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title: "Future Selection Options (FSO) Project"
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# Future Selection Options (FSO) Project

Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e8e9715f-ef95-4d5e-8cd8-8042d4fdf544

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## Summary

The Future Selection Options (FSO) Project is a public procurement initiative led by UK Shared Business Services Limited, aimed at enhancing the recruitment processes for the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). This project is currently in the planning stage, with an early market engagement notice published on 6th October 2020. Interested suppliers must confirm their participation in the market engagement exercise by 13th October 2020. There are three lots for this tender, with a budget ranging from £160,000 to £600,000 over a potential contract duration of up to 36 months, commencing on 30th November 2020.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in digital solutions and IT services, particularly those adept in recruitment technology, artificial intelligence, and software development. Companies that can provide innovative tools to streamline application processes, enhance assessments, and automate administrative tasks will be well-positioned to compete in this tender. Additionally, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, either independently or by forming consortia, thereby maximising their chances of success in delivering a solution that meets the needs of BEIS.

## Notice

Procurement and implementation of digital solution(s) for managing recruitment into the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Specifically, tools to: 1. Support the initial application process e.g. attraction & screening (Lot 1) 2. Assist with assessment and selection e.g. gamified assessments (Lot 2) 3. Manage the sift, and other administrative tasks e.g. automated sifting (Lot 3) The purpose of the proposed solution(s) is to improve recruitment. BEIS is confronted with several resourcing challenges; improving our systems and processes is a vital pre-requisite to the successful achievement of future large-scale recruitment into the Dept. Proposed solutions should help to deliver the following outcomes: * Improve the user experience. * Broaden talent pool. * Retain a more diverse mix of applicants throughout the process. * Obtain quality data to inform individual selection. * Simplify and/or automate processes; remove most manual elements. * Improve productivity & RoI. * Overall time to hire to be

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/00ae7a82-f09e-4800-a361-abd46f12ff55 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Oct 2020 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 13 Oct 2020 |
| 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 | UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 6 Oct 2020 at 15:43 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/00ae7a82-f09e-4800-a361-abd46f12ff55

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/00ae7a82-f09e-4800-a361-abd46f12ff55
  6th October 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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