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title: "Pre-market Engagement- [Graduates, Apprentices & Signallers, Candidate Management]"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03a36c"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD"
published: "2023-02-07"
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# Pre-market Engagement- [Graduates, Apprentices & Signallers, Candidate Management]

Buyer: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03a36c

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## Summary

The public procurement process led by Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd involves the planning stage for a tender titled "Pre-market Engagement- [Graduates, Apprentices & Signallers, Candidate Management]" in the services industry category of recruitment services. This initiative aims to engage with the market to gather feedback for refining the sourcing strategy to procure Candidate Management Services. The procurement is at a planned status as of the document date, with communication for future notices scheduled for 2023-02-07. The buying organisation, Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd, is based in London, United Kingdom, and can be contacted at +44 1908781000 or beyant.ryatt@networkrail.co.uk.

This tender by Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd presents an opportunity for businesses in the recruitment and assessment centre services sector. Companies providing candidate management services for the recruitment of Graduates, Apprentices, and Signallers are well-suited to compete. The planned procurement process aims to ensure a positive candidate journey and thorough interview processes, vital for large-scale national recruitment campaigns. Interested businesses should review the tender document and engage proactively with Network Rail to contribute their innovation and delivery capabilities for the successful provision of Candidate Management Services.

## Notice

This soft market testing document and questionnaire has been developed by Network Rail (NR) in advance of procuring a solution for the provision of Candidate Management Services. NR wishes to incentivise the market to engage with the opportunity and contribute innovation, experience and delivery capability to the delivery of these courses. In line with NR's procurement principles, NR is committed to becoming an 'informed' client with excellent visibility and understanding of the market and the supply chains and customers operating within them. At this stage, pre-procurement, NR are committed to engaging with the industry to inform and refine the overall sourcing strategy. The purpose of this soft market testing is to: * Understand the markets capacity and capability to deliver Candidate Management Services * Provide potential suppliers the opportunity to give feedback to help inform the refinement of NR's approach, * Obtain information from the market to understand the market perspective, The responses to this Questionnaire will be synthesised to identify key market themes, to be shared internally with key stakeholders, to both further inform the sourcing strategy and subsequent procurement process should it be commenced. This soft market testing is not itself a Call for Competition under any EU procurement process (whether pursuant to the Public Contracts regulations 2015, the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016, or otherwise). NR does not commit itself to commencing any such sourcing process.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Network Rail Resourcing Team within HR Organisational Capability is looking to procure a supplier to provide a Candidate Management Service to support the recruitment of Graduates, Apprentices and Signallers within Network Rail. The requirement is to support the recruitment campaigns for Apprentices, Graduates and Signallers. There are several recruitment campaigns throughout the financial year for each of the recruitment category areas. Campaigns vary in volume and frequency depending on the candidate category. Candidate management support is required to provide the campaign management programme with support to ensure candidates enjoy a positive and supportive experience through the recruitment programme. The objectives of the service are to provide a well delivered candidate journey, ease of access to all testing stages and thorough interview processes with detailed briefing along the journey. Each of the campaigns are large scale multi-site national campaigns requiring careful management and co-ordination to ensure the programme timelines are adhered to and the reputation of the company remains intact. It is fundamental that these campaigns are delivered on time and to a high standard. Suppliers must identify a clear process for each candidate category with an end to end management process. Additional information: NR is not liable for any costs, fees, or expenses incurred by any party in replying to or attending any PIN event. Any procurement of any services, supplies or works by NR will be carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Procurement Regulations.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003688-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 7 Feb 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 | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | North West London |
| Postcode | NW1 2DN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | Regent's Park |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services
- 79635000 - Assessment centre services for recruitment

## Release History

- 7 Feb 2023 at 11:31 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003688-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/
- https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

## Provenance

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