Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Thanet District Council
Cecil Street
Margate
CT9 1XZ
UK
Contact person: Miss Karen Paton
Telephone: +44 1843577112
E-mail: karen.paton@thanet.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ4
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.thanet.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.thanet.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
Framework Agreement for Temporary Employment Agency/Agencies to supply Temporary Staff to Stated Work Groups
Reference number: DN458093
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79620000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Appointment to a framework agreement of one or more (maximum of four) suitably qualified employment agencies for the provision of temporary staff to the council for roles specified (mainly commercial drivers and manual workers) who have the legal right to work in the United Kingdom. Temporary workers may be required to work over the whole of the district or be based at one of the council’s operational sites, Manston Road Depot, Dane Park Depot, Ramsgate Port, Ramsgate Royal Harbour, Broadstairs Harbour or the main Council Offices in Margate.
The framework agreement is scheduled to commence 20 April 2020 and will be for a 3-year period with a single option to extend by a further 12 months (at the sole discretion of the Council).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ4
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Appointment to a framework agreement of one or more (maximum of four) suitably qualified employment agencies for the provision of temporary staff to the council for roles specified (mainly commercial drivers and manual workers) who have the legal right to work in the United Kingdom. Temporary workers may be required to work over the whole of the district or be based at one of the council’s operational sites, Manston Road Depot, Dane Park Depot, Ramsgate Port, Ramsgate Royal Harbour, Broadstairs Harbour or the main Council Offices in Margate.
The framework agreement is scheduled to commence 20 April 2020 and will be for a 3-year period with a single option to extend by a further 12 months (at the sole discretion of the Council).
Suppliers/agencies appointed to the framework agreement, will be ranked with highest scoring bidder ranked 1st, the second highest scoring bidder ranked 2nd and so on for the purpose of direct award of appointment of temporary agency staff within work groups 1 and 2 only at the rates contained within their tender submissions. Should the 1st ranking supplier/agency not be able to meet the requirement then the 2nd ranked will be asked and so on as may be required.
Sourcing of temporary agency staff falling within all other work groups will be subject to mini competition as and when required with invitations to quote being offered to all appointed suppliers to the framework agreement. Only suppliers/agencies demonstrating that they are able to meet the full extent of staffing requirements across and as indicated within the work groups will be accepted onto the framework agreement.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality criterion — As set out in the invitation to tender documentation
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
60
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
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 014-028429
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 571
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: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
HR GO plc
00924542
Ashford
TN23 1RE
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 2 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 571
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: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Service Care Solutions Ltd
5381795
Preston
PR1 3LU
UK
NUTS: UK
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:
: 2 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 571
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: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Berry Recruitment Ltd
7036111
St Albans
AL3 6PQ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 2 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/05/2020