CCCO16A26 - Media Assessment For Recruitment

The Home Office (hereafter referred to as the Authority), Senior Civil Service Recruitment and Public Appointments Team (the Recruitment Team) is seeking a media partner for a period of up to 3 years, which it can call upon to conduct media assessments. This service will better inform selection panels on the suitability of candidates for often high profile roles across the department and its agencies.

The Authority are seeking to award a contract for preparation, delivery and assessment of media assessment exercises to provide selection panels with additional evidence on which to base their decision on whom to appoint as either a public appointee or senior civil servant. These are high profile roles, where post holders will be the focus of intense public and parliamentary scrutiny and it is therefore likely that they will be required to engage with the media. The Authority require shortlisted candidates to be assessed in realistic radio and television interview scenarios, with footage available for the selection panel to view/listen to and to be supported by a written report on each candidate's performance.

The Supplier will be required to:

Design an assessment process around two elements - a live Radio interview and a live Television interview to test credibility, personal impact and delivery, reputation management, crisis handling and persuasiveness. A realistic and highly detailed scenario relevant to the role should be developed as well as suitable questions. These must be agreed with the panel in advance.

Deliver assessments for all shortlisted candidates (expected to be 3-6 candidates per exercise). This will include providing an interviewer.

Provide and operate all the technical recording equipment to deliver the assessment to a high standard.

Record both elements of the assessment to broadcast standard and upload to a secure password protected server to be viewed by the Final Panel at their convenience. If The Authority premises are unavailable or unsuitable for the exercise, secure alternative premises on which to undertake the assessments.

Produce for the selection panel concise written reports to support the recorded interviews, which assess each candidate about the agreed criteria.

If required by the selection panel, attend their interview prep session to give an oral briefing on the performance of the candidates. This will take place at Home Office HQ, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF.

Additional information: How to apply Instructions to Potential Providers:

Potential Providers must first be registered on the Crown Commercial Service e-Sourcing Suite in order to respond to the Procurement. If you have not yet registered on the e-Sourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS e-Sourcing'.

Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so at the Invitation to Tender stage. Potential Providers should note that it could take up to 10 working days to obtain a DUNS number.

Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at:

http://gps.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/i-am-supplier/respond-tender

Once you have registered on the e-Sourcing Suite, you will need to express your interest by emailing ExpressionOfInterest@Crowncommercial.gov.uk [The dead line for expressing an interest in the Request for Information event is [insert time, day and date (DD/MM/YYYY)]] [Delete if not applicable (ie Open competitions)]

Your email must clearly state:

• name/reference of this procurement
• the name of the registered supplier; and
• the name and contact details

Crown Commercial Service will then process your registration and assign your organisation to the opportunity. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.

It is advised however that Potential Providers register as soon as practically possible in order to receive the Invitation to Tender and have a sufficient amount of time to respond. Crown Commercial Service is not able to offer any extensions to the advertised procurement timetable.

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Freephone: 0345 010 3503

Email: supplier@Crowncommercial.gov.uk