Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
City of Bristol College
St Georges Road
Bristol
BS1 5UA
UK
Telephone: +44 1173125182
E-mail: alastair.jack@cityofbristol.ac.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.cityofbristol.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.cityofbristol.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
Agencies
Reference number: CA15365 - HR2501A
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of agencies to provide staff as required for covering vacancies, sickness or as ‘temp to perm’ staff as further described in the Scope and Requirements.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 200 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK11
Main site or place of performance:
United Kingdom
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
There are generally two types of agency required by the College. The first is for vacancy cover when either we are unable to recruit to the post or when awaiting a new starter to begin when the previous post holder has left. The second is sickness cover where classes are unable to be merged and would be cancelled without the cover.
There is then the occasional need and option for a ‘temp to perm’ option with recruited staff and we will be looking to agree a sliding scale of rates with successful agencies.
Finally, we have a lot of part time roles and need to understand the pricing structure if we offer a part time post on varying FTE’s, so advice and knowledge from an agency is needed.
We intend to operate a ‘framework’ of suppliers, with a single ‘Tier 1’ agency having the first refusal at filling posts, and up to 3 agencies at ‘Tier 2’ who would be offered roles which the Tier 1 agency cannot fill. This framework structure would be managed by the College HR team.
There could be
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 55.00%
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 45.00%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 24 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)
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
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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:
2025/S 000-006060
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CA15365
Title: Agencies
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/10/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
DOVETAIL AND SLATE LIMITED
Office 22 , South Equinox
BRISTOL
BS32 4QL
UK
Telephone: +44 1174229420
E-mail: bids@dovetailslate.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.dovetailslate.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Henry Blue
80 Mosley Street,
Manchester
M2 3FX
UK
Telephone: +44 7940927048
E-mail: alex@henry-blue.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.henry-blue.com
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 200 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
City of Bristol College
College Green Centre, St George’s Road
Bristol
BS1 5UA
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Write to the COO at the City of Bristol College.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/10/2025