Published date: 24 May 2018

Last edited date: 24 May 2018

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 29 September 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Recruitment services - 79600000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£0 to £21,000

Procurement reference

PROC.04.0126

Published date

24 May 2018

Closing date

29 September 2017

Contract start date

16 October 2017

Contract end date

31 January 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

The objective is to undertake effective advertising, search, selection and candidate management processes to recruit minimum 6 Graduates for Ofwat's Graduate Development Programme. There are 2 distinct streams within the Programme - Generalists and Economists. The former are located within the Strategy & Policy or Casework pools and the latter within the Analytics pool (the split being 50:50 Generalists and Economists). All Graduates (regardless of pool) will work across up to 3 relevant programmes via 6 month placements in order to complete the 18 month development programme.

The Graduate development programme is a critical talent pipeline for Ofwat that allows us to fast track Graduates from Associate level through to Senior Associate level, whilst 'growing' skills that have been identified as being in short supply via our workforce planning and skills survey exercises.

Scope of work

We are looking for a Supplier to undertake targeted and effective advertising, recruitment and selection processes resulting in recruitment of minimum 6 high quality candidates to join our development programme. At all stages of long listing, short listing and assessment we require to see diversity suitably represented.

The appointed Supplier will be required in conjunction with Ofwat to provide services as set out below. Any service not described below will be agreed between the parties.

General requirement:

• Project manage process from attraction to offer, to include all candidate correspondence via text message and email (with the exclusion of offer letters), portal set up, administration, management and updates.
• Advise on appropriate media for advertising including social media
• Place adverts for roles
• Manage applications and responses
• Initial sift (long-listing) and option for full sift (both via online portal)
• Advise on the most appropriate ability testing of short-listed candidates
• Purchase online tests, facilitate online testing and collate results
• Advise on selection assessment centre content with option to redesign exercises.
• Facilitation of a Selection Assessment Centre/s (SAC)
• Option to provide 2-4 Assessors at SAC if needed
• Provision of feedback for all attendees of SAC

A complete audit trail must be maintained with MI available at each stage.


More information

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Award information

Awarded date

12 October 2017

Contract start date

16 October 2017

Contract end date

31 January 2018

Total value of contract

£21,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Cohesion Recruitment Ltd

Address

3 The Green
Stratford Road
Solihull
B90 4LA

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Address

Centre City Tower
7 Hill Street
Birmingham
B5 4UA
England

Email

mailbox@ofwat.gsi.gov.uk