Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NI Assembly
Parliament Buildings
Belfast
BT4 3XX
UK
Contact person: procurementniassembly.gov.uk
E-mail: procurement@niassembly.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Legislature
I.5) Main activity
Other: Government
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Northern Ireland Assembly Commission - Provision of Tests and Assessment Exercises for Recruitment Competitions - BR-086-2023
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Assembly Commission is seeking to appoint a supplier who can supply recruitment tests and assessment exercises to support the recruitment and selection process for permanent staff. The Assembly Commission’s Recruitment and Selection Framework sets out a variety of selection options to meet recruitment needs with assessments tailored for specific roles to find the right person for the role, improving organisational performance and increasing diversity and inclusion. Key Activity 1: Provision of Online Tests - used in high volume competitions as a shortlisting tool. Key Activity 2: Assessment Exercises - as part of the selection process to assess different aspects of the applicants’ skills including scoring the exercise and provision of feedback on the performance of the applicant in the assessment exercise. These off-the-shelf assessments and tests must be equality assessed to ensure they do not have any adverse impact on equality grounds including community background, gender, age or disability.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
140 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
UKN06
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Assembly Commission is seeking to appoint a supplier who can supply recruitment tests and assessment exercises to support the recruitment and selection process for permanent staff. The Assembly Commission’s Recruitment and Selection Framework sets out a variety of selection options to meet recruitment needs with assessments tailored for specific roles to find the right person for the role, improving organisational performance and increasing diversity and inclusion. Key Activity 1: Provision of Online Tests - used in high volume competitions as a shortlisting tool. Key Activity 2: Assessment Exercises - as part of the selection process to assess different aspects of the applicants’ skills including scoring the exercise and provision of feedback on the performance of the applicant in the assessment exercise. These off-the-shelf assessments and tests must be equality assessed to ensure they do not have any adverse impact on equality grounds including community background, gender, age or disability.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40
Cost criterion: Costs
/ Weighting: 60
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
2 x 12 months
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.1.8) 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 000-017886
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/05/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
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: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
S H L Group Ltd
The Pavilion
THAMES DITTON
KT7 0NE
UK
Telephone: +44 2083358000
E-mail: karen.mcloughlin@cebglobal.com
Fax: +44 2083357000
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
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:
: 140 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Performance against plan and timely achievement of KPIs as detailed in the Specification document will be monitored periodically. The supplier's Contract Manager will be responsible for delivering performance levels to meet the contractual obligations and the Contract requirements outlined in Schedule 5 of the Specification.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement. competitions. Instead, any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued. regarding alleged breaches of the PCR2015 as amended
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/05/2024