Official UK procurement notice
Recruitment Advertising Solution for Eductaion - Y24004
Authority: Commercial Services Kent Ltd (t/a Kent Teach)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionKent-Teach, a trading unit of Commercial Services, was founded in 2000 to deliver a cost effective recruitment advertising solution to schools across Kent and the surrounding areas. Working with 95% of Kent schools and by utilising an audience of 200,000 members, the site receives over 3 million visits each year. They are the established market leader in Kent for Education vacancies, supporting customers to fill their vacancies with talented staff members.
CPV: Recruitment services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Kent-Teach, a trading unit of Commercial Services, was founded in 2000 to deliver a…Cancelled
Kent-Teach, a trading unit of Commercial Services, was founded in 2000 to deliver a costeffective recruitment advertising solution to schools across Kent and the surrounding areas. Working with 95% of Kent schools and by utilising an audience of 200,000 members, the site receives over 3 million visits each year. They are the established market leader in Kent for Education vacancies, supporting customers to fill their vacancies with talented staff members. Additional information: This notice is to advise of the Authority to terminate this procurement without award due to the lack of a commercially viable solution from the tender process presenting itself to the Authority
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 (4)
- Service Delivery: 55%
- Price: 40%
- Social Value: 3%
- Sustainability and Environment: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Service Delivery: 55
- Social Value: 3
- Sustainability and Environment: 10
- Price: 40
- Price carries 40 of 108 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 23 Jan 2024, 12:07 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 May 2024, 16:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Feb 2024 – …
- Authority reference
Y24004- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-015616- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0433b0Find a Tender
Publisher note: Due to none of the proposals submitted meeting the full scope of the project the Authority is giving notice of a NON-AWARD decision in respect of this opportunity To view this notice, please click here: https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=862114514 GO Reference: GO-2024516-PRO-26063823
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Feb 2024, 09:30 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 27 Feb 2024, 10:00 GMT
Timeline
27 Feb 2024 → 30 Jul 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline27 Feb 2024, 09:30 GMT
- Bids opened27 Feb 2024, 10:00 GMT
- Notice published16 May 2024, 16:05 BST
- Bids must remain valid until30 Jul 2024, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 May 2024- Status changed to unsuccessful16 May 2024, 16:05 BST
- Buyer details updated16 May 2024, 16:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Commercial Services Kent td (t/a Kent Teach)Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Commercial ServicesMediation body
- Commercial Services Kent LtdMediation body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.