Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Manchester Metropolitan University
All Saints Building, Oxford Road
Manchester
M15 6BH
UK
Contact person: Stacey Anderton
E-mail: procurement@mmu.ac.uk
NUTS: UKD33
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/mmu/aspx/Home
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mmu.ac.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Management and Support Services in relation to Personnel in South East Asia
Reference number: MMU1288
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79414000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Manchester Metropolitan is seeking to appoint through a competitive tender process a suitably qualified and experienced provider of personnel management services . To include, but not limited to; 1) Provide support services to two current and one additional personnel (to be recruited) in Malaysia to cover the services, travel and activities in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam;2) In the event of a change of personnel, appoint, employ and manage such personnel to deliver the Services to the University.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
420 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79631000
79414000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
MY
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University is looking for applicants bidders who are able to:1) Demonstrate experience and a track record of working in the HE sector, or able to demonstrate transferable experience/skills; 2)Show clear Service Standards and the ability to deliver against those; 3)Provision of agreed Performance Indicators for delivering the service; 4)Provide support services to two current personnel who will be employed by the successful contractor in Malaysia to cover the services, travel and activities in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam; 5)Recruit for an additional post holder (in current year 2023), and thereafter provide ongoing support services to this personnel. This personnel will cover the services, travel and activities across East & South-East Asia (excluding mainland China). This will initially include all ASEAN countries and Hong Kong, but with the expectation of flexibility to cover other markets as required by business need.6)In the event of any of the above change of personnel, appoint, employ and manage such personnel to deliver the Services to the University in line with Personnel Requirements. 7)Consult with the University on the specific personnel, they wish to place, to deliver the Services; in order that the University can be assured that the candidate has the appropriate experience. 8)Retain all management and control of its personnel and all associated employment, tax, administrative and compliance related liabilities and responsibilities; 9)Provide personnel to work exclusively for Manchester Met and have a reporting line to the University’s International Office.Further information can be found in the ITT Pack.
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:
2023/S 000-008828
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: MMU1288
Title: Management and Support Services in relation to Personnel in South East Asia
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/06/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Grok Global Services
Suite 916, 535 Dean Street
Brooklyn, New York
11217, USA
US
NUTS: US
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:
: 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/06/2023