Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
9th Floor, The Capital Building, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
UK
Telephone: +44 3454102222
E-mail: supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/ccs
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Public Procurement for Permanent Recruitment Services
I.5) Main activity
Other: Public Procurement for Permanent Recruitment Services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Permanent Recruitment 2 - Lot 2
Reference number: RM6229
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Crown Commercial Service, as the Authority, has put in place an agreement for the provision of Permanent Recruitment Services for use by Central Government and UK public sector bodies. This is the replacement agreement for RM6002 Permanent Recruitment Solutions and supports the hiring needs of UK central government departments including arms-length bodies (ALBs) and all other public sector bodies across the wider public sector.
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
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
37 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79600000
79610000
79635000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2 General Recruitment (Non Clinical)
The successful framework suppliers are expected to provide core and noncore
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
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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
The Framework is being run with 2 lots awarded on a staggered basis. The overall framework is being run for 24 months and Lot 2 is being let for 20 months to run co-terminously.
A minimum threshold score of 50 was applied against the overall quality score for Lot 2.
119 suppliers were appointed to this Lot on the framework.
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 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:
2021/S 000-022471
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: General Recruitment (Non Clinical)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/06/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 253
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 210
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 253
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier list
9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street. L3 9PP
Liverpool
L3 9PP
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 37 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This Contract Award Notice replaces the previous CAN issued on the 08/07/2022 https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018723-2022
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 can be accessed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3bf7cefd-ce21-4841-915e-dcb5aa7890cb
1) Redacted Commercial Agreement
2) List of Successful Suppliers
3) Approved Customer list
4) Transparency Agenda
On 02/04/2014, Government introduced its Government Security Classifications (GSC) scheme which replaced Government Protective Marking Scheme (GPMS). A key aspect is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All bidders were required to make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact this requirement. This link provides information on the GSC at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications
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 were required to demonstrate they comply with the technical requirements prescribed by Cyber Essentials, for services under and in connection with this procurement.
CCS reserved the right to award a framework to any bidder whose final score was within 1% of the last position. For Lot 2 119 suppliers were awarded a place as opposed to the number of 100 as was originally stated in the Contract Notice that was published on 09/09/2021.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/05/2024