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Published 12 Aug 2025, 10:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

LGA Graduate Programmes Assessment Centre Exercises and Design 2026

Official notice

Authority: Local Government Association

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£100,000≈ £100k / year · £120,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 29 Aug 2025
Contract term 1 yrends 14 Sept 2026 · starts 14 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The LGA is looking to procure the following resources for Stage 3 of the Impact, Impact: Finance, and Pathways to Planning recruitment process:

1.Assessment centre assessment materials which are fully tested to ensure fair assessment of candidates

2.Consideration for design and methodology for Impact, Impact: Finance and Pathways to Planning Stage 3: Assessment Centres

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CPV: Assessment centre services for recruitment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£100,000
Contract period: 14 Sept 2025 – 14 Sept 2026 (1 yr)Value: £100,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
12 Aug 2025, 10:05 BST
Last source update
12 Aug 2025, 10:05 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-047880
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Assessment centre services for recruitment
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0585b4 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
22 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Aug 2025 → 14 Sept 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    12 Aug 2025, 10:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    22 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    14 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    12 Aug 2025, 10:05 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Local Government Association

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PPLL-6427-QNDD Local Government House, 18 Smith Square, London, London, SW1P 3HZContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender