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Published 10 Oct 2023, 10:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Framework Agreement for Recruitment Services for the Provision of Supply Teachers and Education Support Staff

Official notice

Authority: Herts for Learning Limited (Public body)

Framework agreement4 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East of England (UKH23)

Framework ceiling (notional)£17,000,000total for 4 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 9 Nov 2023awarded 17 Jan 2024

Lots 4see the lot list below

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The scope for this Framework Agreement is for all temporary and Fixed Term teaching and non-teaching roles, for the use of primary and secondary schools, academies, trusts, special schools, nurseries, pupil referral units and other educational establishments within the Hertfordshire geographical area including Trusts with one or more of their schools located within Hertfordshire and other schools outside.

CPV: Recruitment services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Places: up to 12 suppliers · 9 bids on the busiest of 4 lots (0.8 per place) · 7 appointed

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value

Every one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £1,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Provision of short-term supply staff for up to 12 weeks with no responsibility for planningAwardedRenewalPublished value£10,000,000

Delivery: East of England

Extensions: Initial period of 2 years with the option to extend twice for no more than 12 months each time at the Authority's discretionVariant bids: not allowed

79600000 Recruitment services

Lot #2Provision of supply staff for 12 weeks plus or with responsibility for planningAwardedRenewalPublished value£5,000,000

Delivery: East of England

Extensions: Initial period of 2 years with the option to extend twice for no more than 12 months each time at the Authority's discretionVariant bids: not allowed

79600000 Recruitment services

Lot #3Permanent placementAwardedRenewalceiling above

Delivery: East of England

Extensions: Initial period of 2 years with the option to extend twice for no more than 12 months each time at the Authority's discretionVariant bids: not allowed

79600000 Recruitment services

Lot #4Executive SearchAwardedRenewalceiling above

Delivery: East of England

Extensions: Initial period of 2 years with the option to extend twice for no more than 12 months each time at the Authority's discretionVariant 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

What this means for your bid

“Framework Agreement for Recruitment Services for the Provision of…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 12 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 10 Oct 2023, 10:07 BST
Last source update: 17 Jan 2024, 14:24 GMT
Award evaluation window: 9 Nov 2023 – …
Authority reference: INTHFL006
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-001626
Classification (CPV): Recruitment services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH23)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-040a95 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/ ↗

Appointment period ends: 9 Nov 2023, 11:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 180 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 9 Nov 2023, 11:01 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/ ↗

Timeline

9 Nov 2023 → 17 Jan 2024 · 3 dates

Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
9 Nov 2023, 11:00 GMT
Bids opened
9 Nov 2023, 11:01 GMT
Notice published
17 Jan 2024, 14:24 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
17 Jan 2024, 14:24 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 7admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 97 from SMEs · busiest of 4 lots

Contracts signed 4latest 17 Jan 2024

4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Contract 001626-2024-2
Signed
17 Jan 2024
Value
—
Status
active
Contract 001626-2024-3
Signed
17 Jan 2024
Value
—
Status
active
Contract 001626-2024-4
Signed
17 Jan 2024
Value
—
Status
active
Contract 001626-2024-1
Signed
16 Jan 2024
Value
—
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · Provision of short-term supply staff for up to 12 weeks with no responsibility for planning	9bids · 9 electronic	7	—	£1,992 – £2,261
2 · Provision of supply staff for 12 weeks plus or with responsibility for planning	9bids · 9 electronic	7	—	£1,395 – £1,766
3 · Permanent placement	9bids · 9 electronic	7	—	£16,600 – £29,167
4 · Executive Search	7bids · 7 electronic	5	—	£24,000 – £40,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Herts for Learning Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawEducation Robertson House, Six Hills Way, Stevenage, East of England, SG1 2FQContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Framework contractors & participating bidders

7 commercial parties on the notice

4mySchools LtdFramework contractor London, London
Axis Recruitment LimitedFramework contractor Nottingham, East Midlands
Choice Teachers (South) LtdFramework contractor Letchworth Garden City, East of England
Engage Education (Engage Partners Limited)Framework contractor Watford, East of England
Moore Teachers LtdFramework contractor Essex, East of England
Ranstad Solutions LimitedFramework contractor Luton, East of England
Step Teachers LtdFramework contractor London, London

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

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

How this framework works

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

What it takes to winiHow 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).

Procedure terms & legal framework

How it was run

Timeline

Notice history

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Framework contractors & participating bidders

Official documents & specifications (2)

What it takes to win
i
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).