Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c98-486f-7151-951e-70702e1d8714/national-fire-chiefs-council-the-development-implementation-of-a-national-at closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # National Fire Chiefs Council: The Development & Implementation of a National: Attraction, Selection & Recruitment process for the NFCC Direct Entrant Programme for the UK Fire Service. [The Chief Fire Officers' Association](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-chief-fire-officers-association) Estimated value £80,000 Published 7 Mar 2022 Deadline Closed 4 Apr 2022 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The NFCC People Programme has been considering the matter of entry routes into the sector as a key opportunity to improve leadership and diversity across the sector. The Leadership Project commissioned a workstream on Direct Entry (DE) in February 2020 alongside several other initiatives to develop better leaders. As a result, the work on DE has progressed at pace, to such an extent that 11 Fire and Rescue Services are keen to explore and support this new initiative, with the planned commencement of attraction, selection, and recruitment in September 2022. This will be a 4 Stage Process. The first stage requires potential suppliers to meet the Selection Questionnaire criteria set out within the information pack in order to qualify to be successfully Suppliers may at any time be added as long as they successfully meet the minimum criteria as set out in the information/ bid pack. Once you have registered your interest please see Individual Specification Documents in the ITT attachment section. The date for the Tender submission is Monday 04 April 2022 - 5.00pm any submissions after this time will not be considered, ## CPV classification Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/819e85c2-b94c-4895-b11f-b30fcf3b8e0f) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile The Chief Fire Officers' Association: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-chief-fire-officers-association) [Sector More Business services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services) ## More tenders like this [Guard services – Élőerős őrzés-védelmi szolgáltatás nyújtása 2027 · Jósa András Múzeum · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-f5b7-731d-af9f-b33205ef5a66/hungary-guard-services-eloeros-orzes-vedelmi-szolgaltatas-nyujtasa-2027) [Printing and distribution services – impression, façonnage, MISE SOUS PLI et routage de supports de communication POUR LES services DU departement de lot-et-garonne - 4 lots · Conseil Départemental du Lot-et-Garonne · 45 days left · 3 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6342-737e-9c91-e518c28582e6/france-printing-and-distribution-services-impression-faconnage-mise-sous-p) [Staff development services – Chefscoachning · Kriminalvården · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-98d2-71d0-bc35-e30ecdc9f40f/sweden-staff-development-services-chefscoachning) [Recruitment services – Upphandling avseende Rekryteringstjänster för koncernen Almi AB med dotterbolag · Almi AB · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-ae74-7220-9c41-43336fb80bd5/sweden-recruitment-services-upphandling-avseende-rekryteringstjanster-for-ko) [Evaluation consultancy services – Achiziția de Servicii de evaluare a Strategiei Naționale de Specializare Inteligentă (SNCISI) 2022-2027 precum și a Planului Național de Cercetare Dezvoltare și Inovare 2022-2027 (PNCDI IV) · Autoritatea Nationala pentru Cercetare · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-ff29-70e9-8ce7-e1917b432c09/romania-evaluation-consultancy-services-achizitia-de-servicii-de-evaluare-a) [Advertising and marketing services – Personalmarketingagentur\_Stellenanzeigen · Berliner Feuerwehr · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6347-72f7-8491-b98e903a3ff7/germany-advertising-and-marketing-services-personalmarketingagentur-stellena)