Official UK procurement notice
Numerical test for Impact Finance graduate scheme
Authority: Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe LGA is looking to purchase an off-the-shelf numerical test to assess the ability of candidates applying to join the Impact (Finance) graduate programme to perform calculations, evaluate and interpret numerical information, and solve problems, the test should have an emphasis on financial information and data.
CPV: Assessment centre services for recruitment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£10,000
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: Quality of service provision outlined, including sample questions. 30 Quality of experience in delivering a similar service ideally within a graduate recruitment or assessment context and any other professional experience you consider relevant. 20 Quality of outlined commitment to equality and diversity and how this is demonstrated in your work. 20
- Price
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- 3 Aug 2026, 16:43 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Aug 2026, 16:43 BST
- Authority reference
LG-05076- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-073372- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06da5dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
3 Aug 2026 → 24 Aug 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published79 days ago3 Aug 2026, 16:43 BST
- Clarification questions by72 days ago10 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline70 days ago12 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts58 days ago24 Aug 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published3 Aug 2026, 16:43 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender