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Awarded · ResultStage · contract

Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat)

Executive Search,Selection and Candidate Management Services for Senior Director roles

Business ServicesCPV 79600000
Value£82k
Awarded20 Oct 2015
Published16 Nov 2015
RegionWest Midlands
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£82ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Business Services band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 57,319 valued Business Services tenders in our corpus.

The brief

To undertake effective advertising, search and selection processes to recruit for between 2 and 4 Senior Directors roles.

The scope covers Advertising, Search,Selection candidate management services.

The appointed Supplier will be required in conjunction with Ofwat to provide Services as set out below.

This list is not exclusive.

General Requirement: - Agree a methodology and timetable for the recruitments of the Senior Directors - Advise on appropriate media for advertising - Draft separate advertisements and candidate briefing packs along the lines of the current role and job profiles application process - Advise on current role and job profiles as required - Advise on and agree selection criteria for the positions - Place adverts for Senior Director roles - Identify and recommend suitable candidates from existing databases - Conduct a parallel targeted search for the vacant Senior Director roles - Project manage the recruitment and selection processes - Manage applications received through both advertisements and search - Sift applications against agreed selection criteria for the Senior Director posts - Advise on the most appropriate methods for assessing short-listed candidates against the key criteria and competencies. - Sift applications against agreed selection criteria prior to long-list meeting with the Ofwat team. - Undertake preliminary telephone interviews with sifted candidates. - Provide report(s) on findings and suggested long-lists. - Meet with long-list panels. - Meet with short-list panels. - Manage interview process and prepare candidate interview reports on behalf of the Ofwat selection panels. - Provide support to panel members and give feedback to all candidates - Take up references

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The appointed Supplier will be required in

The appointed Supplier will be required in conjunction with Ofwat to provide Services as set out below.

02

Provide report(s) on findings and suggested long-lists

Provide report(s) on findings and suggested long-lists.

03

Provide support to panel members and give

Provide support to panel members and give feedback to all candidates.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
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Source
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Buyer ref
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