Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Midland Heart Ltd
IP30069R
20 Bath Row
Birmingham
B15 1LZ
UK
Contact person: Alex Lawrence
Telephone: +44 7926065667
E-mail: alex.lawrence@midlandheart.org.uk
NUTS: UKG
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.midlandheart.org.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Applicant Tracking System
Reference number: MH 0092
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48450000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Midland Heart are looking to go to market for a new Applicant Tracking System. The system should meet the following criteria and those requirements set out in Schedule 1b of the tender documents: The vacancy management and recruitment process for Hiring Managers should be intuitive and straight forward, whilst ensuring that robust and compliant processes are followed. The system should facilitate and support end-to-end recruitment processes, from requesting a vacancy be recruited to, reviewing and shortlisting applications, setting up and feeding back on assessments, through to monitoring the onboarding progress of successful candidates. The candidate journey, from application to onboarding, should be attractive, agile, efficient and intuitive in response to current labour market. Candidates should be able to easily provide all relevant application and compliance information using recruiter pre-defined application forms, tailored to specific roles. They should be able to track the
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.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48450000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Midland Heart are looking to go to market for a new Applicant Tracking System. The system should meet the following criteria and those requirements set out in Schedule 1b: The vacancy management and recruitment process for Hiring Managers should be intuitive and straight forward, whilst ensuring that robust and compliant processes are followed. The system should facilitate and support end-to-end recruitment processes, from requesting a vacancy be recruited to, reviewing and shortlisting applications, setting up and feeding back on assessments, through to monitoring the onboarding progress of successful candidates. The candidate journey, from application to onboarding, should be attractive, agile, efficient and intuitive in response to current labour market. Candidates should be able to easily provide all relevant application and compliance information using recruiter pre-defined application forms, tailored to specific roles. They should be able to track the progress of their application with ease. The system should support recruiters to deliver timely and efficient processes that minimise the impact of potential bias, utilising functionality including AI generated candidate recommendations (e.g. A / B / C Lists), CV parsing and the ability to submit full / partial / redacted / parsed application information to shortlisting panel. Recruiters should be able to set up and invite candidates to a range of assessment formats including individual interviews and group assessments. Super Users should be able to easily report and analyse key recruitment metrics such as request to recruit and application volumes, time to hire, and key recruitment stage timelines or bottlenecks. As our reporting requirements and need to access data is often broad and varied, super users should be able to access and easily report all information provided by candidates and hiring managers during the recruitment process. The system should support integrations with key systems including Office 365 (excluding Excel), HRIS payroll systems, specifically iTrent by MHR, WhatsApp, LinkedIn and identification and verification screening services. The system should ensure data security in line with industry best practice and current data protection legislation. The provider must be able to provide dedicated account management with regular reviews including access to the system development roadmap and enhancements, as well as a dedicated helpdesk accessible during UK business hours.
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
II.2.14) Additional information
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-006310
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: MH220
Title: Applicant Tracking System
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/07/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
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: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
eArcu Limited
6957383
2nd Floor Davenport House, Bowers Way
Harpenden
AL5 4HX
UK
NUTS: UKH23
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:
: 300 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall Westminster
London
SW1A2AS
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution
100 St Pauls Church Yard
London
EC4M 8BU
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/07/2024