Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Teaching Agency Services
Authority: Aberdeen City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Council has a requirement for Teaching Agency Services. Tenderers who are successful on gaining a place on the Framework Agreement shall be expected to provide one or both of the following Services:
Lot 1: Teaching Agency Workers
Lot 2: Sourcing of Teachers for Direct Employment
CPV: Recruitment services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 6 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 6 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Teaching Agency WorkersAwarded
This Lot pertains to the provision of Teaching Agency workers. These agency workers will be provided on a temporary basis, charged at a fully inclusive daily rate for an agreed period. Where these agency workers are recruited as permanent Council staff members, a ‘Temp to Permanent’ fee could be invoked.
The agency teachers shall be qualified to teach at Primary or Secondary level within the Scottish Educational System. Additional information: Please see documentation for additional information.
Lot #2Sourcing of Teachers for Direct EmploymentAwarded
This Lot pertains to the provision of a service to source employed teachers on behalf of the Council. Where the teacher is recruited to the Council as an employee on either a fixed term or a permanent basis, a fee would be payable to the Teaching Agency.
The sourced teacher shall be qualified to teach at Primary or Secondary level within the Scottish Educational System. Additional information: See documentation for additional information.
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 (6)
- Provision of Services: 65
- Contract Management and Management Information: 15
- Implementation Plan: 10
- price: 40
- Community Benefits and Sustainability: 5
- Environmental Wellbeing: 5
Published award criteria (7)
- Provision of Services: 65%
- Contract Management and Management Information: 15%
- Implementation Plan: 10%
- Community Benefits and Sustainability: 5%
- Environmental Wellbeing: 5%
- Fair Work Practices: 0%
- Price: 40%
- Price carries 40 of 140 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Framework Agreement for the Provision of Teaching Agency Services” 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Aug 2023, 13:48 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Aug 2023, 13:48 BST
- Authority reference
000-FKBB5424- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-022465- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ec69Find a Tender
Publisher note: (SC Ref:740461)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Teaching Agency Workers
- Signed
- 4 Apr 2023
- Value
- £6,000,000
- Status
- active
Sourcing of Teachers for Direct Employment
- Signed
- 4 Apr 2023
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Teaching Agency Workers | 4bids · 4 electronic | 3 | — | — |
| 2 · Sourcing of Teachers for Direct Employment | 6bids · 6 electronic | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Aberdeenshire CouncilContracting authority
- The Highland CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Aberdeen Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- Career Teachers LtdFramework contractor
- Hammond Recruiting Specialists LimitedFramework contractor
- Hays Specialist Recruitment LtdFramework contractor
- Seven Resourcing LimitedFramework contractor
- Timeplan Education Group LtdFramework contractor
- Uteach LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.