Official UK procurement notice
Senior Civil Servants (SCS) Assessments
Authority: Cabinet Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement is for the provision of Senior Civil Servants (SCS) Assessment Services and is being conducted by Cabinet Office (CO) and HMTreasury Commercial on behalf of the CO as the Contracting Authority.
The recruitment process for SCS will differentiate between the following grade levels: G6 to SCS1 and SCS2 to SCS4 (SCS2-4)
For all levels (G6-SCS4), assessment will include the procurement of an externally renowned psychometric test to explore in detail candidates' behaviours.
In addition, assessment for SCS2-4 candidates will include the provision of a second externally recognised psychometric assessment that evaluates leadership derailment risks.
Assessment for SCS2-4 candidates will also require the implementation of an Interactive Work Sample Assessment (IWA), which consists of a suite of Assessments.
CPV: Recruitment services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal
- Extensions
- Extension options published
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award under framework
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Sept 2026, 17:23 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Sept 2026, 17:23 BST
- Authority reference
CSR/212- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e957
How it was run
- Submission deadline
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Timeline
4 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice published30 days ago21 Aug 2026, 10:43 BST
- Latest notice published5 days ago15 Sept 2026, 17:23 BST
- Market engagementin 4 days24 Sept 2026, 00:59 BST
The intended route to market is via the RM6394 Executive & Non- Executive Search 3 framework. Please note that this opportunity is restricted to GCA approved suppliers with places on both Lots 1 and 2 of this framework. A "Meet the Buyer" session will take place on Thursday 17 September via Google more…
Meet. This event will provide an overview of the Cabinet Office and the relevant business unit, detailing the contract scope, terms, and duration, followed by a live Q&A session. Invitations and a Request for Further Information (RFI) document have been issued to eligible suppliers via the GCA Jaggaer e-sourcing portal. Completed RFI documents must be submitted through the portal by Wednesday 23 September 2026. - Contract startsin 103 days1 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Aug 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published15 Sept 2026, 17:23 BSTUK2
- Procurement method changed15 Sept 2026, 17:23 BST
- Pipeline notice published21 Aug 2026, 10:43 BSTUK1
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender