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Published 28 Mar 2023, 13:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CPT_23_02 Financial Audit Temporary and Permanent Recruitment Services

Official notice

Authority: National Audit Office (Central government)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 2 lots per supplier
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£10,024,167total for 2 lots · 1 value update
Submissions closed 25 Sept 2023awarded 27 Nov 2023
Awarded to Allen Lane Ltd +3 more7 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The National Audit Office (NAO) the UK's independent public spending watchdog sought organisations who could deliver Financial Audit Temporary and Permanent Recruitment Services which support the NAO's permanent and temporary audit staffing needs.

The service will be divided into two lots:-

  • Lot 1 Financial Audit Temporary Recruitment Services
  • Lot 2 Financial Audit Permanent Recruitment Services

Interested suppliers were able to submit a bid for one or both of the lots and it was NAO intention to award contracts to up to a maximum of 5 of the highest-ranked suppliers for each lot (10 suppliers in total).

The contract value for both lots is £12.129m inclusive of VAT and the new contracts are expected to go live by December 2023 for an initial period of 2 years with the option to further extend the term of the agreement for a period of up to two years (on the basis of two periods of 12 months).

CPV: Recruitment services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£10,024,167 together) · win at most 2 of them
Lot #1Financial Audit Temporary Recruitment ServicesCancelledRenewalPublished value£9,416,667

The selected suppliers awarded Lot 1 Financial Audit Temporary Recruitment Services contracts will be expected to recruit temporary financial audit staff for the NAO. The estimated contract values will be a combination of both agency commission and pay for temporary staff. Additional information: The Award Criteria

The National Audit Office evaluated submitted tenders using the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) methodology with organisations having to pass the following stages:

  • Selection Questionnaire - Pass/Fail; Tenderers needed to provide 3 case studies that demonstrated experience in delivering the service in order to pass this section.
  • Award Criteria - Tenderers needed to provide a responses to each sub-section and receive a quality score of 75 or more to pass this section.

Then for each tenderer that passed the Selection and Award criteria stage, their overall price was divided by the Award Stage Quality score to calculate the price per quality point and only tenderers who scored the lowest price per quality point overall were awarded the contract for the respective lots.

Delivery: UK · The selected recruitment agencies shall be required to perform the services at its own premises or at the NAO's offices in either London or Newcastle.
Extensions: The contract will be in place for an initial period of 2 years with the option to further extend the term of the agreement for a period of up to two years (on the basis of two periods of 12 months). · Consideration of contract renewal shall be detailed within ITT Document, Suppliers are requested to refer to the published ITT document for further information.Variant bids: not allowed
79600000 Recruitment services
Lot #2Financial Audit Permanent Recruitment ServicesCancelledRenewalPublished value£607,500

The selected suppliers awarded Lot 2 Financial Audit Permanent Recruitment Services contracts will be expected to recruit permanent financial audit staff for the NAO. The estimated contract values will pay for agency's commission only. Additional information: The Award Criteria

The National Audit Office evaluated submitted tenders using the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) methodology with organisations having to pass the following stages:

  • Selection Questionnaire - Pass/Fail; Tenderers needed to provide 3 case studies that demonstrated experience in delivering the service in order to pass this section.
  • Award Criteria - Tenderers needed to provide a responses to each sub-section and receive a quality score of 75 or more to pass this section.

Then for each tenderer that passed the Selection and Award criteria stage, their overall price was divided by the Award Stage Quality score to calculate the price per quality point and only tenderers who scored the lowest price per quality point overall were awarded the contract for the respective lots.

Delivery: UK · The selected recruitment agencies shall be required to perform the services at its own premises or at the NAO's offices in either London or Newcastle.
Extensions: The contract will be in place for an initial period of 2 years with the option to further extend the term of the agreement for a period of up to two years (on the basis of two periods of 12 months). · Consideration of contract renewal shall be detailed within ITT Document, Suppliers are requested to refer to the published ITT document for further information.Variant bids: not allowed
79600000 Recruitment services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please refer to Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation for further details.

    Registering for access:

    The system that NAO will use to electronically conduct this procurement exercise is Delta eSourcing system at login.bipsolutions.com/casDelta/login ↗.

    If organisations are interested in this new contract opportunity, then register onto the system by clicking the " Register as a Supplier" link.

    Once logged into the system, organisations will be able to locate this procurement by using the Access Code number XU9AE6M469.

