Notice Information
Notice Title
Candidate Assessment, Screening and Interviewing
Notice Description
Competitive tender 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
Lot Information
Candidate Screening and Interviewing
*Mark first stage application competency questions including ratings by competency, brief comments against competency, and overall pass/fail outcome. *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 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.
Hosting Virtual Assessment Centres*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-03b239
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007210-2023
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79600000 - Recruitment services
79635000 - Assessment centre services for recruitment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £266,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Mar 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Mar 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
- Contact Name
- NAO Procurement
- Contact Email
- nao.procurement@nao.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2077987000
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
- TLI London
-
- 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
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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