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Published 10 May 2023, 09:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ANDBC Tender for the Provision of Agency Workers

Official notice

Authority: Ards and North Down Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 2 lots to bid
Published estimate£4,000,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 14 Jun 2023awarded 13 Oct 2023
Awarded to HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED, HONEYCOMB JOBS LIMITED2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Tenders are sought by Ards and North Down Borough Council for the Provision of Agency Workers.

CPV: Recruitment services · Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£4,000,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1OperationalAwardedRenewalPublished value£3,000,000

Tenders are sought by Ards and North Down Borough Council for the Provision of Agency Workers. Additional information: The contract value for Lot 1 is an estimated cost only and the initial contract period is for two years.

Extensions: The Contract start date is anticipated to commence 1 November 2023, the Contract will initially be awarded for a period of two (2) years with an option to extend for a further three x 12-month periods, to be reviewed annually and subject to satisfactory contract performance.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Admin and ProfessionalAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000

Tenders are sought by Ards and North Down Borough Council for the Provision of Agency Workers. Additional information: The contract value for Lot 2 is an estimated cost only and the initial contract period is for two years.

Extensions: The Contract start date is anticipated to commence 1 November 2023, the Contract will initially be awarded for a period of two (2) years with an option to extend for a further three x 12-month periods, to be reviewed annually and subject to satisfactory contract performance.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Method Statement: 40%
  • price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Method Statement: 40
  • Price: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
10 May 2023, 09:23 BST
Last source update
20 Oct 2023, 16:21 BST
Award evaluation window
14 Jun 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-031099
Classification (CPV)
Recruitment servicesSupply services of personnel including temporary staff
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN09)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c770 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Ards and North Down Borough Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day Standstill Period following electronic notification to unsuccessful applicants of the award decision.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
14 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
14 Jun 2023, 12:30 BST

Timeline

14 Jun 2023 → 20 Oct 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    14 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    14 Jun 2023, 12:30 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    12 Sept 2023, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published
    20 Oct 2023, 16:21 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Oct 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Oct 2023, 16:21 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    20 Oct 2023, 16:21 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £4,728,7672 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 3224 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 13 Oct 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Operational1 award
HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED£3,510,798 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Admin and Professional1 award
HONEYCOMB JOBS LIMITEDSME£1,217,969 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Operational16bids · 16 electronic · 16 from abroad12——
2 · Admin and Professional16bids · 16 electronic · 16 from abroad12——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Ards and North Down Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Town Hall, The Castle, Bangor, UK, BT20 4BTContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Procurement ManagerReview body Bangor

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria