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Psychometric Assessments

CAREERS WALES

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Summary of the contracting process

The buying organization, Careers Wales, has issued a tender titled "Psychometric Assessments" in the services industry category. The location is Cardiff, with a contract start date of September 2022. The procurement stage is at the award phase, with an active contract signed on 25th November 2022. The tender aims to partner with a supplier to provide online psychometric assessments for a 6-month to 3-year period, with a possibility of extension, and an estimated contract value of £0 - £100,000.

This tender by Careers Wales offers business growth opportunities for organisations specializing in research and development, education, and training services. Businesses suited to compete are those capable of delivering online psychometric assessments for career matching purposes. The contract offers a potential for continuous collaboration over the contract period, with billing expected on a monthly or quarterly basis. Interested businesses are encouraged to submit proposals that align with the evaluation criteria and scoring methodology to secure the contract.

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Notice Title

Psychometric Assessments

Notice Description

Careers Wales play an important role in helping individuals across Wales make well informed decisions about courses, qualifications, training and ultimately job opportunities relevant to them. This plays an important part in employers having access to well prepared, motivated, and appropriately qualified individuals in the labour market.As an organisation we deliver our services in pursuit of the following high-level outcomes:* Improved efficiency of labour markets by reducing skills mismatches* Increased participation and attainment in education and training, reducing the number of people who are Not in Education, Training or Employment (NEET)* Increased accessibility and simplicity of all age employability support and referral to appropriate provision, reducing youth and adult unemployment and economic inactivity* Maximise the efficiency of post compulsory education by supporting well considered decisions regarding learning options and pathways, thereby reducing churn and minimising incidence of failure to complete courses* Promoting greater parity of esteem between academic and vocational pathwaysAs part of our Welsh Government remit, we are requested to provide a range of online services to meet our customers career needs. This includes a wide variety of content and many applications that support self-awareness, decision making, opportunity awareness, career management and career review.To add to our range of online services we are looking to work in partnership with a supplier to offer online psychometric assessments to match customers aptitudes, skills and personality to jobs, broadening their horizons on the types of jobs they may be suited to.The assessment would be administered as part of the Careers information, advice and guidance assessment process for Working Wales customers aged 16 years and over. The service would be made available to selected Working Wales customers following the assessment process, as opposed to being freely available on a self-service basis.We are looking to tender with an organisation who can provide us with the service outlined herein for a 6 month to-3-year period with the possibility of an additional year and an estimated contract value of PS0 - PS100,000.The contract start date will be September 2022.Billing would be expected on a periodic monthly or quarterly basis, based on the level of service consumed in that period which will vary.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-123659
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=123659
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 May 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
15 Aug 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Nov 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Not Specified
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CAREERS WALES
Contact Name
Mr Paul Powell
Contact Email
Not specified
Contact Phone
+44 3001323833

Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF10 2HH
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Cathays
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff South and Penarth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MORRISBY

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