Contract

Civil Service Jobs Platform

  • Cabinet Office

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-033001

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03eb8d

Published 14 October 2024, 2:38pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Cabinet Office

70 Whitehall

LONDON

SW1A2AS

Contact

Megan Kelly

Email

commercial@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Civil Service Jobs Platform

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72212211 - Platform interconnectivity software development services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Contract is for the provision of the Civil Service Jobs Platform

The Civil Service Jobs digital platform (Applicant Tracking System or ATS) is the principal digital recruitment platform for:

the Government Recruitment Service (GRS), our central operational recruitment service and its customers;

Government departments who use GRS services; and

Departments who don't use GRS services, but subscribe to Civil Service Jobs Government-affiliated non-departmental public bodies and Arm's Length Bodies.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £20,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 30211300 - Computer platforms

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The procurement was for the provision of the Civil Service Jobs Platform

The Civil Service Jobs digital platform (Applicant Tracking System or ATS) is the principal digital recruitment platform for:

the Government Recruitment Service (GRS), our central operational recruitment service and its customers;

Government departments who use GRS services; and

Departments who don't use GRS services, but subscribe to Civil Service Jobs Government-affiliated non-departmental public bodies and Arm's Length Bodies.

Civil Service Jobs enables candidates to apply for jobs and vacancy holders to manage recruitment from advert to job offer. It is integral to cross-government recruitment activity; delivering 70% of Civil Service recruitment, with 100% of roles advertised through CS Jobs and 211 organisations using the service.

Government People Group (GPG) will replace the current platform to align with, and deliver, key cross-government strategies, including the Declaration on Government Reform and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 22-25.

We want the next generation of Civil Service Jobs to resolve some of our biggest recruitment challenges: improving time to hire, standardising much of our recruitment processes, and giving our users a more intuitive user experience.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 75

Price - Weighting: 25

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The duration of the contract will be for an initial term of 5 years, with an option for the Authority to extend for up to two further years (exercisable in two optional extensions, each of up to 1 year). There are also certain optional services that can be instructed by the Authority at its discretion under the contract, as described in the procurement documents.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-027135


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

12 September 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Ernst & Young LLP

1 More Place

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

OC300001

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £18,175,348


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Contracts Finder Notice:

https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5fc60e47-98ac-4796-95ae-531dcde431a5

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Cabinet Office

London

Country

United Kingdom