01 Procurement
Tender overview
- Buyer
- FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED
- Status
- Complete
- Procurement method
- Direct award
- Category
- Not supplied
- CPV classification
- Not supplied
- Tender period
- Not supplied — Not supplied
Description
The intended procurement is to appoint suitably qualified suppliers to deliver psychometric testing and associated assessment services to support the recruitment and selection of train drivers. Train drivers are safety‑critical roles, regulated within the UK rail industry. Psychometric testing is a mandatory and well‑established element of assessing candidates' cognitive abilities, psychomotor skills, concentration, resilience and behavioural suitability to safely operate trains. These assessments directly support public safety, operational reliability and regulatory compliance. The requirement includes the provision of: Industry‑recognised psychometric tests relevant to train driver roles (e.g. concentration, vigilance, reaction time, memory and rule‑following) Test administration (online, supervised, or test‑centre based as appropriate) Scoring, analysis and reporting against agreed benchmarks Quality assurance and test validity controls Compliance with relevant rail industry standards and guidance Data protection, confidentiality and candidate experience management The services will be used on an ongoing basis to support regular recruitment campaigns.
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02 Awards and contracts
Published award records
Psychometric Assessment Centre Services - Recruitment
- Awarded
- Not supplied
- Award value
- £147,000
- Suppliers
- 1
- Signed contract
- Not supplied
Psychometric Assessment Centre Services - Recruitment
- Awarded
- Not supplied
- Award value
- £140,000
- Suppliers
- 1
- Signed contract
- Not supplied
Psychometric Assessment Centre Services - Recruitment
- Awarded
- Not supplied
- Award value
- £82,000
- Suppliers
- 1
- Signed contract
- Not supplied
03 Organisations
Buyers, suppliers and other parties
FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED
Milford House 1 Milford Street, Wiltshire, UKK14, SN1 1HL, United Kingdom
Companies House 05113733 →OPC Assessment
One Wellstones, Watford, UKH23, WD17 2AE, United Kingdom
Companies House 04026260 →Rail Competence Group
Albion Wharf, 19 Albion Street,, Manchester,, UKD33, M1 5LN, United Kingdom
Companies House 11758389 →The Occupational Psychology Centre
One Wellstones, Watford, UKH23, WD17 2AE, United Kingdom
Companies House 03081548 →Companies House links appear only for explicit GB-COH identifiers. BritDB does not create company links from a similar name or address.
04 Provenance
Source for this process
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