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Published 27 Mar 2023, 13:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Management and Support Services in relation to Personnel in South East Asia

Official notice

Authority: Manchester Metropolitan University (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Malaysia (MY)
Published estimate£420,000≈ £140k / year19.1% above published estimate
Submissions closed 26 Apr 2023awarded 15 Jun 2023
Awarded to Grok Global Services
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 May 2026 · starts 1 Jun 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Manchester Metropolitan is seeking to appoint through a competitive tender process a suitably qualified and experienced provider of personnel management services . To include, but not limited to; 1) Provide support services to two current and one additional personnel (to be recruited) in Malaysia to cover the services, travel and activities in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam;2) In the event of a change of personnel, appoint, employ and manage such personnel to deliver the Services to the University.

CPV: Human resources management consultancy services · Personnel and payroll services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The University is looking for applicants bidders who are able to:1) Demonstrate…Awarded 3 yrsPublished value£420,000

The University is looking for applicants bidders who are able to:1) Demonstrate experience and a track record of working in the HE sector, or able to demonstrate transferable experience/skills; 2)Show clear Service Standards and the ability to deliver against those; 3)Provision of agreed Performance Indicators for delivering the service; 4)Provide support services to two current personnel who will be employed by the successful contractor in Malaysia to cover the services, travel and activities in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam; 5)Recruit for an additional post holder (in current year 2023), and thereafter provide ongoing support services to this personnel. This personnel will cover the services, travel and activities across East & South-East Asia (excluding mainland China). This will initially include all ASEAN countries and Hong Kong, but with the expectation of flexibility to cover other markets as required by business need.6)In the event of any of the above change of personnel, appoint, employ and manage such personnel to deliver the Services to the University in line with Personnel Requirements. 7)Consult with the University on the specific personnel, they wish to place, to deliver the Services; in order that the University can be assured that the candidate has the appropriate experience. 8)Retain all management and control of its personnel and all associated employment, tax, administrative and compliance related liabilities and responsibilities; 9)Provide personnel to work exclusively for Manchester Met and have a reporting line to the University’s International Office.Further information can be found in the ITT Pack.

Contract period: 1 Jun 2023 – 31 May 2026 (3 yrs)
Delivery listed: Malaysia (MY)
Variant bids: not allowed

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
How bids were scored
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please see Tender Documentation for further information

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
27 Mar 2023, 13:50 BST
Last source update
16 Jun 2023, 09:28 BST
Award evaluation window
26 Apr 2023 – …
Authority reference
MMU1288
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-017120
Classification (CPV)
Human resources management consultancy servicesPersonnel and payroll services
Delivery area
Malaysia (MY)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b646 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Please see Tender Documentation for further information

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
Submission deadline
26 Apr 2023, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
26 Apr 2023, 14:05 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Apr 2023 → 16 Jun 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    26 Apr 2023, 14:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    26 Apr 2023, 14:05 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    16 Jun 2023, 09:28 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    16 Jun 2023, 09:28 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Jun 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Grok Global ServicesSME£500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Management and Support Services in relation to Personnel in South East Asia · Grok Global ServicesSME

    Signed
    15 Jun 2023
    Value
    £500,000
    Period
    … – 31 May 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Manchester Metropolitan University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation All Saints Building, Oxford Road, Manchester , North West, M15 6BH Contact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Grok Global ServicesAwarded supplier Suite 916, 535 Dean Street, Brooklyn, New York , US, 11217, USA

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