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# Candidate Assessment, Screening and Interviewing

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/candidate-assessment-screening-and-interviewing-ocds-h6vhtk-03b239). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** National Audit Office: "Candidate Assessment, Screening and Interviewing". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [National Audit Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-audit-office-GB-PPON-PBHM-8926-YDNL)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Assessment centre services for recruitment, Recruitment services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £266,000 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03b239`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/candidate-assessment-screening-and-interviewing-ocds-h6vhtk-03b239#tl-md)

## Description
Competitive tender to put in place a contract with suppliers to support us with assessing and hiring a diverse pool of graduates and apprentices. This contract is divided into two Lots: Lot 1 - Candidate Screening and Interviewing Lot 2 - Hosting Virtual Assessment Centre

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Candidate Screening and Interviewing
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** •Mark first stage application competency questions including ratings by competency, brief comments against competency, and overall pass/fail outcome. •Conduct first stage telephone interviews in line with the NAO’s script and sifting guidelines to pr...

### Lot 2: Hosting Virtual Assessment Centres
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79635000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** •Set up, implement, and host an NAO branded virtual assessment centre based on assessment material provided by the NAO. •Ensure accommodation of candidates who require reasonable adjustments including compliance with WCAG 2.1 level AA accessibility s...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Candidate Screening and Assessment (active)
  - Award id: `007210-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Graduate Recruitment Bureau**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-77330`
  - Value: £161,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Hosting Virtual Assessment Centres (active)
  - Award id: `007210-2023-2`
  - Supplier(s): **TopScore Technologies Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-77331`
  - Value: £105,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Candidate Screening and Assessment (active)
  - Signed Value: £161,000
  - Signed Date: 15/12/2022

- **Contract:** Hosting Virtual Assessment Centres (active)
  - Signed Value: £105,000
  - Signed Date: 12/03/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007210-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-03-13T12:05:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T06:53:07.469Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03b239