# Recruitment Assessment Services

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [H M Revenue & Customs](/buyers/h-m-revenue-customs/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Penna Plc](/contract-winners/penna/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £60,000
- Tender value: £60,000
- Award date: 23 September 2022
- Published: 6 October 2022
- Contract start: 23 September 2022
- Contract end: 22 September 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 1adc9ca8-311e-4fc2-a5cd-5725a2e136ad-577990
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fab97a2b-dca9-42d2-83e0-80e3ea4876f4

## Description

This is an annual recruitment for the Tax Specialist Programme, a three year programme leading to Grade 7, being the primary supply chain for G7 tax professionals\. Initial recruitment is for around 200 trainees although for 2022 the number recruited is nearer 285 and is likely to be a similar number for 2023\. The posts are located across all 13 regional locations\. The recruitment process is delivered via civil service jobs and has 3 stages\. Stage 1 is on -line tests, stage 2 is video interviews and stage 3 is an assessment centre\. The assessment centre is the final stage of selection\. This request relates to stage 3 where candidates are invited to complete 3 exercises \(group exercise, analysis exercise and stakeholder engagement exercise\) which are designed by external bodies in collaboration with the Talent Acquisition Team\. As part of the contract we will also want the successful bidder to deliver 2 one day training events for new assessors to help deliver the assessments for TSP23\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1adc9ca8-311e-4fc2-a5cd-5725a2e136ad-577990)