# GB-Manchester: Recruitment System Trial

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Arts Council England](/buyers/the-arts-council-england/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Be Applied Ltd
- Award value: £16,445
- Tender value: £16,445
- Award date: 11 October 2024
- Published: 25 October 2024
- Contract start: 1 January 2025
- Contract end: 31 October 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 4494071e-f212-46a7-95f9-fd3b9a092f9c-797269
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-515e9624-f32d-49b7-be98-71471e36fa45

## Description

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\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4494071e-f212-46a7-95f9-fd3b9a092f9c-797269)