Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
National Audit Office
157-197 Buckingham Palace Road
Victoria
SW1W 9SP
UK
Contact person: NAO Procurement
Telephone: +44 2077987000
E-mail: nao.procurement@nao.org.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.nao.org.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Candidate Assessment, Screening and Interviewing
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Competitive tender to put in place a contract with suppliers to support us with assessing and hiring a diverse pool of graduates and apprentices. This contract is divided into two Lots: Lot 1 - Candidate Screening and Interviewing Lot 2 - Hosting Virtual Assessment Centre
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
266 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Candidate Screening and Interviewing
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
Main site or place of performance:
LONDON
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
•Mark first stage application competency questions including ratings by competency, brief comments against competency, and overall pass/fail outcome. •Conduct first stage telephone interviews in line with the NAO’s script and sifting guidelines to provide a shortlist of candidates including ratings by competency, brief comments, and overall pass/fail outcome. Telephone interviews include a blend of competency and scenario questions plus communication which is indirectly assessed aligned to NAO competencies. The NAO also require the supplier to conduct video interviews for candidates that require this under reasonable adjustments. •Manage the telephone interview booking process for candidates including rescheduling where required. •Exporting data in order to provide the NAO with reports on where candidates are failing at certain stages and on specific competencies.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Criterion 1
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Criterion 1
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Hosting Virtual Assessment Centres
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79635000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
Main site or place of performance:
LONDON
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
•Set up, implement, and host an NAO branded virtual assessment centre based on assessment material provided by the NAO. •Ensure accommodation of candidates who require reasonable adjustments including compliance with WCAG 2.1 level AA accessibility standards. •Provide dedicated Account Management and ongoing technical support to both candidates and assessors. •Centralised Administrator access for HR to enable them to schedule and manage assessment centres efficiently. •User-friendly interface where candidates and assessors can access all exercises and instructions within their dedicated login. •Instant analytics so when assessors score exercises, candidate feedback is automatically generated directly to the platform which the HR facilitator can monitor and review in real-time. •Admin dashboard that provides assessment centre overview and HR can view several different matrices such as assessor averages. •Provide full user guides to both Candidates and Assessors. •Enable data extraction to save assessment data on NAO’s system. •Provide the facility for note taking within the solution. •Incorporate periodic changes to assessment materials. Please note changes are not anticipated to be required on a regular basis but likely to occur once in the lifetime of the contract.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Criterion 1
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Criterion 1
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 006-000023
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Candidate Screening and Assessment
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/12/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Graduate Recruitment Bureau
03640983
4 Clifton Mews, Clifton Hill
Brighton
BN1 3HR
UK
NUTS: UKJ21
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 161 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Hosting Virtual Assessment Centres
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/03/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
TopScore Technologies Limited
11220340
Office 7, 35-37 Ludgate Hill
London
EC4M 7JN
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 105 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
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GO Reference: GO-2023313-PRO-22308865
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
National Audit Office
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/03/2023