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Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Admin Roles National
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79000000
79600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This lot is designed to cover office based support staff as well clerical style support roles such as librarians, data entry, invigilation staff, and summer admissions vacancies:
— team administrator,
— admin officer or assistant,
— receptionist,
— PA,
— secretary,
— business support manager,
— data entry clerk,
— filing clerk,
— call handler,
— call centre/customer service operative/advisor,
— executive assistant,
— administration manager,
— librarian staff,
— invigilation staff.
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: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 10
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
See documentation.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
SUPC will award this framework on the basis on 3 + 1 years.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
II.2.14) Additional information
It is anticipated that some of the future call-off contracts under this framework will be part or fully funded from external streams, including European Union (EU) funding (ERDF/ESIF) and potentially other research bodies. All funding accessed under this framework will be considered compliant for the purposes of external funding by the named participants.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Ancillary Roles — National
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79000000
79600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This lot is designed to cover a broad range of ancillary and operational staff; including hospitality and event staff, waiting staff, front of house, and retail staff:
— security operatives,
— security supervisor,
— door supervisor,
— cloakroom staff,
— cleaning operatives,
— cleaning supervisor,
— electrician,
— plumber,
— general estates operatives,
— grounds maintenance operatives/supervisors,
— general maintenance operatives/supervisors,
— painter/decorator,
— cook/catering staff,
— hospitality/events staff,
— waiting staff (inc. silver service),
— front of hours,
— retail operatives,
— porterage,
— laboratory staff,
— nursery workers.
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: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 10
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
See documentation.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
SUPC will award this framework on the basis of 3 + 1 years.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
II.2.14) Additional information
It is anticipated that some of the future call-off contracts under this framework will be part or fully funded from external streams, including European Union (EU) funding (ERDF/ESIF) and potentially other research bodies. All funding accessed under this framework will be considered compliant for the purposes of external funding by the named participants.
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Admin Roles — Greater London only
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79000000
79600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This lot is designed to cover office based support staff as well clerical style support roles such as librarians, data entry, invigilation staff, and summer admissions vacancies:
— team administrator,
— admin officer or assistant,
— receptionist,
— PA,
— secretary,
— business support manager,
— data entry clerk,
— filing clerk,
— call handler,
— call centre/customer service operative/advisor,
— executive assistant,
— administration manager,
— librarian staff,
— invigilation staff.
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: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 8
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
See documentation.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
SUPC will award this framework on the basis on 3 + 1 years.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
II.2.14) Additional information
It is anticipated that some of the future call-off contracts under this framework will be part or fully funded from external streams, including European Union (EU) funding (ERDF/ESIF) and potentially other research bodies. All funding accessed under this framework will be considered compliant for the purposes of external funding by the named participants.
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Ancillary Roles Greater London only
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79000000
79600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This lot is designed to cover a broad range of ancillary and operational staff; including hospitality and event staff, waiting staff, front of house, and retail staff:
— security operatives,
— security supervisor,
— door supervisor,
— cloakroom staff,
— cleaning operatives,
— cleaning supervisor,
— electrician,
— plumber,
— general estates operatives,
— grounds maintenance operatives/supervisors,
— general maintenance operatives/supervisors,
— painter/decorator,
— cook/catering staff,
— hospitality/events staff,
— waiting staff (inc. silver service),
— front of hours,
— retail operatives,
— porterage,
— laboratory staff,
— nursery workers.
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: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 8
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
See documentation.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
SUPC will award this framework on the basis of 3 + 1 years.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
II.2.14) Additional information
It is anticipated that some of the future call-off contracts under this framework will be part or fully funded from external streams, including European Union (EU) funding (ERDF/ESIF) and potentially other research bodies. All funding accessed under this framework will be considered compliant for the purposes of external funding by the named participants.
Lot No: 5
II.2.1) Title
Corporate and Professional Roles
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79000000
79600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This lot is designed to cover a wide range of more senior staff across HR, Finance, Procurement, Marketing and Communications, Legal staff, Project Managers, Head of Department roles and Senior and Executive roles. Roles may include:
— HR officer,
— HR manager,
— recruitment advisor/manager,
— learning and development officer,
— training manager,
— procurement/purchasing officer/manager,
— accountant,
— payroll manager,
— finance manager,
— project manager,
— programme manager,
— estates manager and estates professional service execs,
— facilities management manager,
— marketing and communications manager,
— bibliographic/content manager.
