Official UK procurement notice
Specialist recruitment company for Finance Transformation Project
Authority: UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSpecialist recruitment company for the Finance Transformation Project.
CPV: Recruitment services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Specialist recruitment company for the Finance Transformation ProjectAwarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Oct 2022, 12:26 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Nov 2022, 10:26 GMT
- Authority reference
2022/1953/CTR Partner/JL- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-031351- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0372c1Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons; Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
Following the pandemic, 2022 has seen unprecedented demand for IT Contractors across the UK. So much so, that 2 stage interviews, or delays in offering positions, would invariably result in the contractor taking an offer elsewhere. Back in May 2022 ERP specialist resources were extremely difficult to find and even more so in the Northwest, as the London markets were saturated with opportunities.
University of Manchester (UoM) are implementing a critical time dependant, large and complex ERP solution which is an on-premise solution. Enquiries to the University's contracted agencies proved very challenging as the message was consistent from all:-
- It may take some time to fill this position as the demand is at an all-time high.
- All ERP contractors known to the agency were already in contract
- Contractors preferred to work on cloud-based solutions.
- Manchester was either too far to travel or they wanted to work from home
UoM had no choice but to widen the search for specialist resources to non-contracted providers, that had immediately available and contractors willing to travel to Manchester. Using several specialist ERP search and selection recruiters that are recognised as the leading agencies for top tier ERP solutions, UoM identified several candidates which were available or coming available within 2 weeks that lived in or around Manchester.
The chosen company, CTR Partners, have subsequently been able to recruit to additional hard to recruit roles that contracted providers have not been able to fill and it is our intention to retain the services of this provider for the duration of the Finance Transformation Project (October 2023).
- Review procedure
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the Applicant was unsuccessful.
- If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must generally be brought within 3 months.
- If a declaration of ineffectiveness is sought, any such action must be brought within 30 days where the authority has communicated the award of the contract and a summary of reasons to tenderers, or otherwise within 6 months of the contract being entered into. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages.
- If the contract has been entered into the court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the authority to pay a fine, and/or order that the duration of the contract is shortened.
The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated7 Nov 2022, 10:26 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CTR Partners Limited | £800,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| CTR Partners Limited | £800,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Specialist recruitment company for Finance Transformation Project · CTR Partners Limited
- Signed
- 7 Nov 2022
- Value
- £800,000
- Status
- active
Specialist recruitment company for Finance Transformation Project. · CTR Partners Limited
- Signed
- 4 Oct 2022
- Value
- £800,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court of Justice of EnglandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CTR Partners LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.