Title: Permanent Recruitment 2
Reference number: RM6229
Short Description:
Crown Commercial Service, as the Authority, intends to put in place an agreement for the provision of Permanent Recruitment Services for use by Central Government and UK public sector bodies. This will be the replacement agreement for RM6002 Permanent Recruitment Solutions and will support the hiring needs of UK central government departments including arms-length bodies (ALBs) and all other public sector bodies across the wider public sector.
It is anticipated that Permanent Recruitment 2 will provide permanent and supporting services including, but not limited to,
- Clinical recruitment
- General recruitment
- Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO)
- Talent mapping
- Testing and assessment centres
- Technology services
- International recruitment
Estimated total value excluding vat: £45,000,000
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system: 2 years with the option to extend for 2 periods of 12 months.
Type of procedure: open procedure
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 3.00pm, 12th October 2021
Lot 1 Clinical Recruitment
The successful framework suppliers will be expected to provide core and non-core services
Core Services
- Customer planning
- Candidate identification and attraction
- Candidate assessment and evaluation
- Offer and appointment
Non-Core Services
- Strategy and planning
- Talent Development
- Technology services
- International recruitment
- Project RPO
The full scope of Lot 1 is set out in the Framework Schedule 1 (Specification) that is part of the Invitation to Tender documentation.
Estimated value: £7,500,000
Award Criteria for Lot 1 – Quality: 80% and price 20%
A minimum threshold score of 50 will be applied against the overall quality score for Lot 1.
It is anticipated that a maximum of 50 suppliers will be appointed to this framework lot. However CCS reserve the right to award a framework to any bidder whose final score is within 1% of the last position if 50 are appointed.
Lot 2 – General Recruitment (Non Clinical)
The successful framework suppliers will be expected to provide core and non-core services
Core Services
- Customer planning
- Candidate identification and attraction
- Candidate assessment and evaluation
- Offer and appointment
Non-Core Services
- Strategy and planning
- Talent Development
- Technology services
- International recruitment
- Project RPO
The full scope of Lot 2 is set out in the Framework Schedule 1 (Specification) that is part of the Invitation to Tender documentation
Award criteria – quality 70% and price 30%
Value excluding VAT: £37,500,000
The framework is divided into 2 lots, which will be awarded separately, due to staggered expiry dates for existing arrangements. The framework will commence when Lot 1 is awarded. Lot 2 will be awarded for a shorter initial duration, so that all lots will end coterminously
A minimum threshold score of 50 will be applied against the overall quality score for Lot 2.
It is anticipated that a maximum of 100 suppliers will be appointed to this framework lot. However CCS reserve the right to award a framework to any bidder whose final score is within 1% of the last position if 100 are appointed
The PIN for this requirement : 2020/S 188-455082 placed on the 28th September 2020, indicated that there would be a requirement for Executive Search and a higher overall value. This has since changed and that the scope and strategy for Executive Search is under consideration and so not included in this procurement as was expected at the time of the PIN.
As part of this contract notice the following documents can be accessed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/97b28a2d-187b-45cf-a0b6-70fd9098e17e
Cyber Essentials is a mandatory requirement for Central Government contracts which involve handling personal information or provide certain ICT products/services. Government is taking steps to reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet. To participate in this procurement, bidders must be able to demonstrate they comply with the technical requirements prescribed by Cyber Essentials, for services under and in connection with this procurement for Lot 1 and Cyber Essentials plus for services under and in connection with procurement for Lot 2. Refer to https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/information/cyber-essentials-faqs for more information.
Some purchases under this framework Agreement may have requirements that can be met under this Framework Agreement but the purchase of which may be exempt from the Procurement Regulations (as defined in Attachment 1 – About the framework within the invitation to tender documentation). In such cases, Call-offs from this Framework will be unregulated purchases for the purposes of the Procurement Regulations, and the buyers may, at their discretion, modify the terms of the Framework and any Call-off Contracts to reflect that buyer’s specific needs.
CCS reserve the right to award a framework to any bidder whose final score is within 1% of the last position.
Name and addresses:
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
Email: supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 3150103503
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk
Registering for access:
This procurement will be managed electronically via the eSourcing suite. This will be the route for sharing all information and communicating with bidders. If you have recently registered on the eSourcing suite for another CCS procurement you can use the same account for this new procurement. If not, you will first need to register your organisation on the portal.
Use the following link for information on how register and use the eSourcing tool: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/esourcing-tool-guidance-for-suppliers
For assistance please contact the eSourcing Help desk operated by email at eEnablement@crowncommercial.gov.uk or call 0345 410 2222.
