Published date: 1 March 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 6 April 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

Location of contract

LE27EA

Value of contract

£375,000 to £450,000

Procurement reference

PAPP-0125

Published date

1 March 2021

Closing date

6 April 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 October 2021

Contract end date

30 September 2026

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The contract is for the delivery of a Recruitment Application Tracking System for the management of job applications, application evaluations, interview booking, feedback and reporting. PA Housing is looking to procure a forward thinking and socially aware Cloud based Supplier that has the ability to deliver an excellent solution delivering a blended approach to recruitment processes.

Tenderers are advised that during 2019/20 PA Housing advertised 169 vacancies which attracted over 2,600 applications and scheduled over 550 interviews. On average we had 15 applications per role (this figure is a bit skewed by internal vacancies that had no applications). We had over 160 new starters. This does not include those that were employed via an agency.

The services required by this contract, can include but are not restricted to:

(a) Deliver a cloud-based platform.
(b) Post adverts to sites such as Facebook, Linked-in, Twitter, Instagram and In-deed.
(c) Deliver a streamlined, efficient and counter intuitive experience for PA staff and applicants.
(d) Manage the application process.
(e) Manage the interview process.
(f) Manage job offer process.
(g) Host a talent & acquisition suite.
(h) Be forward thinking in utilising technology to deliver greater efficiencies in response rates, cost and deliver a blended approach to the recruitment process.

More information

Links

Additional text

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/pahousing/aspx/Home


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Esther Lynch

Address

Bede
Island
Leicester
LE27EA
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 01164781270

Email

Esther.Lynch@pahousing.co.uk