Services - 347892-2019
24/07/2019    S141

United Kingdom-Liverpool: Recruitment services

2019/S 141-347892

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Services

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: Crown Commercial Service
Postal address: 9th Floor, The Capital
Town: Liverpool
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
Postal code: L3 9PP
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://ww.gov.uk/ccs
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5)Main activity
General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:

Flexible Resource Pools — Staff Bank

Reference number: RM6158
II.1.2)Main CPV code
79600000 Recruitment services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

Crown Commercial Service (the Authority) has established a framework contract for the provision of flexible resource pool — staff bank services. This requires suppliers to deliver selected flexible resource pool — staff bank services to Contracting Authority’s in order to achieve organisational efficiency. The framework contract focused on the provision of flexible resource pool — staff bank services to NHS Contracting Authority’s but will be open to public sector bodies as outlined in the OJEU customer list.

II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: 2 000 000 000.00 GBP
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
48330000 Scheduling and productivity software package
48332000 Scheduling software package
48450000 Time accounting or human resources software package
48451000 Enterprise resource planning software package
48900000 Miscellaneous software package and computer systems
79410000 Business and management consultancy services
79414000 Human resources management consultancy services
79600000 Recruitment services
79610000 Placement services of personnel
79612000 Placement services of office-support personnel
79620000 Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
79622000 Supply services of domestic help personnel
79623000 Supply services of commercial or industrial workers
79624000 Supply services of nursing personnel
79625000 Supply services of medical personnel
79630000 Personnel services except placement and supply services
79631000 Personnel and payroll services
85100000 Health services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has developed a new commercial agreement to replace the existing workforce management agreement (RM1072) which expired in 2019. The framework contract focusses on the provision of flexible resource pool — staff bank services to NHS Contracting Authority’s but will be open to public sector bodies as outlined in the OJEU customer list. The provision of flexible resource pool — staff bank service may be described as the management of the flexible workers and providers of contingent labour (employment agencies) to ensure overall organisational efficiency.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 90
Price - Weighting: 10
II.2.11)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S: 2019/S 044-100894
IV.2.8)Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system
IV.2.9)Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

Section V: Award of contract

Title:

Flexible Resource — Staff Bank

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:
04/07/2019
V.2.2)Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 31
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 31
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Full list can be found on contracts finder
Town: Full list can be found on contracts finder
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 2 000 000 000.00 GBP
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)Additional information:

The value provided in Section II.1.7 is only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this Commercial Agreement. As part of this Contract Award Notice, the following documents can be accessed at:

https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b3f298a9-ca35-4953-be7e-9a59b89cce58

1) Redacted Commercial Agreement;

2) List of successful suppliers.

VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
Official name: The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
Postal address: 9th Floor, The Capital
Town: Liverpool
Postal code: L3 9PP
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
19/07/2019