Official UK procurement notice
NFCC Human Resources Managed Services Framework Agreement
Authority: Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority is putting in place a Framework Agreement, for the duration of 2 years plus 1, for the provision of managed human resources (HR) services.
The Authority have a need to appointment a single prime contractor, or a consortium with a lead supplier acting as prime contractor, to work in effective partnership by providing access to a range of high-quality HR services and solutions on a managed service basis.
The solution will range from enabling the full managed service of the entire HR function, just a single element of it (e.g., administration and support function), or a bespoke solution tailored to complement the Authority’s in-house resources.
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 3 bids received (3.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Supplier shall offer as a minimum the following specialisms listed below to the…AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000
The Supplier shall offer as a minimum the following specialisms listed below to the Required Standard:
- Project Management – The management and delivery of programs and projects designed to enhance the effectiveness of the organisations HR management and planning and of its HR function and strategy
- Cultural transformation
- Dispute management
- Employee relations and communications
- Human resource functions, process and design
- Human resource terms and conditions and policies including health and safety, employment contracts and company handbook
- Advice on managing agency and temporary staff; and review of IR35 governance
- Organisational training and development
- Performance management (including pay, reward and benchmarking)
- Recruitment policy (internal and external) and strategy (not delivery of staffing and recruitment services)
- Staffing
- Talent management
Call-Off Contract - Phase 1 Organisational Transformation Project
On award and establishment of the Framework Agreement, there will be an immediate call-off requirement to manage a project of organisational transformation towards a new operating model which will include the TUPE of workforce.
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 (3)
- Quality - Technical: 40%
- Quality - Delivery: 30%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality - Technical: 40
- Quality - Delivery: 30
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “NFCC Human Resources Managed Services Framework Agreement” 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Jul 2021, 12:19 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Aug 2021, 15:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 16 Aug 2021 – …
- Authority reference
DN557073- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-020851- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c8ebFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 16 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 16 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
16 Aug 2021 → 24 Aug 2021 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown16 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened16 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published24 Aug 2021, 15:06 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Aug 2021- Status changed to complete24 Aug 2021, 15:06 BST
- Buyer details updated24 Aug 2021, 15:06 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
NFCC Human Resources Managed Services Framework Agreement
- Signed
- 24 Aug 2021
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Supplier shall offer as a minimum the following specialisms listed below to the… | 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | £1,000,000 – £10,000,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £100,000 – £1,000,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Chief Fire Officers AssociationContracting authorityBody governed by public lawFire Service
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- The HR Consultants (Warwickshire) LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.