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Senior Civil Servants (SCS) Assessments
Published Today
10 Nov 2026
- Primary CPV
-
79600000 *
Recruitment services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Westminster, London
- Value
- £6,735,603
- Contract
-
2 years Duration
01/12/2026 30/11/2028
- Contract Types
-
79 *Business services: law, marketing, consu...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
70 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2AS, United Kingdom · UKI32
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Cabinet Office
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79600000 *
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Reference: CSR212
This procurement is for the provision of Senior Civil Servants (SCS) Assessment Services and is being conducted by Cabinet Office (CO) and HMTreasury Commercial on behalf of the CO as the Contracting Authority.
The recruitment process for SCS will differentiate between the following grade levels: G6 to SCS1 and SCS2 to SCS4 (SCS2-4)
For all levels (G6-SCS4), assessment will include the procurement of an externally renowned psychometric test to explore in detail candidates' behaviours.
In addition, assessment for SCS2-4 candidates will include the provision of a second externally recognised psychometric assessment that evaluates leadership derailment risks.
Assessment for SCS2-4 candidates will also require the implementation of an Interactive Work Sample Assessment (IWA), which consists of a suite of Assessments.
Full CPV breakdown
- 79600000 — Recruitment services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Framework or DPS call-off (only suppliers already on the framework)
- Contract type
- Services
- Winning supplier
- SME
- Procurement method
- Award under framework
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Award date
- 9 Nov 2026
- Standstill period ends
- 19 Nov 2026
- Contract can be extended to
- 30 Nov 2030
- Renewal
- Optional 1+1 extension
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 10 Nov 2026 12:38
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06e957
- Notice ID
- CSR212
Organisations on this notice
Supplier SME
Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 20 Nov 2026 · Scheduled
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Cabinet Office |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | 70 Whitehall |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | SW1A 2AS |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI32 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 2 › Name | GATENBYSANDERSON LIMITED |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | 14 King Street |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Leeds |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | LS1 2HL |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKE42 |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Business size | sme |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 2 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 2 › Sheltered workshop | No |
Buyer
| Name | Cabinet Office |
Tender
| Title | Senior Civil Servants (SCS) Assessments |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | selective |
| Procedure | Award under framework |
| Competitive | Yes |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Status | pending |
| Date | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £8,082,724 |
| Value › Value | £6,735,603 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Supplier › Name | GATENBYSANDERSON LIMITED |
| Item › CPV › Description | Recruitment services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Standstill period › End | 19 Nov 2026 |
| Contract period › Start | 1 Dec 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 30 Nov 2028 |
| Contract period › Can be extended to | 30 Nov 2030 |
| Can be renewed | Yes |
| Renewal › Description | Optional 1+1 extension |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Contract award notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/106642-2026 |
| Document › Published | 10 Nov 2026 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 20 Nov 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |