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Published 12 Mar 2021, 12:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Global Workforce Management Services Lot 4 Global Workforce Management Services

Official notice

Authority: North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium Ltd

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£20,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 12 Apr 2021awarded 25 May 2021
Framework period 4 yrsends 30 Apr 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 May 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This 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 published
Lot #1Lot 4 Global Workforce Management Services includes the following scope;AwardedRenewal 4 yrsPublished 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.

Contract period: 1 May 2021 – 30 Apr 2025 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: This will commence 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.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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Customer Requirements: 60%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Customer Requirements: 60.00%
  • Price: 40.00%
What this means for your bid
  • 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)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029b1f Find a Tender
Contract terms
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
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Appointment period ends
12 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
12 Apr 2021, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Apr 2021 → 11 Jun 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    12 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    12 Apr 2021, 13:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 May 2021, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    11 Jun 2021, 17:36 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 May 2021, 14:06 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 6admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 2latest 25 May 2021

2 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

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium

Contracting authoritysub-central contracting authorityEducation Albert House, 17 Bloom Street,, Manchester, UK, M1 3HZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Other public bodies

  • European UnionFunder

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NWUPC LtdReview body ManchesterContact email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

6 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