Official UK procurement notice
Preston College - Invitation to Tender for a Recruitment & Staffing Framework
Authority: Preston College (Education)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionPreston College - Invitation to Tender for a Recruitment & Staffing Framework 1st August 2024 – 31st July 2026 (Optional 2x 12-month extension until 31st July 2028)
CPV: Recruitment services
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 5 and win at most 5 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1SEAT Teaching Staff (Science, Engineering & Automotive Technologies)Awarded
Lot 1 - SEAT Teaching Staff (Science, Engineering & Automotive Technologies)
Lot #2Construction Teaching Staff (Brickwork, Carpentry, Electrical, Joinery, Painting & Decorating, Plastering, PlumbingAwarded
Lot 2 - Construction Teaching Staff (Brickwork, Carpentry, Electrical, Joinery, Painting & Decorating, Plastering, Plumbing
Lot #3Accountancy Teaching StaffAwarded
Lot 3 - Accountancy Teaching Staff
Lot #4Clinical, Early Years, Health & Public Services Teaching StaffAwarded
Lot 4 - Clinical, Early Years, Health & Public Services Teaching Staff
Lot #5Business Support Staff (Non-Teaching Roles)Awarded
Lot 5 - Business Support Staff (Non-Teaching Roles)
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60.00%
- Price: 40.00%
- 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: Minimum Insurance Levels: £5m PL & EL & PI - 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: Please refer to tender documents
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Preston College - Invitation to Tender for a Recruitment & Staffing…” 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
- 3 May 2024, 18:12 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Nov 2024, 10:27 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Jun 2024 – …
- Authority reference
CA14039 - OFTS- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-035604- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04576aFind 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
- 12 Jun 2024, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 12 Jun 2024, 17:00 BST
Timeline
12 Jun 2024 → 4 Nov 2024 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown12 Jun 2024, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened12 Jun 2024, 17:00 BST
- Notice published4 Nov 2024, 10:27 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete4 Nov 2024, 10:27 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 5 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot 1 - SEAT Teaching Staff (Science, Engineering & Automotive Technologies)
- Signed
- 4 Nov 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Construction Teaching Staff (Brickwork, Carpentry, Electrical, Joinery, Painting & Decorating, Plastering, Plumbing
- Signed
- 4 Nov 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 3 - Accountancy Teaching Staff
- Signed
- 4 Nov 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 4 - Clinical, Early Years, Health & Public Services Teaching Staff
- Signed
- 4 Nov 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 5 - Business Support Staff (Non-Teaching Roles)
- Signed
- 4 Nov 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · SEAT Teaching Staff (Science, Engineering & Automotive Technologies) | 12bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Construction Teaching Staff (Brickwork, Carpentry, Electrical, Joinery, Painting & Decorating, Plastering, Plumbing | 12bids | — | — | — |
| 3 · Accountancy Teaching Staff | 12bids | — | — | — |
| 4 · Clinical, Early Years, Health & Public Services Teaching Staff | 12bids | — | — | — |
| 5 · Business Support Staff (Non-Teaching Roles) | 14bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Tenet Education Services LtdMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- AXIS RECRUITMENT LIMITEDFramework contractor
- DOVETAIL AND SLATE LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Eden Brown LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.