--- title: "Inclusion Lens - Recruitment Diagnostic ('Through the Eyes of the Beholder')" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9fa3d3c2-9a7f-40a7-8f4a-a5065dedb5fc" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9fa3d3c2-9a7f-40a7-8f4a-a5065dedb5fc" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9fa3d3c2-9a7f-40a7-8f4a-a5065dedb5fc.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9fa3d3c2-9a7f-40a7-8f4a-a5065dedb5fc.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2023-02-21" --- # Inclusion Lens - Recruitment Diagnostic ('Through the Eyes of the Beholder') Buyer: STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9fa3d3c2-9a7f-40a7-8f4a-a5065dedb5fc [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9fa3d3c2-9a7f-40a7-8f4a-a5065dedb5fc) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9fa3d3c2-9a7f-40a7-8f4a-a5065dedb5fc.json) ## Summary The buying organisation for this tender is Staffordshire County Council. The title of the procurement process is "Inclusion Lens - Recruitment Diagnostic ('Through the Eyes of the Beholder')". It falls under the industry category of Human resources management consultancy services and is located in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom. The procurement stage is in the planning phase, with the engagement end date set for March 3, 2023. This tender offers an opportunity for business growth for providers skilled in designing recruitment tools with an Equality Diversity Inclusion & Belonging lens. It specifically requires expertise in conducting reviews of recruitment policies and practices to enhance diversity and inclusivity. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations would be well-suited to compete for this tender, which aims to improve recruitment practices in the public sector within the West Midlands region. ## Notice West Midlands Employers (WME) is a Public Sector organisation wholly owned by 32 Councils within the West Midlands. Our vision is to advocate, build and champion people centered organisations for a resilient and diverse public sector workforce that benefits everyone in the region. One of the most recognised workforce challenges repeatedly voiced by our members is recruitment and with the negotiating currency of future employees strengthening and the pressures facing the wider employment market increasing, this will only sustain the issues faced by recruitment professionals in the public sector for the foreseeable. Those challenges and the advancement of hybrid working do lend themselves to seizing opportunities for revisiting how we do things, greater reach and diversity. WME has, therefore, committed to support its members with the continuous improvement of their recruitment practices with Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging right at the heart. This opportunity requires a suitably skilled and experienced provider to do the following on behalf of WM Employers: * design a recruitment diagnostic tool and associated consultancy review model with a detailed Equality Diversity Inclusion & Belonging lens (Essential) * lead on piloting that model by conducting a review of recruitment policies and practices using the diagnostic tool with two Local Authorities (Essential) * take lessons learned from the pilot to finalise a tried and tested diagnostic tool and review model (Essential) * provide an in-house development programme enabling WME colleagues to continue delivering the Inclusion Lens Review Model with clients into the future (Desirable) * deliver all of the above by the end of July 2023 within an estimated budget of PS20,000 The outcome of this work will be to enable public sector organisations and their HR professionals to scrutinize their own recruitment practices, challenge their recruitment processes, isolate unwanted recruiting behaviours and avoid the trap of assumptions all with an equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging sense check. This will include everything from job design, marketing and recruitment through to selection, induction and onboarding. Expressions of Interest should be sent to Michelle O'Neill, Principal Consultant Leadership & OD Email m.oneill@wmemployers.org.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1d3ce604-c031-452f-ba7e-040935b17df1 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Feb 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 3 Mar 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | WILLENHALL | | Post town | Wolverhampton | | Postcode | WV13 2HA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG38 Walsall | | Local authority | Walsall | | Electoral ward | Willenhall South | | Westminster constituency | Wolverhampton South East | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services ## Release History - 21 Feb 2023 at 10:10 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1d3ce604-c031-452f-ba7e-040935b17df1 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1d3ce604-c031-452f-ba7e-040935b17df1 21st February 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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