    Then select "Register Interest" to be able to access the documentation for this procurement and subsequently submit your response.

    For assistance, please contact the Delta Help Desk on 0800 923 9236.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
28 Mar 2023, 13:03 BST
Last source update
18 Jan 2024, 13:11 GMT
Award evaluation window
25 Sept 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-001735
Classification (CPV)
Recruitment services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b6a2 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Please refer to Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation for further details.

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.The NAO considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. Please also note that the NAO plan to issue a separate recruitment services procurement exercise in early 2024 for the following Business Support roles: •Technology/Digital, Communications and Marketing •Human Resources/Learning and Development •Finance and Procurement •Facilities/Health and Safety •Administrative and Executive Assistant roles •Senior roles, such as Executive Director For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Recruitment-services./XU9AE6M469" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Recruitment-services./XU9AE6M469</a> To respond to this opportunity, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/XU9AE6M469" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/XU9AE6M469</a> GO Reference: GO-2023818-PRO-23676176

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://login.bipsolutions.com/casDelta/login?service=https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/j_spring_cas_security_check ↗

Submission deadline
25 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
2700 days from the deadline
Bids opened
25 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/XU9… ↗

Timeline

29 Mar 2023 → 18 Jan 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    29 Mar 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    25 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    25 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    18 Jan 2024, 13:11 GMT

Notice history

8 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Aug 2023
  1. Published value published: £10,024,167
    18 Aug 2023, 18:02 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    18 Aug 2023, 18:02 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    18 Aug 2023, 18:02 BST
  4. Deadline published: 20 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
    18 Aug 2023, 18:02 BST
  5. Deadline moved to 25 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
    18 Aug 2023, 19:05 BST
    +5 days · was 20 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  6. Buyer details updated
    18 Aug 2023, 19:05 BST
  7. Status changed to complete
    18 Jan 2024, 13:11 GMT
  8. Buyer details updated
    18 Jan 2024, 13:11 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextII.1.1Market Engagement for National Audit Office CPT_23_02 Strategic HR - Permanent and Temporary servicesNational Audit Office CPT_23_02 Strategic HR - Permanent and Temporary services

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2023-03: 2 releases · 28 Mar 2023, 28 Mar 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 7
Awarded value £927,7263 contracts exc. VAT · 4 list or panel totals repeated on several suppliers, not summed
Bids received 1511 from SMEs
Contracts signed 7latest 27 Nov 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Not linked to a lot7 awards
Allen Lane Ltd£2,850,000 †—Awarded
Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited,£2,850,000 †—Awarded
HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED£2,850,000 †—Awarded
Gi Recruitment Limited£2,850,000 †—Awarded
Gi Recruitment Limited£368,129 †—Awarded
Allen Lane Ltd£267,807 †—Awarded
HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED£291,790 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 001735-2024-Lot 1 Financial Audit Temporary Recruitment Services-1 · Allen Lane Ltd

    Signed
    27 Nov 2023
    Value
    £2,850,000
    Status
    active

  • Contract 001735-2024-Lot 1 Financial Audit Temporary Recruitment Services-2 · Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited,

    Signed
    27 Nov 2023
    Value
    £2,850,000
    Status
    active

  • Contract 001735-2024-Lot 1 Financial Audit Temporary Recruitment Services-3 · HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED

    Signed
    27 Nov 2023
    Value
    £2,850,000
    Status
    active

  • Contract 001735-2024-Lot 1 Financial Audit Temporary Recruitment Services-4 · Gi Recruitment Limited

    Signed
    27 Nov 2023
    Value
    £2,850,000
    Status
    active

  • Contract 001735-2024-Lot 2 Financial Audit Permanent Recruitment Services-5 · Gi Recruitment Limited

    Signed
    27 Nov 2023
    Value
    £368,129
    Status
    active

  • Contract 001735-2024-Lot 2 Financial Audit Permanent Recruitment Services-6 · Allen Lane Ltd

    Signed
    27 Nov 2023
    Value
    £267,807
    Status
    active

  • Contract 001735-2024-Lot 2 Financial Audit Permanent Recruitment Services-7 · HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED

    Signed
    27 Nov 2023
    Value
    £291,790
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
15bids · 15 electronic11——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

National Audit Office

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 157-197 Buckingham Palace Road, LONDON, London, SW1W9SPContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

4 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria