✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Oct 2026, 17:17.
Opportunity overview
Historic England is seeking to procure a modern cloud-based Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to support end-to-end recruitment and talent attraction activities. Historic England is seeking a replacement solution that continues to support effective and inclusive recruitment, while offering a positive and straightforward experience for everyone involved in the recruitment process.
The new ATS must support high-volume and specialist recruitment, offer intuitive hiring manager and candidate experiences, facilitate inclusive and accessible recruitment practices, and provide robust reporting and analytics capabilities. The solution should integrate with key HR systems and support automation, workflow management, talent pooling, and compliance with UK employment and data protection requirements.
Classification
CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems
CPV48450000 — Time accounting or human resources software package
CPV72260000 — Software-related services
CPV72263000 — Software implementation services
CPV72267100 — Maintenance of information technology software
Lots
Lot 1AED 140k · Source currency differs from tender
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1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
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099142-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
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ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Historic England is tendering for a modern cloud-based applicant tracking system to support end-to-end recruitment and talent attraction. The system is intended to support high-volume and specialist recruitment, inclusive and accessible processes, reporting, HR-system integration, automation, workflows, talent pooling, and UK employment and data-protection compliance.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for providers of cloud applicant tracking and recruitment software with evidenced HR integration, recruitment workflow, analytics, accessibility, and UK compliance capabilities.
Key points identified
Applicant tracking systemModern cloud-based ATS supporting end-to-end recruitment and talent attraction.Evidence: "procure a modern cloud-based Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to support end-to-end recruitment and talent attraction activities"
Recruitment volumes and specialismsSupport high-volume and specialist recruitment.Evidence: "The new ATS must support high-volume and specialist recruitment"
User experienceProvide intuitive hiring-manager and candidate experiences.Evidence: "offer intuitive hiring manager and candidate experiences"
93% approved-analysis confidence9 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
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Historic England is tendering for a modern cloud-based applicant tracking system to support end-to-end recruitment and talent attraction. The system is intended to support high-volume and specialist recruitment, inclusive and accessible processes, reporting, HR-system integration, automation, workflows, talent pooling, and UK employment and data-protection compliance.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for providers of cloud applicant tracking and recruitment software with evidenced HR integration, recruitment workflow, analytics, accessibility, and UK compliance capabilities.
Key deliverables
Cloud-based applicant tracking system
Recruitment workflow and automation capability
Hiring-manager and candidate user experiences
Reporting and analytics
Integration with key HR systems
Talent pooling and compliance support
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
9 criteria identified
Applicant tracking system
99% confidence
Modern cloud-based ATS supporting end-to-end recruitment and talent attraction.
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"procure a modern cloud-based Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to support end-to-end recruitment and talent attraction activities"
Recruitment volumes and specialisms
99% confidence
Support high-volume and specialist recruitment.
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"The new ATS must support high-volume and specialist recruitment"
User experience
96% confidence
Provide intuitive hiring-manager and candidate experiences.
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"offer intuitive hiring manager and candidate experiences"
Inclusive and accessible recruitment
97% confidence
Facilitate inclusive and accessible recruitment practices.
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"facilitate inclusive and accessible recruitment practices"
Reporting and analytics
98% confidence
Provide robust reporting and analytics capabilities.
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"provide robust reporting and analytics capabilities"
HR-system integration
96% confidence
Integrate with key HR systems.
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"The solution should integrate with key HR systems"
Workflow features
97% confidence
Support automation, workflow management and talent pooling.
Potentially relevant in classifications, but detailed delivery obligations are unknown from the supplied description.
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Classifications include "Software implementation services" and "Maintenance of information technology software"; the narrative does not expressly assign implementation or maintenance activities.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Open tender.
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"display_status": "open"; notice type: "Tender notice on Find a Tender".
Procedure metadata
99% confidence
The source records procurement method as open and procurement-method details as competitive flexible procedure.
Lot 1 "submission_deadline": "2026-11-14T09:30:00+00:00".
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Currency contradiction
99% confidence
The process-level maximum value is stated in GBP, while active Lot 1 states the same numeric amount in AED. The applicable commercial currency cannot be determined from supplied evidence.
The source simultaneously labels the procurement method "open" and the method details "Competitive flexible procedure". The supplied data does not resolve how these labels relate.
The active lot has no title or description, so no lot-specific scope can be attributed.
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Lot 1 "title": null and "description": null.
Unstated commercial and selection terms
96% confidence
Contract dates, eligibility criteria, pricing model, implementation obligations, service levels, and award criteria are unknown from the supplied data.
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Contract start and end are null; no selection, award or detailed contractual terms are supplied.
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