Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
South Downs National Park Authority
South Downs Centre
Midhurst
GU29 9DH
UK
Contact person: Alan Brough
Telephone: +44 1730819202
E-mail: alan.brough@southdowns.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.southdowns.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
NPA Recruitment Advertising Framework Agreement
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79341000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
To form a framework agreement with an agency for the provision of recruitment advertising services for National Park Authorities in the UK. Our aim is to appoint one agency to provide services that can be drawn upon by all of the UK’s 15 National Parks. To include print and online sources, including social media and other media services as required e.g. design. Sources may be national, local or specialist as required by the needs of each National Park and each specific recruitment.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
300 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG
UKM
UKK
UKF
UKH
UKJ
UKE
UKI
UKC
UKD
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
Great Britain.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
To form a framework agreement with an agency for the provision of recruitment advertising services for National Park Authorities in the UK. Our aim is to appoint one agency to provide services that can be drawn upon by all of the UK’s 15 National Parks. To include print and online sources, including social media and other media services as required e.g. design. Sources may be national, local or specialist as required by the needs of each National Park and each specific recruitment.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Approach to commission and project resourcing
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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
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:
2019/S 069-162501
Section V: Award of contract
Title: NPA Recruitment Advertising Framework Agreement
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/07/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 11
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: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
WR Group Ltd (trading as Webrecruit)
Stratford House, Waterbridge Court, Matford Park
Exeter
EX2 8EX
UK
NUTS: UKK4
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
: 321 936.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
South Downs National Park Authority
Midhurst
UK
E-mail: tenders@southdowns.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
South Downs National Park Authority
South Downs Centre
Midhurst
GU29 9DH
UK
Telephone: +44 1730819202
E-mail: alan.brough@southdowns.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.southdowns.gov.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/07/2019