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Contract Award Notice

Temporary Agency Staff for Oxford City Council

  • First published: 14 June 2021
  • Last modified: 14 June 2021
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
Published by:
Oxford City Council
Authority ID:
AA21994
Publication date:
14 June 2021
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

The scope of this contract is to provide the range of agency staff that may be required to support the delivery of services for our customers. This includes professional and business support.

This contract will be used to supplement our own teams during absences, fluctuations in workload, one off projects and to provide resilience.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Oxford City Council

Oxford City Council, St Aldates

Oxford

OX1 1DS

UK

E-mail: procurement@oxford.gov.uk

NUTS: UKJ14

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.oxford.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.oxford.gov.uk

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Temporary Agency Staff for Oxford City Council

Reference number: DN497319

II.1.2) Main CPV code

79600000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The scope of this contract is to provide the range of agency staff that may be required to support the delivery of services for our customers. This includes professional and business support and more specialist roles in housing and planning.

This contract will be used to supplement our own teams during absences, fluctuations in workload, one off projects and to provide resilience.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 13 500 000.00  GBP

II.2) Description

Lot No: 1

II.2.1) Title

Professional and Business Support

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

79000000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The scope of this contract is to provide the range of agency staff that may be required to support the delivery of services for our customers. This includes professional and business support.

This contract will be used to supplement our own teams during absences, fluctuations in workload, one off projects and to provide resilience.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Implementation and setup / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion: Planned approach, contract management, service and development / Weighting: 15

Quality criterion: Fill rates and KPIs / Weighting: 8

Quality criterion: Technology and management reporting / Weighting: 7

Quality criterion: Case studies / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion: Social value / Weighting: 5

Price / Weighting:  40

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options:

Following the initial 3-year contract period, there is an option for a 2-year extension to be taken at the discretion of Oxford City Council.

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Lot No: 2

II.2.1) Title

Housing, Property and Regulatory Services

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

79000000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The scope of this contract is to provide the range of agency staff that may be required to support the delivery of services for our customers. This includes more specialist roles in housing and planning.

This contract will be used to supplement our own teams during absences, fluctuations in workload, one off projects and to provide resilience.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Implementation and setup / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion: Planned approach, contract management, service and development / Weighting: 15

Quality criterion: Fill rates and KPIs / Weighting: 8

Quality criterion: Technology and management reporting / Weighting: 7

Quality criterion: Case studies / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion: Social value / Weighting: 5

Price / Weighting:  40

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options:

Following the initial 3-year contract period, there is an option for a 2-year extension to be taken at the discretion of Oxford City Council.

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.1.8) 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:

2020/S 014-028341

IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 1

Title: Professional and Business Support

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

01/06/2021

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 13

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8

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

Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd

Exeter

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 9 000 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 2

Title: Housing, Property and Regulatory Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

01/06/2021

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 12

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6

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: 12

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd

London

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 4 500 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 2

Title: Housing, Property and Regulatory Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

01/06/2021

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 12

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6

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: 12

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Opus People Solutions Ltd

Ipswich

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 4 500 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 2

Title: Housing, Property and Regulatory Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

01/06/2021

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 12

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6

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: 12

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Matchtech Group (UK) Ltd

Whiteley

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 4 500 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Oxford City Council

Oxford

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

09/06/2021

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security Other Services
79600000 Recruitment services Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

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About the buyer

Main contact:
procurement@oxford.gov.uk
Admin contact:
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Technical contact:
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Other contact:
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