Official UK procurement notice
Civil Service Jobs Platform
Authority: Cabinet Office (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Contract is for the provision of the Civil Service Jobs Platform
The Civil Service Jobs digital platform (Applicant Tracking System or ATS) is the principal digital recruitment platform for:
the Government Recruitment Service (GRS), our central operational recruitment service and its customers;
Government departments who use GRS services; and
Departments who don't use GRS services, but subscribe to Civil Service Jobs Government-affiliated non-departmental public bodies and Arm's Length Bodies.
CPV: Computer platforms · Platform interconnectivity software development services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The procurement was for the provision of the Civil Service Jobs PlatformAwardedRenewal
The procurement was for the provision of the Civil Service Jobs Platform
The Civil Service Jobs digital platform (Applicant Tracking System or ATS) is the principal digital recruitment platform for:
the Government Recruitment Service (GRS), our central operational recruitment service and its customers;
Government departments who use GRS services; and
Departments who don't use GRS services, but subscribe to Civil Service Jobs Government-affiliated non-departmental public bodies and Arm's Length Bodies.
Civil Service Jobs enables candidates to apply for jobs and vacancy holders to manage recruitment from advert to job offer. It is integral to cross-government recruitment activity; delivering 70% of Civil Service recruitment, with 100% of roles advertised through CS Jobs and 211 organisations using the service.
Government People Group (GPG) will replace the current platform to align with, and deliver, key cross-government strategies, including the Declaration on Government Reform and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 22-25.
We want the next generation of Civil Service Jobs to resolve some of our biggest recruitment challenges: improving time to hire, standardising much of our recruitment processes, and giving our users a more intuitive user experience.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 75
- Price: 25
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 31 Jul 2023, 09:44 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Jan 2026, 15:18 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001151- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03eb8dFind a Tender
- Earlier procedure Provision of Civil Service Jobs Platform and Applicant Tracking System
- Related procedure 2023/S 000-022111 ↗
Publisher note: Contracts Finder Notice: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5fc60e47-98ac-4796-95ae-531dcde431a5
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Oct 2023, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
7 Sept 2023 → 7 Jan 2026 · 3 dates- Tender period opens7 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline13 Oct 2023, 17:00 BST
- Notice published292 days ago7 Jan 2026, 15:18 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Sept 2023- Published value updated to £20,000,00013 Sept 2023, 16:27 BSTwas £17,000,000
- Status changed to active13 Sept 2023, 16:27 BST
- Deadline published: 13 Oct 2023, 17:00 BST13 Sept 2023, 16:27 BST
- Status changed to complete14 Oct 2024, 14:38 BST
- Buyer details updated7 Jan 2026, 15:18 GMT
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2023-07: 2 releases · 31 Jul 2023, 31 Jul 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernst and Young LLP | £8,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Ernst and Young LLP | £18,175,348 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 001151-2026-C3184-1 · Ernst and Young LLP
- Signed
- 12 Sept 2024
- Value
- £8,000,000
- Status
- active
- Change Change to contract end date and reduction in total contract value., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Change to contract end date.
Contract 033001-2024-1 · Ernst and Young LLP
- Signed
- 12 Sept 2024
- Value
- £18,175,348
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ernst & Young LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria