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Published 30 Sept 2022, 14:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PIN - Scottish Canals Recruitment Framework

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Canals

Framework agreement9 lotsServices
Planned pipeline value£1,300,000total for 9 lots · pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 30 Nov 2022from the planned procurement notice
Lots 9see the lot list below

What is being bought9 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Scottish Canals will be issuing a tender in respect of establishing a framework for the provision of recruitment services for an initial 2 year period with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years.

Scottish Canals is the public organisation responsible for the management of 220 kilometres of inland waterways in the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland.

This framework will include 9 lots each relating to a particular recruitment specialism with the intention to appoint 3 agencies ranked within each lot. Awards will be made based on supplier rank and availability within each lot as and when a recruitment requirement is established.

Suppliers may bid for all lots or on an individual lot basis.

The lots within this tender will be as listed in section II.1.6 of this notice.

CPV: Recruitment services

Lots and requirements (9)Procurement structure

9 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Retail and HospitalityPlanned

Example roles within this lot:

Retail and Hospitality Head Chef

Work alongside our dedicated Catering Team to manage the development and preparation of all offerings for the Visitor Centre, outdoor food outlets and events

Minimum Diploma in Professional Cookery

Full driving license

Minimum intermediate of Food Hygiene certification

Record of Head Chef management

Destinations Manager

Daily operations; ensure that procedural, quality, safety and environmental requirements are met

Budget management & commercial ability to meet forecast revenue targets across the business

Customer Service, Cash Handling, Stock Control

Delivery: Scotland
Lot #2ICTPlanned

Example role within this lot:

ICT Senior Support Specialist

Provide 2nd and 3rd line technical support for PCs, peripherals, servers, data and communications infrastructure

Certified in Enterprise and/or networking technologies

certification in Service Management basics such as via the ITIL v3

Delivery: Scotland
Lot #3GraduatePlanned

Example roles within this lot:

Graduate Business Intern

Support the Director of People, Safety and Governance and the wider team on a range of administrative and project work

Graduate Construction Project Manager

Administrative and graduate level PM support to the Regeneration

and Development Team to achieve delivery of Scottish Canals Business Plan objectives.

Delivery: Scotland
Lot #4MarketingPlanned

Example role within this lot:

Communications Manager

Deliver the marketing strategy which supports Scottish Canals’ corporate objectives and strategic vision, utilising a full range of marketing tools to effectively reach agreed target audiences and budgets. Reinforce SC’s brand footprint and proactively promote and protect SC’s reputation. Successfully deliver this strategy through marketing and communication professionals.

Delivery: Scotland
Lot #5FinancePlanned

Example roles within this lot:

Finance Senior Capital and Project Accountant

Advising stakeholders on the accounting and budgetary treatment of future projects and those underway, managing the accurate accounting of the project life cycle and stage gate reporting from project inception to asset management.

  • Own and develop accounting policy and treatment around the classification and valuation of assets including with a third party funded component.

CCAB qualified accountant

Comprehensive knowledge of IFRS and/or FReM reporting

Finance Manager

Supports the Head of Finance in effectively leading the Financial Transactions team.

Delivery: Scotland
Lot #6Facilities and EstatesPlanned

Example role within this lot:

Estates Surveyor

Asset Management

Property Maintenance

Project Works

Delivery: Scotland
Lot #7Project ManagementPlanned

Example roles within this lot include:

Sustainability Co-ordinator

Support the creation and promotion of SC activities and tools aimed at the achievement of key sustainability improvements and will also contribute to project management activities across the SC Estate.

Senior Programme Manager

The running of the Programme Management Office within SC and will lead on the effective co-ordination of Scottish Canals programme management reviewing their inter-dependencies including oversight of any risks and issues arising. It also includes the co-ordination of new programmes including the management of funding applications, securing project management resource and third-party stakeholder availability.

Graduate Construction Project Manager

Administrative and graduate level PM support to the Regeneration

and Development Team to achieve delivery of Scottish Canals Business Plan objectives

Delivery: Scotland
Lot #8Executive/ManagementPlanned

Example roles within this lot:

Executive / Management Head of People, Safety and Governance

You will lead the delivery of policy and governance, responsible for providing core services and advice to the Board and Chief Executive relating to Policy, Governance, change management, Health and Safety, including risk management, the operation of the Audit and Risk Committee and corporate reporting requirements.

Communications Manager

Deliver the marketing strategy which supports Scottish Canals’ corporate objectives and strategic vision, utilising a full range of marketing tools to effectively reach agreed target audiences and budgets. Reinforce SC’s brand footprint and proactively promote and protect SC’s reputation. Successfully deliver this strategy through marketing and communication professionals.

Delivery: Scotland
Lot #9Sports & RecreationPlanned

Example role within this lot:

Activity and Development Manager

Play an active role as a member of the Destinations Development team to identify opportunities in the Activities Sector, developing them alongside our destinations, and working with third party operators along the canal.

Delivery: Scotland

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
Lot distribution rule: Lot 1 - Retail & Hospitality Lot 2 - ICT Lot 3 - Graduate Lot 4 - Marketing Lot 5 - Finance Lot 6 - Facilities & Estates Lot 7 - Project Management Lot 8 - Executive/Management Lot 9 - Sports & Recreation
What this means for your bid
  • “PIN - Scottish Canals Recruitment Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
30 Sept 2022, 14:06 BST
Last source update
30 Sept 2022, 14:06 BST
Authority reference
P22-0013
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-027507
Classification (CPV)
Recruitment services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0371e1 Find a Tender

Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=708132. (SC Ref:708132)

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

30 Sept 2022 → 30 Nov 2022 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    30 Sept 2022, 14:06 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    30 Nov 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Canals

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services CANAL HOUSE, APPLECROSS STREET, GLASGOW, Scotland, G4 9SPContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.