Tender

Recruitment and Assessment Services

AUDIT SCOTLAND

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Tender

13 Jul 2023 at 00:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement contracting process is being carried out by Audit Scotland for the tender titled "Recruitment and Assessment Services" in the services industry category. The procurement stage is currently active, with a tender value of £60,000 in GBP. The deadline for submissions is set for 2023-08-11, and the location is Edinburgh, UK. Audit Scotland has issued this tender through an open procedure, inviting electronic submissions via the Public Contracts Scotland website.

This tender by Audit Scotland presents an opportunity for businesses to provide recruitment and assessment services to support the organisation's general recruitment needs. Companies well-suited to compete would include those experienced in talent assessment tools and services within the public sector. The procurement process involves a requirement for bidders to meet specific economic and technical criteria, such as providing financial turnover information for the last three years and holding relevant insurance. Businesses interested in growth through public procurement contracts should consider engaging with Audit Scotland for partnership opportunities in the recruitment and assessment field.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Recruitment and Assessment Services

Notice Description

Audit Scotland is Scotland's largest public sector Auditor, independent of the Government. We employ more than 340 talented professionals who audit a number of public bodies across Scotland including the Scottish Government, NHS boards, local authorities and Scottish Parliament. Our offices are based in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness and our colleagues work in a hybrid way. We are looking for an external provider to support general recruitment across the organisation with talent assessment tools.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Audit Scotland are keen to work with an external provider who can continue to offer these assessment tools as well as providing the option to work with Audit Scotland to design bespoke assessments, should we wish to, and provide trained assessors to deliver assessment centre materials, complete robust assessments and scoring, and provide feedback to Audit Scotland on candidate performance. In addition, Audit Scotland have experienced certain recruitment throughout the year which can require assessment tools including the above as well as behavioural style tools. This would be on an ad hoc basis as requirements dictate.

Renewal: 12 month renewal available

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000738652
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL483687
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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
£60,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£60,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Jul 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
11 Aug 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
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
AUDIT SCOTLAND
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
lspencer@audit-scotland.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 01316251630

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH3 9DN
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh, TLM82 Glasgow City
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Further Information

Notice Documents

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