Official UK procurement notice
London South East Colleges Invitation to Tender for a Recruitment & Staffing Framework
Authority: London South East Colleges (Education)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLondon South East Colleges Invitation to Tender for a Recruitment & Staffing Framework. 30th October 2023 – 29th October 2026 (Optional 1x 12-month extension until 29th October 2027)
CPV: Recruitment services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 4 and win at most 4 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1General Teaching and Curriculum Management StaffAwarded
Provision of General Teaching and Curriculum Management Staff
Lot #2Specialist Teaching and Curriculum Management StaffAwarded
Provision of Specialist Teaching and Curriculum Management Staff
Lot #3Business Support StaffAwarded
Provision of Business Support Staff
Lot #4Leadership and Management StaffAwarded
Provision of Leadership and Management Staff
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 (2)
- Quality: 55%
- Contract Rates: 45%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 55.00%
- Contract Rates: 45.00%
- 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: Current assets must be equal to or more than current 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: As per the tender documents
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 55 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
- “London South East Colleges Invitation to Tender for a Recruitment &…” 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
- 7 Aug 2023, 14:15 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Jul 2024, 12:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Sept 2023 – …
- Authority reference
CA12721 - OFTS- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-021049- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ed95Find 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
- 15 Sept 2023, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 7 Sept 2023, 10:00 BST
Timeline
7 Sept 2023 → 10 Jul 2024 · 3 dates- Bids opened7 Sept 2023, 10:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown15 Sept 2023, 17:00 BST
- Notice published10 Jul 2024, 12:30 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Sept 2023- Deadline moved to 15 Sept 2023, 17:00 BST7 Sept 2023, 09:09 BST+8 days · was 7 Sept 2023, 10:00 BST
- Status changed to complete10 Jul 2024, 12:30 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2 | 7 Sept 2023 | 15 Sept 2023 | +8 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 7 Sept 2023 | 15 Sept 2023 | +8 d |
Extension
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1,500,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
General Teaching and Curriculum Management Staff
- Signed
- 10 Jul 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Specialist Teaching and Curriculum Management Staff
- Signed
- 10 Jul 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Business Support Staff
- Signed
- 10 Jul 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Leadership and Management Staff
- Signed
- 10 Jul 2024
- Value
- £1,499,995
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · General Teaching and Curriculum Management Staff | 17bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Specialist Teaching and Curriculum Management Staff | 16bids | — | — | — |
| 3 · Business Support Staff | 24bids | — | — | — |
| 4 · Leadership and Management Staff | 20bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Tenet Education Services LtdMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Framework contractors & participating bidders
11 commercial parties on the notice- AFFINITY WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- AXIS RECRUITMENT LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Axcis EducationFramework contractor
- Essex County CouncilFramework contractor
- Michael Page International Recruitment Ltd (Trading as PageGroup)Framework contractor
- Morgan Jones LtdFramework contractor
- ROC SEARCH LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Reed Specialist RecruitmentFramework contractor
- TALENTSHED GROUP LTDFramework contractor
- Venn GroupFramework contractor
- eXede LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.