Transform Central Government recruitment with compliant and people-centric AI

Deliver fair and open resourcing at scale with the UK and Ireland’s leading provider of Public Sector talent acquisition technology.

Our platform isn’t adapted from a private-sector model; it is government-native, built to handle the unique operational landscape.

Why Does Central Government Choose Oleeo?

With rising application volumes and tight budgets, Central Government departments require more than just a generic ATS. You need a strategic partner that understands the complexities of government recruitment. A partner that can enable bold transformation; faster recruitment, improved quality, and diversity at the heart of every hiring decision.

Oleeo provides the only AI-powered recruitment platform specifically built for the scale and compliance of Central Government. Whether you are operating within a cluster or seeking strategic autonomy, our G-Cloud-approved technology ensures you move beyond legacy limitations without compromising on governance.

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Proven Public Sector Expertise

We have the largest market share and proven deployment at scale, trusted by the Ministry of Justice, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, publicjobs and many more government agencies.

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Risk-Free AI Innovation

Our AI solutions are specifically designed and tested to comply with stringent publicjobs governance rules regarding fairness and bias.

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Government-Native Functionality

Native management of reserve lists, orders of merit, and complex pre-employment checks, including security clearance vetting.

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Data Security & Residency

Hosted in ISO 27001 accredited UK facilities, complying with UK Government Cloud Security Principles and Cyber Essentials Plus.

Our accreditations include:

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What Our Customers Are Saying

“Oleeo are good to work with. They respond to queries and challenges effectively and efficiently. They have shown great flexibility and willingness to help with product development and we have collaborated to offer users a high quality and ever improving experience.”

Mark Williams

Product Manager at Civil Service Resourcing

“Oleeo’s AI Candidate Screening and Selection Tool makes selecting high quality candidates so much faster & consistent.”

Marc Jenkins

Head of Major Programmes, Sopra Steria

“For a company like Sopra Steria, quality is inseparable from ethics. Oleeo and Sopra Steria’s responsible AI approach ensures that every recommendation is evidence-based, keeping our human recruiters firmly in control of the final decision-making process.”

Richard Burgess-Kelly

Director of Resourcing Growth, Sopra Steria

Our Solutions for Central Government

The secure backbone for high-volume, public sector hiring. Our highly configurable ATS (Applicant Tracking System) eliminates the limitations of generic systems, offering the deep configurability required for complex recruitment mandates.

Deploy the future of recruitment today. Our AI tools can be implemented as a standalone add-on to your HR or ATS system or fully integrated with the Oleeo ATS.

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Automate & Accelerate: Reduce time-to-hire significantly through intelligent automation and faster approval workflows.

Seamless Integrations: Integration with vital reporting tools like Power BI for a single source of truth.

AI Candidate Screening

Build pipelines faster and with greater precision through intelligent analysis of CVs, applications, cover letters, personal statements, candidate responses to in-depth questions, and more.

SkillsAssess

Improve selection quality by moving beyond CV keywords. Ensure fairness across all cohorts with a DE&I-aware assessment tool.

VacancyIQ

Use AI to draft compliant, engaging job descriptions and job ads in minutes, reducing your time to publish.

Personalised candidate interaction

OleeoQ

Unlock strategic capacity with a 24/7 conversational candidate FAQ chatbot that automates up to 40% of repetitive administrative tasks.

Candidate Navigator

Help candidates cut through confusing job titles and descriptions to find roles based on their existing skills.

Oleeo Connect

Engaging journeys for candidates and employees at any stage of the process with targeted content based on specific criteria.

Oleeo Search and Match

Skills-based hiring through job description analysis and suggestions of best suited candidates from your talent banks and reserve lists.

Driving Efficiency: The Results

A Large Central Government Department

Projected savings of 50-70% per application, with average application assessed in just 5.2 minutes, down from current benchmark of 22.5 minutes.

High-Volume Success

Manage 50% more applications without increasing your budget through intelligent automation.

DE&I Excellence

Achieve up to 29% increase in diversity with built-in features like name-blind screening and bias mitigation ensure your recruitment remains inclusive and transparent.

