Official UK procurement notice
Eko Trust - Invitation to Tender for Agency Staffing Framework
Authority: Eko Trust
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEko Trust - Invitation to Tender for Agency Staffing Framework 1st September 2023 – 31st August 2027 (No Extension Periods Available)
CPV: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Contract Management: 10%
- Procedures for Supply of Staff: 10%
- Recruitment Procedures: 20%
- Similar Previous Experience: 30%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (5)
- Contract Management: 10.00%
- Procedures for Supply of Staff: 10.00%
- Recruitment Procedures: 20.00%
- Similar Previous Experience: 30.00%
- Price: 30.00%
- Suitability
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
- Economic & financial standing
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
Minimum: Assets must be equal to or more than liabilities. - Technical & professional ability
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
Minimum: Only those companies that pass stage 1 will be evaluated in the tender stage – stage 2.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Eko Trust - Invitation to Tender for Agency Staffing Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 4 Apr 2023, 16:51 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Sept 2023, 09:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 May 2023 – …
- Authority reference
CA12148 -- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-026878- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03bc8dFind a Tender
- Review procedure
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).
Publisher note: Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions. Section IV.3.5) – any dates shown are an estimate. In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available. The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the Tenderers. The Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 9 May 2023, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 8 May 2023, 10:00 BST
Timeline
8 May 2023 → 12 Sept 2023 · 3 dates- Bids opened8 May 2023, 10:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown9 May 2023, 10:00 BST
- Notice published12 Sept 2023, 09:45 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Apr 2023- Deadline moved to 9 May 2023, 10:00 BST20 Apr 2023, 11:11 BST+1 days · was 8 May 2023, 10:00 BST
- Status changed to complete12 Sept 2023, 09:45 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 8 May 2023 | 9 May 2023 | +1 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2 | 8 May 2023 | 9 May 2023 | +1 d |
Extension
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Eko Trust - Invitation to Tender for Agency Staffing Framework
- Signed
- 12 Sept 2023
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Tenet Education Services LtdMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- Hays Specialist Recruitment LtdFramework contractor
- JDS RECRUITMENTFramework contractor
- LIQUID PERSONNEL LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Lara Search EducationFramework contractor
- Zen Educate LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.