CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Other (Please specify) NDPB

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

The Pensions Regulator, Napier House, Trafalgar Place, BN1 4DW.

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operators
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) was established under the Pensions Act 2004, to regulate work-based pensions as an executive, non-departmental public body (NDPB) accountable to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. The regulator commenced operations in April 2005, superseding the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority (OPRA); we have wider powers and a proactive risk-focused approach to regulation. The regulator is funded by grant-in aid from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) with running costs recovered through a General levy on pension schemes.

Statutory objectives

Our objectives, as established under the Pensions Act 2004, are to:

— Protect the benefits of members of work-based pension schemes.

— Promote good administration and improve understanding of work-based pension schemes; and

— Reduce the risk of situations arising which may lead to compensation being payable from the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).

An additional objective, established under the Pensions Act 2008, is to:

— Maximise employer compliance with employer duties (including the requirement to automatically enrol eligible employees into a qualifying pension provision with a minimum contribution) and with certain employment safeguards.

The costs for work undertaken by the regulator in respect of the set up cost of the Employer Compliance Regime (ECR) are being met by the DWP. No cross-subsidy with the General levy funding stream takes place.

Requirement

TPR requires an executive search provider to assist in the appointment of a new Chief Executive. This will be a fresh approach to the recruitment process led by TPR's newly appointed non-executive Chair, Mark Boyle.

Through the use of a full search approach, the primary deliverable is a short-list of candidates agreed with TPR (such candidates having had preliminary interviews with the Service Provider).

The executive search provider will work with the Regulator to provide an effective recruitment strategy, plan, costing and schedule to ensure that TPR is able to appoint a successful candidate. Once the approach has been agreed by TPR, the provider would then deliver the appropriate search. They should provide details of all initial applicants so that TPR can be involved in the initial sift, and on TPR's instruction carry out preliminary interviews with those selected in the sift. The findings from the preliminary interviews would help inform TPR's shortlist. There may also be an additional stage for reference collection and some form of appropriate assessment. Working with the provider, TPR would carry out the final panel interviews to select the successful candidate. The provider would manage all candidate handling.

Approaches are likely to include all or some of the following:

— Full Search

— Advert

— Response Handling

— Sifting

— Preliminary Interviews

— Psychometric assessments

The Regulator is looking for external candidates from a wide range of backgrounds, particularly financial, and internal candidates may also apply. TPR would like the successful candidate to start in the Autumn of 2014 so will be looking to start the selection process as soon as possible.

Please note that this opportunity will be run off The CCS Framework for Executive Search / Dynamic Purchasing System (PS-2014-ES Services), Lot 1 / Executive Search , Selection & Assessment Services. So we are asking for all expressions of interest from suppliers found on that framework Lot. Any organisations that are not currently on the framework, but wish to compete for the above opportunity. Must first apply to be accepted onto the DPS System, via the Crown Commercial Service. Please see the below details on how to contact thm in this instance:

HMRC is using the Crown Commercial Service e-Sourcing tool for this DPS on behalf of the CS Resourcing. Consequently formal applications are to be submitted by completing an on-line questionaire. Information about the e-Sourcing tool/application can be obtained from

http:ccs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/i-am-supplier/respond-tender

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

one lot only

one or more lots

all lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions Relating to the Contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

III.1.2)

Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

III.3)

Conditions Specific to Service Contracts

III.3.1)

Is provision of the service reserved to a specific profession?

III.3.2)

Will legal entities be required to state the names and professional qualifications of the personnel responsible for the execution of the service?

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Accelerated restricted		Negotiated
Accelerated negotiated		Competitive dialogue

Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure

IV.1.1)

Have candidates already been selected?

IV.1.2)

Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates

IV.1.3)

Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3 Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior Information Notice
Notice on a Buyer Profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

IV.3.7)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender 

IV.3.8)

Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Other Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

VI.3)

Additional Information

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

VI.4.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

The Executive Search (ES) solution is to provide candidate search, assessment and selection services to support public sector organisations to recruit executives and specialist senior management.

It should be noted that as the ES solution is to support appointments to senior roles under specific employer terms and conditions, it is expected that successful organisations would be those commonly referred to as executive “head hunters”.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots