Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cdf-f075-7193-bfe3-60f9d2701c05/gb-manchester-recruitment-system-trial awarded GB open procedure # GB-Manchester: Recruitment System Trial [Arts Council England](https://tendernation.io/buyers/arts-council-england) Incumbent usually keeps it Estimated value £16,445 Published 25 Oct 2024 Deadline Closed 11 Oct 2024 ## Who can bid - 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. ## About this tender Trial of ATS (applicant tracking system). The system is designed to reduce the potential for bias at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process. This is the stage where we have seen the biggest drop-off in Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse candidates. This approach to shortlisting offered by this system has been approved by Board as a trial for 50 vacancies. Following the trial, a decision about how we recruit/ shortlist candidates to achieve our diversity targets will be made and a full procurement process will follow. ## CPV classification Software package and information systems Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/515e9624-f32d-49b7-be98-71471e36fa45) 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 Arts Council England: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/arts-council-england) [Sector More Software packages & information systems tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/software-information-systems) ## More tenders like this [Servers – Dostawa serwerów do klastra wirtualizacyjnego · Politechnika Rzeszowska · 4 days left · 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-646b-7264-9081-ac0da3de596f/poland-servers-dostawa-serwerow-do-klastra-wirtualizacyjnego) [Software package and information systems – AutoDesk Lizenzen · Hamburger Energienetze GmbH · 25 days left · 13 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-63e1-72f3-8854-0907e37f21fa/germany-software-package-and-information-systems-autodesk-lizenzen) [Servers – Ausschreibung CITRIX Wartungsverlängerung ab 2027 · Hannoversche Informationstechnologien AöR / hannIT · 4 days left · 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-615c-713f-93e6-da09a76b2c98/germany-servers-ausschreibung-citrix-wartungsverlangerung-ab-2027) [Software package and information systems – Suministro y mantenimiento de licencias de la plataforma de gestión deportiva para el Ayuntamiento de Las Rozas de Madrid (3 lotes). · Junta de Gobierno del Ayuntamiento Las Rozas · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7b6a-70d3-9b11-bf3cb20e3687/spain-software-package-and-information-systems-suministro-y-mantenimiento-de) [Software package and information systems – System wykrywania anomalii w ruchu SMTP w oparciu o Self-Learning AI · Narodowy Bank Polski · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6291-7294-b080-d589aa9cf0c0/poland-software-package-and-information-systems-system-wykrywania-anomalii-w) [Medical software package – eHealth pro Masarykův onkologický ústav · Masarykův onkologický ústav · 3 days left · 22 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6d62-73ac-ba27-c98f8437d1bb/czechia-medical-software-package-ehealth-pro-masarykuv-onkologicky-ustav)