Award

Candidate Assessment, Screening and Interviewing

NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

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13 Mar 2023 at 12:05

Summary of the contracting process

The National Audit Office has completed a procurement exercise for the contracting process titled "Candidate Assessment, Screening and Interviewing" within the services main procurement category. This competitive tender aimed to establish contracts with suppliers to assist in assessing and recruiting a diverse pool of graduates and apprentices. The process involved two lots: Candidate Screening and Interviewing, and Hosting Virtual Assessment Centres. The procurement method used was an open procedure, and the procurement stage is marked as complete. Key locations for the procurement include London, UK, with an award sign-off on 15th December 2022 for Candidate Screening and Assessment and on 12th March 2022 for Hosting Virtual Assessment Centres.

This procurement process offers opportunities for recruitment services and assessment centre service providers to engage with the National Audit Office. Businesses specialising in candidate screening, interviewing, hosting virtual assessment centres, and recruitment services would be well-suited to compete in this tender. The National Audit Office acted as the buyer in this process and awarded contracts to Graduate Recruitment Bureau for Candidate Screening and Assessment and to TopScore Technologies Limited for Hosting Virtual Assessment Centres. The suppliers can now deliver the specified services as per the awarded contracts, contributing to the growth potential for their businesses in the recruitment sector.

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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.

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

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

GRADUATE RECRUITMENT BUREAU

TOPSCORE TECHNOLOGIES

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