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ITT - Recruitment Applicant Tracking System - UID 390M

Historic England

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20 Oct 2026 at 15:47

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Historic England is seeking a cloud-based applicant tracking system to replace its current recruitment solution and support recruitment and talent attraction from application through hiring. The service must handle both high-volume and specialist recruitment, with straightforward experiences for candidates and hiring managers. It should support inclusive and accessible recruitment, reporting and analytics, integration with key HR systems, workflow management and automation, and talent pooling. The system must also support compliance with UK employment and data protection requirements. This is a software and related implementation and support service for Historic England, a central government organisation. The procurement is for one integrated solution rather than separate lots, covering the applicant tracking platform and the services needed to implement and maintain it.

Historic England invited offers through an open competitive flexible procedure. The process has reached the tender stage: suppliers were invited to submit an initial tender, with the intention of reducing the field to four suppliers for demonstrations at the second stage. Questions were due by 9 November 2026 at 17:00, and tenders by 14 November 2026 at 09:30. The estimated contract is £140,000 excluding VAT (£168,000 including VAT). The planned contract period is 1 July 2027 to 1 July 2030, with three possible 12-month extensions, up to 1 July 2033. Evaluation is weighted 70% on quality and 30% on price. The tender includes a single lot.

This opportunity is best suited to recruitment technology providers able to supply and implement a modern cloud-based applicant tracking system, with ongoing software maintenance capability. Suppliers need to demonstrate that their platform can manage both high-volume and specialist hiring while remaining intuitive for candidates and hiring managers. Strong capabilities in inclusive and accessible recruitment, configurable workflows, automation, talent pooling, and reporting and analytics will be important. The solution must integrate with key HR systems and support compliance with UK employment and data protection requirements. The two-stage approach favours suppliers able to present their solution in a demonstration if selected from the initial tender round. Providers with experience delivering recruitment systems for organisations with varied hiring needs, and the implementation expertise to connect the system with existing HR infrastructure, are well placed to compete.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ITT - Recruitment Applicant Tracking System - UID 390M

Notice Description

Historic England is seeking to procure a modern cloud-based Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to support end-to-end recruitment and talent attraction activities. Historic England is seeking a replacement solution that continues to support effective and inclusive recruitment, while offering a positive and straightforward experience for everyone involved in the recruitment process. The new ATS must support high-volume and specialist recruitment, offer intuitive hiring manager and candidate experiences, facilitate inclusive and accessible recruitment practices, and provide robust reporting and analytics capabilities. The solution should integrate with key HR systems and support automation, workflow management, talent pooling, and compliance with UK employment and data protection requirements.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078c23
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099142-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

48450000 - Time accounting or human resources software package

72260000 - Software-related services

72263000 - Software implementation services

72267100 - Maintenance of information technology software

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£140,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£140,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
14 Nov 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jul 2027 - 1 Jul 2030 3-4 years
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
Historic England
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN2 2EH
Postcode Area
Swindon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Mannington and Western
Westminster Constituency
Swindon South

Further Information

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