Contract notice
Section I: Contracting 
        authority        
      
I.1) Name and addresses
  Transport for Wales
  Southgate House, Wood Street
  Cardiff
  CF10 1EW
  UK
  
            Contact person: Tamara Evans
  
            Telephone: +44 2921673434
  
            E-mail: procurement@transportfor.wales
  
            NUTS: UKL
  Internet address(es)
  
              Main address: https://tfw.gov.wales/
  
              Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA50685
 
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
            Other: Transport for Wales
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
  II.1.1) Title
Human Resources Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
  79414000
 
  II.1.3) Type of contract
  Services
  II.1.4) Short description
  Provision of Human Resources services to Transport for Wales, including assistance with recruitment of a number of key individuals.
  II.1.6) Information about lots
  
            This contract is divided into lots:
            
        No
      
 
II.2) Description
  
    II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
    79414000
    79600000
    79400000
    II.2.3) Place of performance
    NUTS code:
    UKL22
Main site or place of performance:
    TfW Offices in Cardiff
    II.2.4) Description of the procurement
    TfW is in the process of recruiting a number of key individuals to join its team. You will be required to provide Human Resource services to TfW.
    TfW recognises the importance of recruiting the right individuals and is therefore looking for support in the advertisement and recruitment of these posts.
    TfW intends to appoint a Human Resources services organisation to support TfW in the advertisement and recruitment of these posts at this crucial stage of its development. The Human Resources services lead will be accountable directly to the Corporate Services Director.
    II.2.5) Award criteria
    Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
    II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
    
                Duration in months: 6
    
                  This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
                
    Description of renewals:
    Option to extend for up to a further 12 months
    II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
    II.2.10) Information about variants
    
            Variants will be accepted:
            
              No
            
    II.2.11) Information about options
    
            Options:
            
              No
            
    II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
    
            The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
            
              No
            
   
 
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
  III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
  Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
  Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
 
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
  III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
  As stated in the procurement documents
  III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
  Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
 
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
  IV.1.1) Type of procedure
  
                        Open procedure
                        
  IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
  
                The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
                
        Yes
      
 
IV.2) Administrative information
  IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
  
              Date:
              03/04/2018
  
                Local time: 12:00
  IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
  EN
  CY
  IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
  
                Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
              
  IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
  
              Date:
              03/04/2018
  
              Local time: 12:30
  Place:
  TfW Offices in Cardiff
 
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
          This is a recurrent procurement:
          
        No
      
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=78237.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/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.
(WA Ref:78237)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/03/2018