Official UK procurement notice
Recruitment Assessment Centres · UK public procurement notice
Authority: East Ayrshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEast Ayrshire Council is seeking to set up a Contract with a single Service Provider who will, as part of the process to recruit Chief Officers and Senior Managers, run Assessment Centres to aid in the selection of the best candidate for the post.
- Recurrence: 24 months, 36 months or 48 months depending on extension options utilised.
CPV: Assessment centre services for recruitment · Recruitment services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
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: 50
- Price: 50
- Suitability
Refer to the ITT documents
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Open 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 · 24 months, 36 months or 48 months depending on extension options utilised.
- First published
- 19 Mar 2025, 12:26 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Jun 2025, 12:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Apr 2025 – …
- Authority reference
PS-25-20- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035762- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04eefcFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Refer to the ITT documents
Publisher note: It should be noted that the deadline for expressions of interest is 12 noon on 19 April 2025 and the deadline for actual submission is 12 noon on 22 April 2025. (SC Ref:801526)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 22 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
22 Apr 2025 → 27 Jun 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline22 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened22 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published27 Jun 2025, 12:54 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 Jun 2025, 12:54 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solace In Business LtdSME | £200,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 035762-2025-PS/25/20-1 · Solace In Business LtdSME
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2025
- Value
- £200,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad | 8 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kilmarnock Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Solace in BusinessAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria