require the supplier to commit to a 2-3 day SLA for telephone interviews to be reviewed and scored onto the Applicant Tracking System (ATS). The NAO also require the supplier to conduct video interviews for candidates that require this under reasonable adjustments. *Manage the telephone interview booking process for candidates including rescheduling where required. *Exporting data in order to provide the NAO with reports on where candidates are failing at certain stages and on specific competencies. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/USC33W7H45
Hosting of Virtual Assessment CentresThe NAO requires a supplier who can: *Set up, implement, and host an NAO branded virtual assessment centre based on assessment material provided by the NAO. *Ensure accommodation of candidates who require reasonable adjustments including compliance with WCAG 2.1 level AA accessibility standards. *Provide dedicated Account Management and ongoing technical support to both candidates and assessors. *Centralised Administrator access for HR to enable them to schedule and manage assessment centres efficiently. *User-friendly interface where candidates and assessors can access all exercises and instructions within their dedicated login. *Instant analytics so when assessors score exercises, candidate feedback is automatically generated directly to the platform which the HR facilitator can monitor and review in real-time. *Admin dashboard that provides assessment centre overview and HR can view several different matrices such as assessor averages. *Provide full user guides to both Candidates and Assessors. *Enable data extraction to save assessment data on NAO's system. *Provide the facility for note taking within the solution. *Incorporate periodic changes to assessment materials. Please note changes are not anticipated to be required on a regular basis but likely to occur once in the lifetime of the contract.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0349d9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017204-2022
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79600000 - Recruitment services
79635000 - Assessment centre services for recruitment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £180,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £178,800 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Jun 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 25 Jul 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- nao.procurement@nao.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2077987372
Buyer Location
- Locality
- VICTORIA
- Postcode
- SW1W 9SP
- 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
- Pimlico North
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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