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Senior Civil Servants (SCS) Assessments

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Published
15 Sept 2026
Reference
CSR/212
Location
United Kingdom
Sector
Financial & Professional Services
Type
services

At a glance

Cabinet Office in United Kingdom has published a request for information in financial & professional services: “Senior Civil Servants (SCS) Assessments”. The notice does not state a closing date, so confirm the timetable on the official portal. Quote reference CSR/212 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 14 notices from this buyer since 2026, 8 of them currently open. There are 416 open financial & professional services notices in United Kingdom on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through UK Find a Tender Service, not through FreeTender.

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Details

This procurement is for the provision of Senior Civil Servants (SCS) Assessment Services and is being conducted by Cabinet Office (CO) and HMTreasury Commercial on behalf of the CO as the Contracting Authority. The recruitment process for SCS will differentiate between the following grade levels: G6 to SCS1 and SCS2 to SCS4 (SCS2-4) For all levels (G6-SCS4), assessment will include the procurement of an externally renowned psychometric test to explore in detail candidates' behaviours. In addition, assessment for SCS2-4 candidates will include the provision of a second externally recognised psychometric assessment that evaluates leadership derailment risks. Assessment for SCS2-4 candidates will also require the implementation of an Interactive Work Sample Assessment (IWA), which consists of a suite of Assessments.

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