Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Procurement for Housing
2 Olympic Way, Woolston Grange Avenue
Birchwood, Warrington
WA2 0YL
UK
Contact person: Jane Brighouse
Telephone: +44 7971266217
E-mail: jbrighouse@pfh.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.procurementforhousing.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA26067
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.mytenders.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.mytenders.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
PfH Recruitment and Associated Services Framework
Reference number: JB / 06-23/Recruitment
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Established in 2004, Procurement for Housing (PfH) is a national procurement consortium dedicated to the social housing sector and supported by the National Housing Federation (NHF), Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and HouseMark. Collectively our Members manage more than 75% of UK’ social housing stock, with PfH helping them to achieve efficiency savings using a wide range of services including framework agreements, spend analyses, strategy reviews, consolidated billing and comprehensive reporting. PfH is a contracting authority under Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“PCR 2015”) and a central purchasing body under regulation 37 PCR 2015.
Please refer to www.pfh.co.uk for additional information.
PfH is administered by Inprova Limited and is headquartered in the North West of England with over 20 years of expertise and experience offering a complete procurement solutions package across outsourcing, technology and consultancy. By integrating procurement services and technology, Inprova operates as a delivery partner, supporting business performance improvement for the public sector.
PfH is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement for Recruitment and Associated Services covering three lots:
1. Managed Recruitment Services
2. General Recruitment Services
3. Talent Bank Technology
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
70 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Managed Recruitment Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79610000
79620000
79621000
79611000
79635000
79623000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
PfH is seeking to establish a framework for recruitment services over 3 lots. Lot 1 will provide recruitment services through a managed service provider. The MSPs appointed to the framework will be required to supply a fully managed recruitment service for temporary, interim and permanent labour requirements across all disciplines and geographical regions. The range of roles required include but are not limited to:
— admin and clerical roles
— care and support roles
— executive roles
— housing management roles
— professional and technical roles
— Soft FM Roles
— trades and labour roles
The MSPs will be required to supply candidates/workers through their own databank of potential employees or through a network of second tier suppliers.
PfH anticipates awarding places on Lot 1 to five suppliers, but reserves the right to award places to a greater or fewer number of suppliers, depending on the bids received.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
30 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The framework will be awarded for an initial period of three years with an optional 12 month further extension.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
General Recruitment Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79610000
79620000
79621000
79611000
79623000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2 will provide general recruitment services. The successful service providers will be required to supply a recruitment service for temporary, interim and permanent labour requirements across a comprehensive range of job families and geographical areas. Roles include but are not limited to:
— admin and clerical roles,
— care and support roles,
— executive roles,
— housing management roles,
— professional and technical roles,
— soft FM roles,
— Trades and labour roles.
PfH intends to award places on Lot 2 of the framework to 8 suppliers, but reserves the right to award places to a greater or fewer number of suppliers, depending on the bids received.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
20 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The framework will be awarded for an initial period of three years with the option of a 12 month further extension
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Talent Bank Technology
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79620000
79610000
79621000
79611000
79631000
48450000
79211110
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 4 will provide talent bank technology solutions. Successful suppliers will be required to provide talent bank technology solutions as Software as a Service to PfH Members. The technology solution will enable PfH Members to manage their own talent bank of temporary employees and will provide intuitive functionality for candidates and hiring managers.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
20 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The framework will be awarded for an initial period of three years with the option of a further 12 month extension
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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 with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 20
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:
2022/S 000-013478
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
13/07/2023
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
13/07/2023
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
This Framework may be used by any contracting authority listed in or referred to in the FTS Notice. This includes: All current members of PfH at the time of the FTS notice for this procurement; Any registered provider of social housing (or Welsh registered social landlord ,or Scottish registered social registered social landlord) that becomes a member of PfH during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any public authority (as defined in the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for public authorities in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and UK-wide public authorities based in Scotland, or as defined in the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 for Scottish public authorities) that becomes a member of PfH at any time during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any local authority (as defined in the Local Government Act 1972 for public authorities in England and Wales or as defined in the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 for Scottish local authorities or as defined in the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 for local authorities in Northern Ireland) that becomes a member of PfH at any time during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any housing Arm's Length Management Organisation (ALMO) that becomes a member of PfH during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any wholly owned subsidiaries of any of the above Organisations; educational establishments and any other contracting authority listed on the following page of the PfH website :
http://procurementforhousing.co.uk/permissible-users/ at the time of the FTS notice for this procurement.
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VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/06/2023