Framework for Finance Recruitment – University of Glasgow
Title: Provision of a Framework for the Delivery of Finance Recruitment Services
Reference number: PURCH2300
Location: Glasgow
Contract duration: 4 years with an option to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months.
Type of procedure: open procedure
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 12pm, 16th September 2024
This contract is divided into lots and tenders may be submitted for all lots.
Award criteria for all lots:
- Quality criterion – Name: Quality – Technical Capability – Partnership Working / Weighting: 25%
- Quality criterion – Name: Quality – Technical Capability – Skills & Experience / Weighting: 15%
- Quality criterion – Name: Quality – Technical Capability – Added Value / Weighting: 10%
- Quality criterion – Name: Quality – Technical Capability – Service Delivery & Quality / Weighting: 15%
- Quality criterion – Name: Quality – Technical Capability – Candidate Selection & Diversity / Weighting: 5%
- Price – Weighting: 30%
Lot 1: All recruitment services for operational financial roles of Grade 5 or below. Roles will be operational finance roles. The Lot will cover services for Temporary, Fixed Term, Permanent & Day Rate Contractor Roles. The vision is to appoint a number of suppliers, capable of supplying suitably qualified and experienced Permanent, Agency Temporary Worker, Fixed Term and Day Rate Contractors candidates, for a wide range of financial services roles.
Lot 2: All recruitment services for professional financial roles of Grade 6 or above. This lot will cover all Financial Roles at Grade 6 or below across the University, these roles will be professional finance roles. The Lot will cover services for Temporary, Fixed Term, Permanent & Day Rate Contractor Roles.
The vision is to appoint a number of suppliers, capable of supplying suitably qualified and experienced Permanent, Agency Temporary Worker, Fixed Term and Day Rate Contractors candidates, for a wide range of financial services roles.
Lot 3: All recruitment services for Procurement Roles within the University. This will be a lot exclusively for Procurement roles, which will require experience and understanding of public procurement roles and skills. The Lot will cover services for Temporary, Fixed Term, Permanent & Day Rate Contractor Roles.
The vision is to appoint a number of suppliers, capable of supplying suitably qualified and experienced Permanent, Agency Temporary Worker, Fixed Term and Day Rate Contractors candidates, for a wide range of financial services roles.
Minimum criteria for suppliers to participate:
The supplier is required to provide a minimum of 2 number of years accounts clearly showing a minimum yearly turnover of £500,000. See University guideline on the Financial Health of Suppliers at the following link: https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/procurementoffice/informationforsuppliers/allsuppliers/
Insurances required – £5m public liability, £5m employers liability and £5m professional indemnity
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/.
The University has a strong commitment to Community Benefits and seeks to engage with Bidders who have likeminded policies. Community Benefits include, but are not limited to:
- employment and training opportunities for priority groups
- vocational training
- up-skilling of the existing workforce
- equality and diversity initiatives
- making sub-contracting opportunities available to SMEs, the third sector and supported businesses
- supply-chain development activity
- building capacity in community organisations
- educational support initiatives
- work with schools, colleges and universities to offer work experience
You will be required to specify community benefits you commit to delivering as a result of this Contract.
Name and addresses:
University of Glasgow
Procurement Office, Tay House
Glasgow
G12 8QQ
Contact: Cara Wright
Email: Cara.Wright@glasgow.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 1413306826
Buyer's address: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00108
To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG512673
To access the full contract notice: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026914-2024?origin=SearchResults&p=1