Official UK procurement notice
TfL 94905 - Assessment Framework
Authority: Transport for London (Public body)
What is being bought8 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis is a outcome competitive procurement for Framework for online Pre-Application Testing and
Assessment Services for recruitment.
It was be conducted under the Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) 2015, ( Open
Procedure )used. The Framework will be valid for up to 4 years. Other members of the GLA (Greater London Authority) Group may at a later stage choose to call off from these services in the
future.
CPV: Administration, defence and social security services · Assessment centre services for recruitment · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 4 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 2 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure
8 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Testing for High Volume recruitmentAwarded
Call Off Contract - Lot 1 Testing for High Volume recruitment
High Volume campaigns can attract between 5000-14000 candidates per campaign and TfL can run multiple campaigns at any given time, throughout the year. We are responsible for up to 2000 hires into the organisation.
Lot #2Testing for High Volume recruitment
Lot 1
- High Volume recruitment – This area manages recruitment campaigns for which there are more than 10 vacancies per role. These roles are generally, but not exclusively, operational/customer facing roles or operationally specialist roles (e.g. train operator). High Volume campaigns can attract between 5000-14000 candidates per campaign and TfL can run multiple campaigns at any given time, throughout the year. We are responsible for up to 2000 hires into the organisation.. As some of our roles are quite unique, we currently often look into a more tailored approach to our testing. We also currently use online assessments for our internal campaigns as they attract high volumes too.
Lot #3Testing for General recruitmentAwarded
Contract - Lot 2 Testing for General recruitment
This area makes use of upfront assessments when experiencing an increase in volume of applications received for a given campaign in order to manage these numbers for the benefit of hiring managers. Assessments are not something that is used for every recruitment campaign/advertisement for this area.
Lot #4Testing for General recruitment
Lot 2 Testing for General recruitment – these are recruitment campaigns with less than 10 vacancies per role. These roles are generally, but not exclusively, within specific business functions (e.g. finance, procurement, engineering, planning etc).
Lot #5Testing for Talent AcquisitionAwarded
Contract - Lot 3 Testing for Talent Acquisition
Talent Acquisition – this area manages recruitment campaigns for senior management levels across the business. As with general recruitment these roles are generally, but not exclusively, within specific business (e.g. finance, procurement, engineering, planning etc). For some campaigns the attraction and initial shortlisting process may be undertaken by a 3rd party search agency.
Lot #6Testing for Talent Acquisition
- Lot 3 Talent Acquisition – this area manages recruitment campaigns for senior management levels (including board level roles) across the business. As with general recruitment these roles are generally, but not exclusively, within specific business (e.g. finance, procurement, engineering, planning etc) and can include the Greater London Authority. For some campaigns the attraction and initial shortlisting process may be undertaken by a 3rd party search agency.
Lot #7Testing for Graduate and Apprentice recruitmentAwarded
Contract - Lot 4 Testing for Graduate and Apprentice recruitment
This area manages recruitment campaigns for roles within TfL aligned to specific “schemes” and initiatives within different business areas. Each year TfL receives around 12,000-15,000 applications for our Graduate and Apprenticeship schemes, and we use testing as a way to reduce that number to a manageable pool of applicants to take to the assessment centres for each scheme. Each testing scenario is used to test candidates in a different way to obtain the best talent from the applications.
Lot #8Testing for Graduate and Apprentice recruitment
Lot 4 Testing for Graduate and Apprentice recruitment - This area manages recruitment campaigns for roles within TfL aligned to specific “schemes” and initiatives within different business areas. Each year TfL receives around 12,000-15,000 applications for our Graduate and Apprenticeship schemes and we use testing as a way to reduce that number to a manageable pool of applicants to take to the assessment centres for each role. Each testing scenario is used to test candidates in a different way to obtain the best potential talent from the applications. We currently make use of online assessments to indicate candidates' fit against TfL values and video interviewing to indicate their motivational fit into the scheme that they have applied for.
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
- Price carries 40 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 4 points.
- “TfL 94905 - Assessment Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Jun 2021, 17:49 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Apr 2022, 14:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 16 Jul 2021 – …
- Authority reference
DN548558- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-009752- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02bcdfFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 16 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 16 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
16 Jul 2021 → 12 Apr 2022 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown16 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened16 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published12 Apr 2022, 14:34 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete12 Apr 2022, 14:34 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 009752-2022-TfL 94905 - Call Off One High Volume Recruitment Assessment-1
- Signed
- 16 Feb 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 009752-2022-TfL 94905 - Call Off Three Testing for Talent Acquisition-3
- Signed
- 16 Feb 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 009752-2022-TfL 94905 - Call Off Two General Recruitment Assessment-2
- Signed
- 16 Feb 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 009752-2022-TfL 94905 - Testing for Graduate and Apprentice recruitment-4
- Signed
- 16 Feb 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Testing for High Volume recruitment | 4bids · 4 electronic | 0 | — | £800,000 – £1,000,000 |
| 3 · Testing for General recruitment | 4bids · 4 electronic | 0 | — | £200,000 – £400,000 |
| 5 · Testing for Talent Acquisition | 4bids | 0 | — | £100,000 – £250,000 |
| 7 · Testing for Graduate and Apprentice recruitment | 4bids · 4 electronic | 0 | — | £200,000 – £500,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £800,000 – £1,600,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Cappfinity LimitedFramework contractor
- Talogy LtdFramework contractor
- Talogy LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.