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Flexible 3-Year Early Talent (Graduate) Recruitment

O F W A T

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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
West Midlands
Delivery: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Contract value
Not stated by buyer
Submissions closed
16 December 2022
Published
26 May 2023

Procurement

Contract period
19 December 2022 - 18 December 2025
3 years
Procedure type
Call-off from a framework agreement
CPV classifications
  • 79600000 Recruitment services

What happened

O F W A T awarded this contract to Cohesion Recruitment Limited worth £110,400 on 19 Dec 2022. The contract runs until 18 Dec 2025.

Description

Awarded using ESPO Strategic HR Services Framework Agreement (reference 3S-22, Lot 7a - Recruitment Process Outsourcing).

Requirement: Flexible 3-Year Early Talent (Graduate) Recruitment

The Service Provider shall provide the Customer with a 3-years call-down basis for Early Talent (Graduate) Recruitment. The Customer cannot guarantee an intake each year and shall notify the Service Provider in advance.

Candidate Management & Recruitment  Project design and implementation,  Technology build and use of Cohesion's proprietary applicant tracking system (ATS),  Total candidate management throughout entire process  Total candidate management throughout entire process including 'keep warm' phase over summer.  Design, build and management of online registration,  Provision of and screening of video interviews,  Provision of online/psychometric testing and other assessment materials.  Candidate briefing and confirmation for Assessment Centre

Candidate Attraction, University Engagement and coordination of webinar  Advertising with selection of job boards  Proactive engagement with universities  Coordination with MillionPlus for localized exposure  Coordination of Ofwat Webinar (inviting candidates / promoting to Uni's etc)  Support to target increasingly diverse cohorts that better reflect the communities Ofwat serves

Virtual Assessment Centre License and Provision  Provision of assessment centre facilitation (additional cost for administrative facilitator @ £300.00 ex VAT per day.).  License fee  Videoconferencing facility

Pre-boarding Communication & Engagement  Provision of dedicated resource with agreed points of contact  Dedicated calls, emails, whatsapp and SMS messaging as appropriate  Total care team managing all in comms & candidate engagement including 'keep warm' phase over summer.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Cohesion Recruitment Limited
Companies House: 06714038
Award value
£110,400
Award date
19 December 2022

Contact

Address
Centre City Tower, 7 Hill Street, Birmingham, B5 4UA
Contact name
Lena Cluxton

Identifiers

Buyer reference
PROC.01.0783
Notice ID
4d83751d-dc4c-4781-9cb7-d32a94c40e83-648448
OCID
ocds-b5fd17-c36be2af-3a66-4fc5-af83-491f107429a9

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