Notice Information
Notice Title
Recruitment & Assessment Services
Notice Description
Audit Scotland require a Supplier to be able to deliver the following assessment tools: a) Numerical and Verbal reasoning assessments. b) A suite of "off the shelf" assessment tools for entry level, graduate, and more senior / experienced roles. This should, as a minimum, include analysis and in-tray exercises. c) The option for the Supplier to work with Audit Scotland to design a bespoke exercise for our graduate recruitment.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Audit Scotland require a Supplier to be able to deliver the following assessment tools: a) Numerical and Verbal reasoning assessments. b) A suite of "off the shelf" assessment tools for entry level, graduate, and more senior / experienced roles. This should, as a minimum, include analysis and in-tray exercises. c) The option for the Supplier to work with Audit Scotland to design a bespoke exercise for our graduate recruitment.
Renewal: 1 x 12 month extension period
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000780897
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN521696
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79600000 - Recruitment services
79635000 - Assessment centre services for recruitment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £165,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £165,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Nov 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Jan 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- AUDIT SCOTLAND
- Contact Name
- Pauline Carey
- Contact Email
- pauline.carey@gov.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 7970331736
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
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- City Centre
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT516506&idx=1
18th October 2024 - Invitation to Tender -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT516506&idx=2
18th October 2024 - Pricing Schedule -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT516506&idx=3
18th October 2024 - SPD Sub Contractor Declaration -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT516506
Recruitment & Assessment Services - Audit Scotland require a Supplier to be able to deliver the following assessment tools: a) Numerical and Verbal reasoning assessments. b) A suite of "off the shelf" assessment tools for entry level, graduate, and more senior / experienced roles. This should, as a minimum, include analysis and in-tray exercises. c) The option for the Supplier to work with Audit Scotland to design a bespoke exercise for our graduate recruitment. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN521696
Recruitment & Assessment Services - Audit Scotland require a Supplier to be able to deliver the following assessment tools: a) Numerical and Verbal reasoning assessments. b) A suite of "off the shelf" assessment tools for entry level, graduate, and more senior / experienced roles. This should, as a minimum, include analysis and in-tray exercises. c) The option for the Supplier to work with Audit Scotland to design a bespoke exercise for our graduate recruitment.
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