Procurement via G-Cloud

Oleeo is a G-Cloud-approved provider, allowing HR and TA professionals to bypass lengthy, complex tender processes. This simplifies procurement and dramatically reduces implementation lag, supporting your goal of getting things done quicker.

Empower your department with compliant AI.

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Central Government AI Recruitment: Frequently Asked Questions

Central Government departments are moving toward a new era of autonomous, high-volume recruitment. Below are answers to the most common questions regarding the transition to compliant, AI-powered hiring.

To meet government targets for AI-readiness and a “digital-first” Civil Service, departments must move away from siloed data. Modernising with Oleeo enables AI-driven efficiency, seamless integration with GOV.UK One Login, and the mobile-first experience necessary to compete for top-tier talent in a tight market.

Generic or “black box” AI tools often fail to meet the stringent DE&I and transparency requirements of the Civil Service. Oleeo’s compliant AI is specifically designed and tested to adhere to UK Public Sector governance rules, ensuring all hiring remains fair and open.

Our platform is built with DE&I at its core, offering native features such as name-blind screening, diverse candidate sourcing, and analytics that identify potential bias throughout the hiring process.

Oleeo takes an ethical, human-centric approach to AI, ensuring recruiters remain firmly in control. Every tool is rigorously validated to meet the highest standards of compliance, aligning with the frameworks and considerations required by public sector organisations. Our technology is hosted in ISO 27001 accredited UK facilities, complying with UK Government Cloud Security Principles and Cyber Essentials Plus.

Oleeo brings unparalleled experience working with Central Government departments, allowing us to create a system finely tuned to the unique nuances of government – and more broadly, public sector recruitment. Oleeo’s ATS has evolved continuously, shaped by customer feedback and changing requirements, so that best practices are embedded into the very core of the system. From supporting fair and open competition to keeping pace with the latest DE&I compliance, Oleeo ensures you’re always aligned and ahead.

Yes. Oleeo allows departments to automate up to 40% of administrative tasks through OleeoQ and VacancyIQ. This “efficiency engine” enables your team to manage rising volumes without needing to increase headcount or budget.

SkillsAssess is a DE&I-aware tool that moves beyond simple keyword matching. It is currently being utilised in the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) to handle complex experience questions, delivering a 30% time saving on behaviors sifting.

Our intelligent automation speeds up approvals and reduces “time-to-action,” significantly decreasing candidate dropout rates and accelerating the journey from vacancy to appointment.

Oleeo’s AI is “Ethical by Design,” undergoing rigorous adverse impact testing to prevent bias. Safety is ensured through ISO 27001 security audits, data redaction, and a “Human-in-the-Loop” approach. This guarantees that algorithms remain transparent, compliant with GDPR/EEOC standards, and act as a supportive tool rather than a final decision-maker.

Oleeo’s AI-powered candidate FAQ chatbot, OleeoQ, is an ideal starting point for Central Government departments beginning their journey with AI in recruitment. It’s quick to deploy and simple to implement, requiring minimal effort. Yet the impact is anything but modest – organisations using Oleeo’s FAQ chatbot to handle common candidate queries have saved up to 30 hours of recruiter time each week.

Oleeo systems are hosted in ISO 27001 accredited facilities entirely within the UK. We comply with all UK Data Protection legislation and UK Government Cloud Security Principles.

Yes. Oleeo is a G-Cloud-approved provider. This allows HR and Talent Acquisition professionals to bypass lengthy tender processes and procure our ATS or standalone AI tools with ease.

No. Oleeo offers a low-risk entry point where our AI tools can be implemented as a standalone add-on to your existing system, or fully integrated into the Oleeo ATS.

We’re here to support Central Government departments throughout their procurement journey. If this is your first time procuring an AI tool and you’d like some guidance on what to consider for your tender, we’d be happy to offer advice and discuss your options.

Oleeo adheres to global standards including ISO/IEC 27001 for security and GDPR for data privacy. Its AI framework aligns with UK Government AI Principles, EEOC (US), and the EU AI Act, focusing on bias mitigation, transparency, and “Human-in-the-Loop” accountability to ensure fair, ethical recruitment.