Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
2gether Support Solutions
Kent and Canterbury Hospital Ethelbert Road
Canterbury
CT1 3NG
UK
Telephone: +44 1233633331
E-mail: carlymillgate@nhs.net
NUTS: UKJ44
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Permanent recruitment and temporary staffing service for 2gether Support Solutions
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
2gether Support Solutions (2SS) is seeking a supplier to support them in regards Permanent and Temporary Staffing Recruitment.
2SS is a social enterprise set up and wholly owned by East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (EKHUFT) to deliver support services and will commence trading from 1.8.2018.
The workforce is comprised predominantly of operational staff working within cleaning, catering and portering services.
It is anticipated that 2SS will need to recruit approximately 200 staff per annum, which will be predominantly from the groups indicated above but with some skilled trades and professional/managerial roles in addition. This anticipated volume is provided as a guide only, is not guaranteed and may either increase or decrease during the contract period.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
779 024.52
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ44
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
2gether Support Solutions (2SS) is seeking a supplier to support them in regards Permanent and Temporary Staffing Recruitment.
2SS is a social enterprise set up and wholly owned by East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (EKHUFT) to deliver support services and will commence trading from 1.8.2018.
The workforce is comprised predominantly of operational staff working within cleaning, catering and portering services.
It is anticipated that 2SS will need to recruit approximately 200 staff per annum, which will be predominantly from the groups indicated above but with some skilled trades and professional/managerial roles in addition. This anticipated volume is provided as a guide only, is not guaranteed and may either increase or decrease during the contract period.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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 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
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13/08/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cohesion Recruitment Limited
Solihull
UK
NUTS: UKG32
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 779 024.52
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
2gether Support Solutions
Canterbury
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
2gether Support Solutions
Canterbury
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/08/2018