Award

Applicant Tracking System

MIDLAND HEART LTD

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

12 Jul 2024 at 14:49

Tender

27 Feb 2024 at 16:46

Summary of the contracting process

Midland Heart Ltd is seeking a new Applicant Tracking System through a procurement process. The contracting authority, Midland Heart Ltd, located in Birmingham, United Kingdom, has completed the procurement process for goods in the human resources software package category. This tender was conducted as an open procedure and the title of the process was "Applicant Tracking System". The deadlines for this process have passed and the contract has been awarded to eArcu Limited. The procurement process involved several stages including recruitment, shortlisting, and system integration requirements.

This tender offers opportunities for businesses in the software industry, particularly those specializing in human resources systems and IT integration services. Businesses with experience in providing Applicant Tracking Systems and HR software packages tailored to specific roles are well-suited to compete. The key focus of this tender is to provide a user-friendly and efficient system that supports end-to-end recruitment processes. Suppliers should be able to offer integrations with key systems like Office 365 and payroll services. The buyer, Midland Heart Ltd, aims to enhance recruitment efficiency and data security through this procurement, creating growth prospects for suitable businesses.

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Notice Title

Applicant Tracking System

Notice Description

Midland Heart are looking to go to market for a new Applicant Tracking System. The system should meet the following criteria and those requirements set out in Schedule 1b of the tender documents: The vacancy management and recruitment process for Hiring Managers should be intuitive and straight forward, whilst ensuring that robust and compliant processes are followed. The system should facilitate and support end-to-end recruitment processes, from requesting a vacancy be recruited to, reviewing and shortlisting applications, setting up and feeding back on assessments, through to monitoring the onboarding progress of successful candidates. The candidate journey, from application to onboarding, should be attractive, agile, efficient and intuitive in response to current labour market. Candidates should be able to easily provide all relevant application and compliance information using recruiter pre-defined application forms, tailored to specific roles. They should be able to track the

Lot Information

Lot 1

Midland Heart are looking to go to market for a new Applicant Tracking System. The system should meet the following criteria and those requirements set out in Schedule 1b: The vacancy management and recruitment process for Hiring Managers should be intuitive and straight forward, whilst ensuring that robust and compliant processes are followed. The system should facilitate and support end-to-end recruitment processes, from requesting a vacancy be recruited to, reviewing and shortlisting applications, setting up and feeding back on assessments, through to monitoring the onboarding progress of successful candidates. The candidate journey, from application to onboarding, should be attractive, agile, efficient and intuitive in response to current labour market. Candidates should be able to easily provide all relevant application and compliance information using recruiter pre-defined application forms, tailored to specific roles. They should be able to track the progress of their application with ease. The system should support recruiters to deliver timely and efficient processes that minimise the impact of potential bias, utilising functionality including AI generated candidate recommendations (e.g. A / B / C Lists), CV parsing and the ability to submit full / partial / redacted / parsed application information to shortlisting panel. Recruiters should be able to set up and invite candidates to a range of assessment formats including individual interviews and group assessments. Super Users should be able to easily report and analyse key recruitment metrics such as request to recruit and application volumes, time to hire, and key recruitment stage timelines or bottlenecks. As our reporting requirements and need to access data is often broad and varied, super users should be able to access and easily report all information provided by candidates and hiring managers during the recruitment process. The system should support integrations with key systems including Office 365 (excluding Excel), HRIS payroll systems, specifically iTrent by MHR, WhatsApp, LinkedIn and identification and verification screening services. The system should ensure data security in line with industry best practice and current data protection legislation. The provider must be able to provide dedicated account management with regular reviews including access to the system development roadmap and enhancements, as well as a dedicated helpdesk accessible during UK business hours.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-043d47
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021508-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48450000 - Time accounting or human resources software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Jul 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
26 Mar 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Jul 20241 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
MIDLAND HEART LTD
Contact Name
Alex Lawrence
Contact Email
alex.lawrence@midlandheart.org.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7926065667

Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B15 1LZ
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)

Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

EARCU

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