Provision of Graduate Recruitment Services

Official notice

Authority: Ofcom (Public body)

ServicesRestricted procedure

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: London (UKI)

Published estimate£400,000exc. VAT

Submissions closed 23 Feb 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

provision of graduate attraction, recruitment and selection services to meet our programme for up to the next five years, from September 2024 to August 2029. Ofcom is looking to partner with a supplier who has experience of leading and managing an end to end recruitment, selection and assessment programme of varied graduate pathways, with its core aim of increasing diversity, including social mobility within the candidate pool at all stages, right through to offer and acceptance.

CPV: Recruitment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Ofcom is looking to partner with a supplier who has experience of leading and managing…RenewalPublished value£400,000

Ofcom is looking to partner with a supplier who has experience of leading and managing an end to end recruitment, selection and assessment programme of varied graduate pathways with its core aim of increasing diversity particularly ethnicity, disability, gender and social mobility within the candidate pool at all stages, right through to offer and acceptance.

We have four core graduate pathways, with additional pathways that we recruit to when we have a business need. Due to the changing demands of the organisation, we often add new additional pathways to meet the needs of our Groups.

The contract will run for up to five years.

Delivery: London

Extensions: Two options to extend the contract at Ofcom's sole discretion each for 12 months each, up to a total contract period of 5 years · Two options to extend the contract at Ofcom's sole discretion each for 12 months each, up to a total contract period of 5 yearsSecond stage: 5–8 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Restricted procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Closed
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: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 24 Jan 2024, 07:50 GMT
Last source update: 24 Jan 2024, 07:50 GMT
Authority reference: C20231740
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-002351
Classification (CPV): Recruitment services
Delivery area: London (UKI)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0433fc Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

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Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Submission deadline: 23 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

24 Jan 2024 → 30 Sept 2024 · 4 dates

Notice published
24 Jan 2024, 07:50 GMT
Submission deadline
23 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Invitations to tender expected
20 Mar 2024
Bids must remain valid until
30 Sept 2024, 23:59 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

OFCOM

Contracting authorityPublic bodyUK Communications RegulatorCommunications regulation Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road, London, London, SE1 9HAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
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