Official UK procurement notice
Multidisciplinary recruitment Framework for Temporary and Permanent staff
Authority: Historic England (Central government)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionHistoric England is wishing to set up a multidisciplinary framework in order to deliver its recruitment needs.The framework will run for 3 years with a potential 1-year extension, depending on requirement, performance and budget. The Framework will be broken down in to Lots as per the below:Lot 1 – Executive or Senior Level appointments – perm/fixed team – no tempLot 2 – Specialist – Niche or hard to fill skill set – perm/fixed term – may be temp.Lot 3 –Back office short term recruitment (Temp, Temp to Perm or Perm). As with all frameworks, being awarded a place on it does not guarantee all or any of the work available; but the overarching agreement sets out rates and agreed terms which will operate when a ‘call off contract’ is placedSuppliers are invited to bid for one or more lots; however, where bidding for multiple lots, should provide assurance of how they will manage the demand and ensure a constant and reliable supply and support to Historic England.
- Recurrence: In 3 or 4 years time depending on if the extension is used.
CPV: Recruitment services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 24 bids received (24.0 per place) · 8 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 28 Oct 2024, N/A
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 3 and win at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Executive or Senior Level AppointmentsCancelledRenewalPublished value£230,000
The maximum value of this lot stated below is an estimate based on previous spend, the value of the entire framework including all three lots is the binding maximum value. This will be awarded to a single supplier. Specification:Executive recruitment is used to find candidates for senior-level jobs or executive level roles at Historic England. Such roles in Historic England would include:Director of Corporate Services including but not limited to Finance, IMT, Facilities, HR.Regional DirectorFor this lot, when a role becomes available, we would expect suppliers to be able to provide 3 suitable candidate recommendations and associated CV’s within 5 days of our request.
Lot #2Specialists - Niche or hard to fill skill setCancelledRenewalPublished value£100,000
The maximum value of this lot, stated below, is an estimate based on previous spend, the value of the entire framework including all three lots is the binding maximum value. We anticipate between 2 and 4 suppliers will be appointed to this lot.Specification: Such roles in Historic England would include:EngineerArchitect or SurveyorIT SpecialistDeveloperNiche or specialist recruitment agencies find candidates for highly specialised areas and specific industries such as law, engineering, architecture or Information Technology. Suppliers require strong relationships with companies in the relevant sector, making them valuable to job seekers wanting to gain work in a specific field by providing testimonials of their work/relationships. The key performance indicators will apply to the delivery of services. Performance under this contract will be calculated by the Supplier using KPI’s and will be submitted for review on a quarterly basis at the contract management meetings. These will include the following
- Number of jobs that the Supplier sends CV’s for consideration – 95%
- CV to interview ratio – 95%
- Interview to offer ratio – 60%
- Offer to acceptance ratio – 70%
- Job posting to start date timeframe – Average 30 days
- Attrition rates – 95% still in position at the end of fixed term or for permanent positions 12 months after start date If the supplier fails to meet the above in any one quarter then Historic England shall require an exception report detailing actions being taken under the supplier to remedy the situation and the timescale for rectification. Contractor Supplier provides quarterly bench market information and attends quarterly reviews with Historic England to discuss performance and delivery of services and set measures on performance and SLA’s.
Lot #3Back Office - General Administration (Temp, Temp to Perm or Perm)CancelledRenewalPublished value£170,000
The maximum value of this lot, stated below, is an estimate based on previous spend, the value of the entire framework including all three lots is the binding maximum value.We anticipate that between 2 and 4 suppliers will be awarded a place on this Lot.Specification: Historic England require Back-office support from contractor suppliers to provide the administrative and operational resource. We expect suppliers to be able to provide CV’s or candidate details within 48hours. At times Historic England will require urgent short term (from 4 up to 12 weeks) resource to be in post within 5 working days and we will require candidates local to the National offices to meet the full requirements of the roleSuch roles in Historic England would include:AdministratorFinance AssistantHR AssistantPayroll AssistantData Entry AssistantFinancial ControllerFinance ManagerPayroll AssistantOn award of this contract, the Supplier would be required to provide quarterly bench market information and attend quarterly reviews with Historic England to discuss performance and delivery of services and set measures on performance and SLA’s.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70%
- Price: 30%
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Multidisciplinary recruitment Framework for Temporary and Permanent…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 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 · 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 · In 3 or 4 years time depending on if the extension is used.
- First published
- 29 Aug 2024, 11:24 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Feb 2025, 16:11 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Oct 2024 – …
- Authority reference
P/REF 00000334- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-004614- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049635Find a Tender
- Review procedure
N/A
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 7 Oct 2024, 09:30 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 7 Oct 2024, 10:00 BST
Timeline
7 Oct 2024 → 11 Feb 2025 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown7 Oct 2024, 09:30 BST
- Bids opened7 Oct 2024, 10:00 BST
- Contract starts28 Oct 2024
- Notice published11 Feb 2025, 16:11 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete11 Feb 2025, 16:11 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Framework Agreement for Multidisciplinary recruitment Framework for Temporary and Permanent staff Lot 1 - Executive or Senior Level appointments
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2025
- Value
- £230,000
- Status
- active
Framework Agreement for Multidisciplinary recruitment Framework for Temporary and Permanent staff Lot 2 - Specialist – Niche or hard to fill skill set
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2025
- Value
- £100,000
- Status
- active
Framework Agreement for Multidisciplinary recruitment Framework for Temporary and Permanent staff Lot 3 - Back office – General administration, project support, assistant or coordinator level
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2025
- Value
- £170,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24bids · 24 electronic | 18 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
8 commercial parties on the notice- C4S Search LimitedFramework contractor
- Gi Group Recruitment LimitedFramework contractor
- Global ResourcingFramework contractor
- McLean Public LtdFramework contractor
- Reed Specialist Recruitment LtdFramework contractor
- Robertson Bell LtdFramework contractor
- Tate RecruitmentFramework contractor
- Venesky Brown Recruitment LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria