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Published 17 Nov 2022, 11:59 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Framework for the Provision of End-to-End Recruitment Services for Infrastructure and Projects Division

Authority: Translink (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN06)

Framework ceiling (notional)£2,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 20 Dec 2022awarded 12 Apr 2023

Framework period 2 yrsends 28 Feb 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Mar 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Translink wishes to establish a Framework for the Provision of End-to-End Recruitment Services. The appointed Contractor(s) will provide all services from candidate sourcing to verbal offer stage, to support the Infrastructure and Projects division within Translink, who potentially will require a variety of technical and professional specialist roles to fulfil a programme of capital and maintenance works projects. The Framework Agreement will appoint one Primary Contractor and one Secondary Contractor. There is no guaranteed level of business. Services will be commissioned on an ad-hoc basis. Suppliers will be ranked on the framework based on their ranking on the initial framework tender process. Under this procurement the Contractor(s) will be required to support the Clients social value objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions and / or award criteria may relate, in particular, to social value. Your response must be submitted via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) on the eTendersNI portal. Instructions on how to submit your response can be found within the Interactive Walkthrough on the eTendersNI Homepage. No other method of submission will be accepted.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · General personnel services for the government · Placement services of personnel · Recruitment services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Places: up to 2 suppliers · 8 bids received (4.0 per place) · 2 appointed (full)
Framework period: 2 yrs from 1 Mar 2023

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£2,000,000

Contract period: 1 Mar 2023 – 28 Feb 2025 (2 yrs)

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Extensions: The option to extend by a further 24 months. No individual single extension will be granted for a period longer than 12 months and any extension will be at the discretion of the Client.Variant bids: not allowed

75131100 General personnel services for the government 79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security 79610000 Placement services of personnel

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

Quality: 70%Price: 30%

Published sub-criteria (2)

as per tender documents: 70%
as per tender documents: 30%

Published award criteria (2)

as per tender documents: 70
as per tender documents: 30

Staff: Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

What this means for your bid

Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
“Framework for the Provision of End-to-End Recruitment Services for…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 2 suppliers, not a single contract.

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 · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 17 Nov 2022, 11:59 GMT
Last source update: 12 Apr 2023, 15:30 BST
Award evaluation window: 20 Dec 2022 – …
Authority reference: P2510
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-010529
Classification (CPV): Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityGeneral personnel services for the governmentPlacement services of personnelRecruitment services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03860c Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: portal not identified

Language: EN

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗

Appointment period ends: 20 Dec 2022, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 20 Dec 2022, 15:30 GMT

Timeline

20 Dec 2022 → 18 Jun 2023 · 5 dates

Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
20 Dec 2022, 15:00 GMT
Bids opened
20 Dec 2022, 15:30 GMT
Contract starts
1 Mar 2023
Notice published
12 Apr 2023, 15:30 BST
Bids must remain valid until
18 Jun 2023, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
12 Apr 2023, 15:30 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 2admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 82 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 12 Apr 2023

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Contract
Signed
12 Apr 2023
Value
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Period
… – 28 Feb 2025
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic · 2 from abroad	2	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Translink

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentUrban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services Procurement Department, Belfast, UK, BT2 7LXContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body Belfast
refer to Translink complaints processMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point Belfast

Framework contractors & participating bidders

2 commercial parties on the notice

CORVUS RECRUITMENT LTDFramework contractor Scottish Provident Building, 7 Donegall Square West, BELFAST, UK, BT1 6JHContact email, phone
MCS PERSONNEL LIMITEDFramework contractor 32-38 Linenhall Street, BELFAST, UK, BT2 8BGContact email, phone

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