Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
The Exchange, 3 New York Street
Manchester
M1 4HN
UK
Telephone: +44 3000611571
E-mail: procurement.enquiries@ombudsman.org.uk
NUTS: UKD3
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.ombudsman.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.mytenders.org/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA5486
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Ombudsman
I.5) Main activity
Other: Complaints Handling
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Agency Recruitment Services Framework
Reference number: PR2028
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This procurement opportunity is for inclusion on PHSO's recruitment agency framework, to provide temporary and permanent personnel from entry to management level and for ad hoc support roles (e.g. admin, HR, facilities, finance...etc.).
Agencies on the framework will specialize in one or more particular department. PHSO is not able to offer any exclusive arrangements for any of the agencies on our PSL and thus will not commit to any retainer fees. We are also unable to guarantee the level of business that can be expected to be placed with framework suppliers.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
600 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This procurement opportunity is for inclusion on PHSO’s recruitment agency framework, to provide temporary and permanent personnel from entry to management level and for ad hoc support roles (e.g. admin, HR, facilities, finance...etc.).
Agencies on the framework will specialise in one or more particular department. PHSO is not able to offer any exclusive arrangements for any of the agencies on our PSL and thus will not commit to any retainer fees. We are also unable to guarantee the level of business that can be expected to be placed with framework suppliers.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 109-219578
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: PR2023
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/12/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 40
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 40
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Badenoch and Clark
12th Floor Lowry House, 17 Marble St
Spring Gardens
M2 3AW
UK
NUTS: UKD
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Search Consultancy Ltd
Glasgow
UK
NUTS: UKM82
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hays Specialist recruitment Ltd
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Step Ahead Social Enterprise Community Interest Company
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Advantage Resourcing
Basingstoke
UK
NUTS: UKJ36
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(MT Ref:205969)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
The Exchange, 3 New York Street
Manchester
M1 4HN
UK
Telephone: +44 3000611571
E-mail: chris.jones@ombudsman.org.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.ombudsman.org.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/12/2017