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title: "Recruitment Assessment Services (2022)"
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buyer: "BANK OF ENGLAND"
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# Recruitment Assessment Services (2022)

Buyer: BANK OF ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f6f17759-d04b-49df-b033-7dfcd3545537

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## Summary

The Bank of England has awarded a contract titled "Recruitment Assessment Services (2022)" for assessment centre services for recruitment in England. The tender, with ID CON/1000681, was conducted through a mini-competition on Lot 5 of the ESPO 3S_18 framework agreement. The contract value is £1,000,000, and the procurement method used was selective. The contract period starts on 1st July 2022 and ends on 30th June 2027, with the tender period closing on 20th May 2022.

This awarded contract by the Bank of England provides an opportunity for firms offering recruitment assessment services to engage with the bank. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) would find this tender particularly suitable as the Bank of England indicates SME suitability. Businesses in the recruitment services industry are well-suited to compete for this contract, which aims to support the Bank's recruitment campaigns for both new talent and experienced hires.

## Notice

This 5-year call-off contract is a retender of the Bank's recruitment assessment services contract, used to support the Bank's Future Talent team with their campaign recruitment (e.g. graduates, apprentices, industrial placements etc.). The Bank's Experienced Hires team also uses this service to support their high volume campaigns. This contract has been procured via a mini-competition on Lot 5 of the ESPO 3S_18 framework agreement (Assessment Services, Strategic HR Services).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f37c3c50-e70b-4e1d-b63d-8615e35c531a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 20 May 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Jun 2022 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2022 - 30 Jun 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,000,000 |
| 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 | BANK OF ENGLAND |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | EC2R 8AH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | City of London |
| Electoral ward | Walbrook |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79635000 - Assessment centre services for recruitment

## Release History

- 5 Sep 2022 at 14:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f37c3c50-e70b-4e1d-b63d-8615e35c531a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f37c3c50-e70b-4e1d-b63d-8615e35c531a
  5th September 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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