Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
Contact
Mr Isaac Akingba
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH3 - Essex
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
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
TALENT POOL TECHNOLOGY
Reference number
DN638647
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Resourcing Team at Essex County Council is looking to procure a talent technology (Talent Pool Technology) that will integrate with our recruitment system (currently Cornerstone).
Our current contract has been running for nearly 2 years and is due to expire in April 2023. We would be looking to procure for an initial 2 years with option to extend and would need to have any new technology in place and live from 02/04/ 2023.
It is also important to understand the process to extract / migrate data from the existing system to any new system we procure if need be.
Please express interest using the link below: -
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=1cb0ec9a-8e4f-ed11-811a-005056b64545
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH3 - Essex
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
User (Candidate / applicant) requirements
Sign up process via Careers website: link OR direct application: link
Mandatory info required; full name (first name & surname), home address, email address, telephone number (mobile or home) cv upload (word or PDF)
Non mandatory info required – current salary information (range format), salary expectations (range format)
Easy user experience (compatible with multiple device types e.g., mobile phone, table, laptop)
Search criteria filters by job title, function area, salary, location, contract type, work hours and ability to save / update preferences
The solution shall comply with, or be working towards compliance with the ‘Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 Level AA’
opt in / opt out options to receive job alerts / marketing info
Remove details from the talent pool (automated)
Edit personal information in the talent pool
GDPR and compliance consideration e.g., privacy statement
Job alert email to contain direct link to specified job on Working for Essex (careers site)
Recruitment / professional user requirements
Integrate with recruitment system - currently Cornerstone (CSOD)
Ability to easily distinguish and search on the talent (CV key word search) example –search for a key skill, qualification, or job title
Ability to contact candidates with marketing, jobs, events info if signed to receive this (automated email)
GDPR consideration and compliance e.g., privacy statement
Reporting capability – out of the box standard reports and ability to create our own
Ability to manually add and remove / edit candidates’ information in the talent pool including cv upload
Ability to classify / tag candidates via a reportable tick box code
SMS (text technology) – ability to contact a candidate with a tailored message
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
This contract would be an initial 24 months (2 years) contract with a possible extension of 12 months (1 year) and another 12 months (1 year). A total term of 4 years (2+1+1).
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
21 November 2022
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