Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Newcastle University
1 Park Tce
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
UK
Contact person: Mrs Leigh Anderson
Telephone: +44 1912088618
E-mail: leigh.anderson@ncl.ac.uk
NUTS: UKC22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.ncl.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.ncl.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
NU/1543 The Provision of Psychometric Tools for Recruitment and Selection Purposes
Reference number: DN448989
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79635000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The scope of this contract is for the provision of psychometric tools in the recruitment and selection process of Senior University Appointments. The University is looking to appoint up to 4 suppliers to this framework agreement.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
180 000.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
300 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The successful supplier(s) will complete psychometric exercises on behalf of the University for selected senior recruitment campaigns. Selected providers will be required to facilitate the candidates completion of the psychometric exercise, complete a validation session, provide reports/documentation to the University (as is appropriate) and attend the pre-meet of the interviews in order to feedback to the selection committee.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Tools
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Impact
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Confidentialy
/ Weighting: 20
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The duration of the framework agreement shall be for 2 years commencing 1 May 2020 and ending on 30 April 2022. The contract may be extended by the mutual agreement of the University and the successful suppliers for two further periods of 1 year from 1 May 2022 and 1 May 2023.
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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 023-052402
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NU/1543
Title: The Provision of Psychometric Tools for Recruitment and Selection Purposes
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/04/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 11
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Gatenby Sanderson
14 King Street
Leeds
LS1 2HL
UK
Telephone: +44 2074263969
E-mail: tenders@gatenbysanderson.com
NUTS: UKC22
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:
Lowest offer:
180 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
300 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NU/1543
Title: The Provision of Psychometric Tools for Recruitment and Selection Purposes
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/04/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 11
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Neville Wharton Business Psychology
Rotterdam House, 116 Quayside
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 3DY
UK
Telephone: +44 1912064065
E-mail: ndw@nevillewharton.com
NUTS: UKC22
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:
Lowest offer:
180 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
300 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NU.1543
Title: The Provision of Psychometric Tools for Recruitment and Selection Purposes
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/04/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 11
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Omni Resource Management Solutions Ltd
Charter House, Woodlands Road, Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 1HF
UK
Telephone: +44 1619292370
E-mail: harry.hunter@omnirms.com
NUTS: UKC22
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:
Lowest offer:
180 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
300 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NU/1543
Title: The Provision of Psychometric Tools for Recruitment and Selection Purposes
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/04/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 11
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Osborne Thomas Ltd
Park Road
Grantham
NG32 2EB
UK
Telephone: +44 7889522882
E-mail: tenders@osbornethomas.org
NUTS: UKC22
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
180 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
300 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
This authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract s entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before expiry of the standstill period. Such information should be requested from the address in Section I.1).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/05/2020