FOI Request - Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

Request 101003930788

1. ATS details
a) The name of the Applicant Tracking System currently in use:
b) The supplier/vendor of the system:

2. Contract information
a) The start date of the current ATS contract:
b) The end date of the current ATS contract:
c) Any extension options included within the contract (if applicable):
d) Contract value (£):

3. Future procurement
a) Whether the Council intends to re tender for the ATS at the end of the current contract:
b) If known, the anticipated timeframe for any future tender or procurement process:

4. Contract ownership
a) The job title and department of the officer with primary responsibility for managing the current ATS contract:

5. Procurement responsibility
a) The job title and department of the person primarily responsible for procurement of recruitment or HR systems within the Council:

Response 03-03-2026

1. a) Cornerstone Talentlink

b) Cornerstone

2. a) 01.01.2026

b) 31.12.2029

c) 3 year and +1 year extension options

d) £1.3M (over three years, inclusive of 5% contractual increases)

3. a) Depending on COSLA Leaders decision to continue- then this decision would be made around Q2 of 2029

b) If a new platform was the preferred option of COSLA Leaders, then that timeframe would be a little longer, and probably the Q2 2030 (i.e. within the final year option of the current contract)

4. a) CoSLA

5. a) Procurement was undertaken via G-Cloud (V14)