Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Met Office
Fitzroy Road
Exeter
EX1 3PB
Contact
Mr David Golledge
david.golledge@metoffice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK - South West (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Environment
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Applicant Tracking software solution
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Met Office is seeking to procure an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) with provision for job board credits. The ATS must be cloud-based, and capable of providing automated recruitment and applicant management solutions.
The solution must be user-friendly, and easily accessible by recruitment teams and hiring managers for our permanent recruitment, from advertising vacancies, offer management and pre-employment checks.
The ATS should manage interview scheduling, including automatically sending Microsoft Teams invites and must come with the capability for purchasing job board credits, which can be used to advertise job vacancies on various online job boards.
The ATS must allow bespoke equality and diversity monitoring forms and enable Met Office to track diversity across each stage (application, interview and hires).
The procurement exercise is expected to commence in July 2023, with an implementation start date of November 2023. The contract go live is required by April 2024.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £460,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK - South West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Procurement documents will be made available by the Met Office when the Contract Notice is published.
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £460,000
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
3 July 2023
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes