Tender

Early Careers Recruitment

AWE PLC

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

TenderUpdate

17 Apr 2024 at 15:19

Planning

12 Apr 2024 at 13:56

Summary of the contracting process

AWE PLC is looking to hire a provider to transform the early careers recruitment strategy for campaigns in 2024/25 and 2025/26. The aim is to position AWE as an employer of choice by 2027. This procurement involves digital, administration, and assessment process pillars, including tasks such as website updates, administering virtual assessment centres, and designing the assessment process. The campaign planning for this procurement is ongoing and expected to be completed in April 2024.

This tender by AWE PLC presents an opportunity for businesses in recruitment services to engage in early careers recruitment. Companies that offer digital marketing, administration services, and assessment process solutions would be well-suited to compete. The tender is in the planning stage, with a future notice date in June 2024. Businesses can leverage the procurement to enhance brand awareness and attract diverse talent for AWE's early careers programmes.

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Notice Title

Early Careers Recruitment

Notice Description

AWE require one provider to transform the early careers recruitment strategy to hire candidates for campaigns 2024/25 and 2025/26. The new provider's approach will facilitate the AWE 2-year demand plan and position AWE as an employer of choice in chosen audience markets by 2027. In 2023, AWE recruited c. 566 into early careers roles and this was largely due to a shift towards using advanced intelligence data to target a British citizen audience with new expertise to streamline efficiency within these talent pools. AWE have seen exceptional results so far with a 127% increase in British citizen applications and a 200% increase in overall expected applications received. AWE want to extend this ambition and deepen the understanding of current and hidden talent pools to uncover new mechanisms to access, inspire, and hire from these highly sought after diverse audiences. For 2024, campaign planning is underway, which will directly inform procurement requirements. This is expected to complete in April 2024 and be updated on an ongoing basis. The procurement requirements are expected to be in three pillars, broadly covering: Digital - including website updates, job board posting and management, social media marketing and university career service interaction. Administration - including the act of administering the virtual assessment centres and providing candidate feedback. Assessment process - including the design and assurance of the virtual assessment process and the development of the platform and questions used in assessment stages.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Digital Transformation: Initiate a website and recruitment asset design refresh across text, imagery, and video content to appeal to and inspire the intended audience. Administering of Feedback: Compile and deliver bespoke candidate feedback following each assessment centre, including details on the frequency of the feedback, as well as any features that enhance the post assessment centre candidate experience. Assessment Design, Implementation and Management: Launch a platform design and delivery strategy as it relates to the assessment material to monitor and track the application pipeline in line with fluctuating demand across channels. Additionally, this would include assessment centre programme management (e.g. timetable creation, set up and management) and an assessor support delivery model. Develop Brand Awareness: Creating a strategy for increasing brand awareness amongst prospective early careers candidates through marketing the early careers opportunities in a way that resonates with the target audience. Attraction Strategy: Leveraging a campaign attraction strategy, including a project implementation and delivery plan mapped across the recruitment and academic cycle.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0451e9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012547-2024
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79600000 - Recruitment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,600,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,600,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Apr 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
3 Jun 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
AWE PLC
Contact Name
Kate Sinclair
Contact Email
aweprocurement@awe.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
READING
Postcode
RG7 4PR
Post Town
Reading
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ16 Berkshire West
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)

Local Authority
West Berkshire
Electoral Ward
Aldermaston
Westminster Constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire

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