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title: "ITT: Good Recruitment for Older Workers: Understanding the recruitment experience of older workers"
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# ITT: Good Recruitment for Older Workers: Understanding the recruitment experience of older workers

Buyer: CENTRE FOR AGEING BETTER LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-76c4e242-aa51-4b08-a630-b25ef96cdb21

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## Summary

The "Good Recruitment for Older Workers: Understanding the recruitment experience of older workers" tender was issued by the Centre for Ageing Better Limited, based in London, England. This procurement falls within the services category, specifically focusing on research and development services, with an open procurement method. The deadline for tender submissions is set for 5pm on Monday, 17 February 2020, and the anticipated contract period will commence on 9 March 2020, concluding on 9 September 2020. This initiative is part of a broader effort to mitigate age-bias in recruitment processes.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in research and development, consultancy services, and inclusive recruitment practices. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to apply, as the nature of the work offers a chance to contribute to an important social initiative while expanding their operational scope. Companies adept in researching recruitment biases and developing effective communication strategies will find this opportunity particularly well-suited to their capabilities.

## Notice

We know from our previous work that perceived age-bias is quite common in the recruitment process, with our own polling showing that nearly a third of people aged over 50 feel they have been turned down for a job because of their age. Age-related stereotypes - sometimes negative, sometimes positive - abound and can affect people's attitudes and behaviour, but we do not have enough evidence directly linking stereotypes to hiring decisions, or very much evidence on promising approaches to overcoming age-bias and discrimination in the recruitment process. For this Invitation to Tender we are looking to commission research to help build our understanding of how older workers experience the recruitment process. This ITT follows on from previous evidence work and is one of three projects we are commissioning in 2020 on the topic of reducing recruitment bias against older workers. The three projects are: -Understanding the recruitment experience for older workers (this ITT) -Understanding the recruitment landscape and system in the context of older applicants -Understanding and improving recruitment language, imagery and messaging We are happy for bidders to bid for multiple Invitations to Tender, but we will evaluate each bid based on its own individual merit. Taken together, the three projects commissioned through these ITTs will feed into a broader two-year programme of work developing, testing and communicating new and improved recruitment approaches directly with employers and recruitment organisations. We plan to tender for this broader phase of work in the latter half of 2020. As such, the outputs from this piece of work should be geared towards directly supporting the developing, testing and communicating phase. Deadline for tender submissions is 5pm on Monday, 17 February 2020.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ce71d38e-0fdf-42e7-a1dc-db434b6f6afc |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Oct 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Feb 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 May 2020 |
| Contract period | 17 May 2020 - 27 Nov 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £45,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £47,050 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CENTRE FOR AGEING BETTER LIMITED |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | West London |
| Postcode | W1T 4HD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | Bloomsbury |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DEMOS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 13 Oct 2020 at 09:47 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ce71d38e-0fdf-42e7-a1dc-db434b6f6afc
- 7 Jan 2020 at 16:24 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f325b02-708b-4c9b-9280-4faae9440503

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ce71d38e-0fdf-42e7-a1dc-db434b6f6afc
  13th October 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f325b02-708b-4c9b-9280-4faae9440503
  7th January 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.ageing-better.org.uk/itt-good-recruitment-older-workers-understanding-recruitment
  ITT and Submission Form

## Notice URLs

- https://www.ageing-better.org.uk/

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