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: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 12
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
See documentation.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
SUPC will award this framework on the basis of 3 + 1 years.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
II.2.14) Additional information
It is anticipated that some of the future call-off contracts under this framework will be part or fully funded from external streams, including European Union (EU) funding (ERDF/ESIF) and potentially other research bodies. All funding accessed under this framework will be considered compliant for the purposes of external funding by the named participants.
Lot No: 6
II.2.1) Title
Data, Digital, and Technical
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79000000
79600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This lot covers the full range of IT, ITC, data, digital, cloud and technical roles. It covers the full scope from IT helpdesk staff, right through to senior IT managers. Example roles include but are not limited to:
— database developer,
— MIS manager,
— E-commerce advisor,
— IT Helpdesk operative/manager,
— content manager,
— software engineer,
— architect (enterprise/solution/technical),
— IT manager,
— IT Project/programme manager,
— business analyst,
— IT trainer,
— SITS Contractors,
— director of IT.
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: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 12
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
See documentation.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
SUPC will award this framework on the basis of a 3 + 1 years.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
II.2.14) Additional information
It is anticipated that some of the future call-off contracts under this framework will be part or fully funded from external streams, including European Union (EU) funding (ERDF/ESIF) and potentially other research bodies. All funding accessed under this framework will be considered compliant for the purposes of external funding by the named participants.
Lot No: 7
II.2.1) Title
One Stop Shop and Payroll Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79000000
79600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This lot covers 2 main areas: One Stop Shop — where an institution requires a supplier to fulfil any of the above listed roles. The institution may specify a number of roles for a given period; or may call-off on an ad-hoc basis. This One Stop Shop may include very specialist or niche roles where the Supplier will be expected to work with other subsidiary agencies as names by the institution Payroll Services — this is where the Member Institution have a candidate ready and available for a role, but need a means of confirming background checks and pay rolling the employee.
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: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 8
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
See documentation.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
SUPC will award this framework on the basis of a 3 + 1 years.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
II.2.14) Additional information
It is anticipated that some of the future call-off contracts under this framework will be part or fully funded from external streams, including European Union (EU) funding (ERDF/ESIF) and potentially other research bodies. All funding accessed under this framework will be considered compliant for the purposes of external funding by the named participants.
Lot No: 8
II.2.1) Title
Non-Medical Helpers
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79000000
79600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The lot covers the provision of sufficiently highly qualified Non-Medical Helpers to deliver a service to students with disabilities who are studying at Member Institutions. This lot may require the Supplier to attend site more regularly than other Suppliers and those bidding for this lot should be aware of this. The Supplier will work with the Member institutions to ensure the that the services delivered to students are managed and delivered in a timely and The Supplier will need to fully screen new support workers to standards as agreed with the member institution which include but not be limited to the following:
— advertising and attracting candidates,
— pre-screening,
— testing as agreed with the University,
— interviewing to validate skills and experience,
— referencing,
— DBS checks on all staff,
— eligibility checks,
— employment checks.
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: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
See documentation.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
SUPC will award this framework on the basis of a 3 + 1 years.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
II.2.14) Additional information
It is anticipated that some of the future call-off contracts under this framework will be part or fully funded from external streams, including European Union (EU) funding (ERDF/ESIF) and potentially other research bodies. All funding accessed under this framework will be considered compliant for the purposes of external funding by the named participants.
The Framework Agreement is being tendered on behalf of members of the following purchasing organisations (the Participating Consortia):
— Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) http://www.supc.ac.uk/engage/our-members/our-members
— North East Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC) http://www.neupc.ac.uk/our-members
— North West Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC) http://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members
— London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC) http://www.lupc.ac.uk/list-of-members.html
— Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC) http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members
— Higher Education Purchasing Consortium Wales (HEPCW) http://www.hepcw.ac.uk/ (the members of such Participating Consortia, together with SUPC Members being Members).