---
title: "Online Assessment Tool"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04ecbf"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "WEST YORKSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE AUTHORITY"
published: "2025-03-13"
---

# Online Assessment Tool

Buyer: WEST YORKSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ecbf

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## Summary

The West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority has awarded a contract for an online assessment tool aimed at staff recruitment. The procurement, classified under computer-related services, was conducted via a direct procurement method below the competitive threshold. The contract was signed on 13 March 2025 and is set to start on 17 March 2025, ending on 16 March 2026. The buying organisation is based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, and the awarded supplier is Arctic Shores, a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) located in Manchester.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in computer-related services, particularly those developing or offering innovative recruitment technologies. SMEs are particularly well-suited for this contract type due to the procurement method favouring smaller companies. The awarded contract highlights prospects for similar businesses to grow through public sector partnerships, leveraging their expertise in online assessment tools to deliver efficient recruitment solutions for government authorities.

## Notice

An online assessment tool for staff recruitment

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009226-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | 17 Mar 2025 - 16 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £24,500 |
| Contracts value | £24,500 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WEST YORKSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE AUTHORITY |
| Locality | BRADFORD |
| Post town | Bradford |
| Postcode | BD11 2DY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees |
| Local authority | Kirklees |
| Electoral ward | Birstall and Birkenshaw |
| Westminster constituency | Spen Valley |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ARCTIC SHORES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72500000 - Computer-related services

## Release History

- 13 Mar 2025 at 14:05 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009226-2025
- 13 Mar 2025 at 13:58 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009219-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009226-2025
  13th March 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009219-2025
  13th March 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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