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Published 27 Nov 2024, 15:06 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Early Careers Attraction and Assessment Management

Official notice

Authority: AWE PLC

Services
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 27 Jun 2025from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

AWE is looking to hire an early careers attraction specialist to oversee and manage digital, social, and national events, as well as to coordinate assessment centre scheduling. This role is crucial to achieving the recruitment targets for AWE's recruitment campaigns in the following years'. The contract term is initially for a 2 year period however there will be an option to extend the contract by 1 year.

The provider will be required to create, own and deliver the below services.

  1. Digital marketing and attraction
  2. Social media marketing
  3. Assessment centre management
  4. Support as advisors to our corporate affairs team in the ongoing development of the AWE Early Careers pages of the AWE website.
  5. Early Careers market research

In addition to the above AWE wishes to review the adoption of an early careers ATS model for 2026/27 campaign onwards (to be decided in 2025). The provider must be able to provide a suitable ATS for the tracking of early careers applicants and be able to evidence success though provision of case studies with a business that has similar hire numbers as AWE.

CPV: Recruitment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The provider will be responsible for creating, owning, and delivering several key…Planned

The provider will be responsible for creating, owning, and delivering several key services to support and partner with AWE's early careers recruitment function. These services include digital marketing and attraction, social media marketing, and assessment centre management. The provider will act as an advisor to AWE's corporate affairs team, assisting in the ongoing development of the Early Careers pages on the AWE website. They will also conduct market research to inform and enhance recruitment strategies.

The goal of these services is to ensure AWE meets its annual hiring targets across various early careers programs, including the Evolve Graduate Program, Apprenticeship Program, Year in Industry Program, and the Defence STEM Undergraduate Program. These programs cover a wide range of disciplines such as engineering, science, project management, and more.

The provider must demonstrate a proven track record in managing end-to-end attraction strategies for early careers programs, including digital and social media marketing, university engagement, and national events. They should also provide comprehensive real-time reporting to track progress and suggest proactive solutions to ensure targets are met.

The provider will need to establish and maintain productive relationships with AWE's chosen UK institutions, using innovative methods to engage students and position AWE as an employer of choice in STEM and nuclear fields. This includes leveraging digital and social media, as well as other activities to keep AWE at the forefront of student engagement.

Delivery: South West · 10.111.1 The location of the Services will be carried out at remotely at the providers place of work.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
27 Nov 2024, 15:06 GMT
Last source update
27 Nov 2024, 16:44 GMT
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-038355
Classification (CPV)
Recruitment services
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c080 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

27 Nov 2024 → 27 Jun 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    27 Nov 2024, 16:44 GMT
  2. Tender notice expected
    27 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextII.2.3South WestUK.

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

AWE PLC

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence AWE, READING, South East, RG74PRContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.