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Published 14 Jul 2023, 12:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

West Africa Recruitment Services

Official notice

Authority: University of Dundee (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£4,700,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Aug 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The objective is to provide the University of Dundee with dedicated In-Country Representatives based in Nigeria to support the achievement of our West African student recruitment objectives with a specific focus on Nigeria and Ghana.

  • Recurrence: Upon conclusion of this contract award, circa July 2027

CPV: Administrative educational services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Higher education services · Office-support services · Recruitment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1RenewalPublished value£4,700,000
Delivery: Scotland · Dundee
Extensions: The initial contract duration shall be for a 2-year period with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12-month duration periods subject to successful delivery of the initial period as determined by the University of Dundee West Africa Recruitment Services Project Lead.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: 75%Price: 25%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 75%
  • price: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 75
  • Price: 25
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · Upon conclusion of this contract award, circa July 2027
First published
14 Jul 2023, 12:39 BST
Last source update
14 Jul 2023, 12:39 BST
Award evaluation window
14 Aug 2023 – …
Authority reference
UoD-PF152-TC-2023
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-020283
Classification (CPV)
Administrative educational servicesBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityHigher education servicesOffice-support servicesRecruitment services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM71)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e1fa Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=736916. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 The Contracting Authority does not intend to include any community benefit requirements in this contract for the following reason: Due to the nature and location of the work carried out under this contract, no defined community benefits will be included at this stage. However, there may be an opportunity for community benefits that support Community Led Services to be delivered and this will be discussed and agreed between the awarded supplier and the University during the lifetime of the contract. (SC Ref:736916) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=736916

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
14 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
14 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Jul 2023 → 14 Aug 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    14 Jul 2023, 12:39 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    14 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    14 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Dundee

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement, 3rd Floor, Tower Building, Nethergate, Dundee, Scotland, DD1 4HNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Dundee Sheriff CourtReview body Dundee

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