Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
9th Floor The Capital Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/crown-commercial-service
Address of the buyer profile: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Public Sector Resourcing
Reference number: RM 3749
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has put in place a pan government collaborative Framework Agreement for use by UK public sector bodies identified at VI.3 (and any future successors to these organisations). The Procurement established a single supplier public sector Framework Agreement for the supply of Contingent Workers.
Under the Framework Agreement, the Service Provider shall not be permitted to be an Agency Provider from its own business (or any affiliated businesses).
The Framework Agreement duration is 6 years (refer to IV.1.3 of the Contract Notice).The duration in Section II 2.7 is for the placing of orders. Call Off Contracts may extend up to a maximum of 18 months after the expiry of the Framework Period (refer to Clause 10 of the Framework Agreement). Contracting Authorities shall not be able to enter into Call Off Contracts anytime after the expiry of the Framework 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:
15 000 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79623000
79611000
79600000
79310000
79622000
79312000
79620000
79612000
79610000
79313000
79311000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Service Provider will be required to deliver the Public Sector Resourcing Model, from identification of Contingent Worker requirement through to payment, Off Boarding and management, governance and on-going improvements and innovation. The Service Provider shall provide a range of Routes to Talent to source, engage and on Board Workers.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: MEAT
/ 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
II.2.14) Additional information
Parts of the Services may be similar to those currently carried out by employees under the Contingent Labour One Framework. TUPE may apply to the transfer of such parts of the Services, either to the Service Provider or a Subcontractor, and either on commencement of the Framework Agreement, or a Call Off Contract, or at the point a Contracting Authority Requisitions an Assignment.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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 091-180133
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: RM3749
Title: Public Sector Resourcing
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/01/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 15
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 9
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 15
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Alexander Mann Solutions Limited
02073305
First Floor, 7-11 Bishopsgate
London
EC2N 3AQ
UK
NUTS: UK
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:
Lowest offer:
1.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
15 000 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 71 %
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The value provided in Section II 1.5 is only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to the Service Provider any business through this framework agreement. As part of this Contract Notice the following documents can be accessed at:
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a1b28d11-67b5-4bd6-a5d7-ff96c07303fe
Contract Notice — Redacted Framework Agreement.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/02/2018