Official UK procurement notice
Global Workforce Management Services Lot 4 Global Workforce Management Services
Authority: North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis tender is for Lot 4 of the Global Workforce Mobility Services Framework only. Lots 1 – 3 have already been tendered and the process is concluded. Lot 4 was included in the previous tender but the process for Lot 4 has been stopped. Therefore this tender relates to the retender of Lot 4 only. The NWUPC is seeking to establish a multi-provider framework agreement on behalf of the members of NWUPC, APUC, NEUPC, LUPC, SUPC and HEPCW for the provision of global workforce mobility services. Members referred to in the Contract Notice may also participate in the framework agreement. This will commence on 1 May 2021 for an initial period of 24 months until 30 April 2023 with the option to extend the Agreement for 12 months until 30 April 2024 and a further 12 months until 30 April 2025 subject to satisfactory economic operator performance.
- Recurrence: 4 years
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 6 suppliers · 6 bids received (1.0 per place) · 6 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 May 2021
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 4 Global Workforce Management Services includes the following scope;AwardedRenewalPublished value£20,000,000
Lot 4 Global Workforce Management Services includes the following scope;
The end to end activities involved with managing an international workforce. This includes, but is not limited to, the advice, management, fulfilment and support of immigration services, legal services in relation to international workforce considerations, overseas tax and accountancy consideration and overseas payroll. As a minimum Suppliers must be able to provide all of these services.
Domiciliation and employee relocation services may be provided under this Lot however it is not a mandatory requirement that the Supplier can offer these services.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Customer Requirements: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Customer Requirements: 60.00%
- Price: 40.00%
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Global Workforce Management Services Lot 4 Global Workforce Management…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 6 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 · publisher note attached- 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
- 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
- Yes · 4 years
- First published
- 12 Mar 2021, 12:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Jun 2021, 17:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Apr 2021 – …
- Authority reference
PFB3135 NW- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-013258- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029b1fFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: The following organisations intend to utilise the framework agreement as soon possible after award: NWUPC https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members APUC http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members HEPCW http://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/ LUPC https://www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list NEUPC http://www.neupc.ac.uk/who-are-our-members SUPC https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members Member Institutions and affiliated Public Sector Bodies including FE colleges and the Research Councils (http:// www.ukri.org/) as defined by the above consortia. At some point during the life of the framework agreement the members of the following consortium may wish to utilise the agreement and should have access at any point with the permission of NWUPC. CPC https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/members/ At some point during the life of the framework agreement the current members of the following may wish to utilise the agreement and should have access at any point with the permission of NWUPC. This agreement is not intended to replace any current agreements that either participating or non-participating Institutions may already have in place. A list of the current members is available as follows: Central Government Departments, Local Government and Public Corporations that can be accessed at the Public Sector Classification Guide https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/uksectoraccounts/datasets/publicsectorclassificationguide https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations Local Authorities https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council https://www.local.gov.uk NDPBs https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations National Parks Authorities https://www.nationalparksengland.org.uk/ Police Forces in the United Kingdom https://www.police.uk/forces https://www.police-information.co.uk/index.html Fire and Rescue Services in the United Kingdom https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Fire-and-Rescue-Services NHS Bodies England https://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/nhstrustlisting.aspx Hospices in the UK https://www.hospiceuk.org/about-hospice-care/find-a-hospice Registered Social Landlords (Housing Associations) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing Third Sector and Charities in the United Kingdom https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/charity-commission http://www.oscr.org.uk Citizens Advice in the United Kingdom http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/index/getadvice.htm www.cas.org.uk Scottish Police http://www.scotland.police.uk NI Public Bodies Northern Ireland Government Departments https://www.northernireland.gov.uk/topics/your-executive/government-departments https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/government-departments-in-northern-ireland Northern Ireland Public Sector Bodies and Local Authorities https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/articles/list-public-bodies-which-ni-public-procurement-policy-applies Schools and Universities in Northern Ireland https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/ Health and Social care in Northern Ireland http://online.hscni.net Northern Ireland Housing Associations https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/housing-associations Police Service of Northern Ireland https://www.psni.police.uk
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 12 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 12 Apr 2021, 13:00 BST
Timeline
12 Apr 2021 → 11 Jun 2021 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown12 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened12 Apr 2021, 13:00 BST
- Contract starts1 May 2021, 00:00 BST
- Notice published11 Jun 2021, 17:36 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 May 2021, 14:06 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £20,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot 4 Global Workforce Management Services
- Signed
- 25 May 2021
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2025
- Status
- active
Lot 4 Global Workforce Management Services
- Signed
- 30 Apr 2021
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NWUPC LtdReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- Anderson Anderson Brown LLP and Fragomen LLPFramework contractor
- Deloitte LLPFramework contractor
- Ernst & Young LLPFramework contractor
- KPMG LLPFramework contractor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPFramework contractor
- Santa Fe Relocation Services (UK) LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria