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Published 16 Jul 2021, 12:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NFCC Human Resources Managed Services Framework Agreement

Official notice

Authority: Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£1,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 16 Aug 2021awarded 24 Aug 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority is putting in place a Framework Agreement, for the duration of 2 years plus 1, for the provision of managed human resources (HR) services.

The Authority have a need to appointment a single prime contractor, or a consortium with a lead supplier acting as prime contractor, to work in effective partnership by providing access to a range of high-quality HR services and solutions on a managed service basis.

The solution will range from enabling the full managed service of the entire HR function, just a single element of it (e.g., administration and support function), or a bespoke solution tailored to complement the Authority’s in-house resources.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 3 bids received (3.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Supplier shall offer as a minimum the following specialisms listed below to the…AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000

The Supplier shall offer as a minimum the following specialisms listed below to the Required Standard:

  • Project Management – The management and delivery of programs and projects designed to enhance the effectiveness of the organisations HR management and planning and of its HR function and strategy
  • Cultural transformation
  • Dispute management
  • Employee relations and communications
  • Human resource functions, process and design
  • Human resource terms and conditions and policies including health and safety, employment contracts and company handbook
  • Advice on managing agency and temporary staff; and review of IR35 governance
  • Organisational training and development
  • Performance management (including pay, reward and benchmarking)
  • Recruitment policy (internal and external) and strategy (not delivery of staffing and recruitment services)
  • Staffing
  • Talent management

Call-Off Contract - Phase 1 Organisational Transformation Project

On award and establishment of the Framework Agreement, there will be an immediate call-off requirement to manage a project of organisational transformation towards a new operating model which will include the TUPE of workforce.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: 2 years + 1 optional extension of 1 yearVariant 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
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality - Technical: 40%
  • Quality - Delivery: 30%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality - Technical: 40
  • Quality - Delivery: 30
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “NFCC Human Resources Managed Services Framework Agreement” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, 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
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
16 Jul 2021, 12:19 BST
Last source update
24 Aug 2021, 15:06 BST
Award evaluation window
16 Aug 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN557073
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-020851
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c8eb Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
16 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
16 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Aug 2021 → 24 Aug 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    16 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    16 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    24 Aug 2021, 15:06 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Aug 2021
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 Aug 2021, 15:06 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    24 Aug 2021, 15:06 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Aug 2021

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

Contracts

  • NFCC Human Resources Managed Services Framework Agreement

    Signed
    24 Aug 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
The Supplier shall offer as a minimum the following specialisms listed below to the…3bids · 3 electronic3—£1,000,000 – £10,000,000
Whole notice———£100,000 – £1,000,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA)

Contracting authorityNational Chiefs Fire CouncilPublic order and safety 03677186 West Midlands Fire Service, 99 Vauxhall Road, Birmingham, UK, B7 4HWContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Chief Fire Officers AssociationContracting authorityBody governed by public lawFire Service03677186 Birmingham, UKContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.