Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Plymouth Community Homes
Plumer House, Tailyour Road, Crownhill
Plymouth
PL6 5DH
UK
Contact person: Mrs Karen Grannum
Telephone: +44 1752388349
E-mail: pch.purchasing@plymouthcommunityhomes.co.uk
NUTS: UKK41
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.plymouthcommunityhomes.co.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index
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
Temporary and Permanent staff recruitment for Plymouth Community Homes Ltd.
Reference number: DN259310
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Plymouth Community Homes wishes to contract for the supply of temporary and permanent staff. Throughout PCH's administration and service delivery functions, these staff play an important role, working in such diverse areas as Finance, IT, Manufacturing, Housing with Support, Environmental Services, HR and others.
The purpose of this procurement is to select four suppliers to provide temporary and permanent staff to PCH in a timely, high quality and cost effective manner. The principal aim of this tender is to ensure best value for money for PCH. Annual expenditure is currently approximately 800 000 GBP per annum with approximately 20-40 temporary staff at any one time through our current Temporary Staff suppliers. In addition to this for this new contract, we will be asking for a permanent recruitment option, you must be able to provide both options.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79110000
79600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK41
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Plymouth Community Homes wishes to contract for the supply of temporary and permanent staff. Throughout PCH's administration and service delivery functions, these staff play an important role, working in such diverse areas as Finance, IT, Manufacturing, Housing with Support, Environmental Services, HR and others.
The purpose of this procurement is to select four suppliers to provide temporary and permanent staff to PCH in a timely, high quality and cost effective manner. The principal aim of this tender is to ensure best value for money for PCH through:
— Close working relationships and process integration.
— Optimising procurement efficiencies to increase value for money.
— Optimising service levels.
— Reducing administrative procedures.
— Ongoing proactive demand management.
Annual expenditure is currently approximately 800 000 GBP per annum with approximately 20-40 temporary staff at any one time through our current Temporary Staff suppliers. In addition to this for this new contract, we will be asking for a permanent recruitment option, you must be able to provide both options. The numbers of staff and spend varies during the duration of the contract and PCH seeks to reduce our temporary staff requirements over the duration of the contract, but accept as a growing and evolving organisation we will always need temporary staff and assistance on permanent recruitment.
The contract will be for a period of 3 years, with options to extend for a further one year, based on good performance and a review. (Total maximum contract duration of four years).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The contract will be for a period of 3 years, with options to extend for a further 1 year, based on good performance and a review. (Total maximum contract duration of 4 years).
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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
02/06/2017
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.3) Additional information
You will be required to actively participate in the achievement of social and/or environmental objectives. PCH reserves the right not to award the contract for this service.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand Town
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court of England and Wales
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand Town
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
PCH will allow a period of at least ten (10) calendar days between the date it gives notice to candidates of the decision to award the proposed agreement and the date on which it proposes to conclude the agreement. If, by midnight at the end of the second working day of the ten (10) day standstill period, PCH receives a request
in writing from a candidate as to why it was not successful, PCH is required to provide additional information to the candidate.
That information must be provided at least three (3) working days before the expiry of the ten (10) days' standstill period (though the standstill period may be extended if it is not possible to provide the information in time). Requests for additional information should be sent to the contact at section 1.1. An aggrieved candidate who claims that
it has suffered or risked loss or damage as a result of breach by PCH of its duties under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 may take proceedings in the High Court. Any such proceedings must be brought promptly and in any event within three (3) months from the date on which grounds for bringing proceedings first arose (the Court has a discretion to extend the period for good reason).
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Office of Government Commerce
Rosebery Court, St Andrews Business Park Town
Norwich
NR7 0HS
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/04/2017