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Published 2 Oct 2024, 14:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Human Resource Support Services

Official notice

Authority: Horserace Betting Levy Board (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 7 Nov 2024awarded 7 Jan 2025
Awarded to Heads Together Consulting Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) is a non-departmental public body (NDPB) sponsored by Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) responsible for the collection and expenditure of the Horserace Betting Levy worth approximately £100m per year. The organisation has a team of 15-20 staff and more information can be found on HBLB's website (www.hblb.org.uk ↗).

Given its size HBLB traditionally outsources delivery of its HR services and is inviting appropriate business partners to tender for the provision of these services.

The contract has been awarded subsequent to the above invitation to tender.

CPV: Human resources management consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The business partner will be required to:AwardedRenewal

The business partner will be required to:

  • Ensure that HBLB is compliant with and aware of all legal requirements
  • Identify and develop aspects of an HR Strategy that support delivery of HBLB's objectives
  • Ensure HR policy and practice is current, lawful, and supports government's GovS 003: Human Resources standard
  • Identify HR risk where apparent and recommend appropriate remedial action
  • Facilitate effective employee selection and recruitment when needed
  • Promote good levels of employee performance, personal development and retention.
  • Survey employee engagement annually and report on results making recommendations as appropriate
  • Provide HR advice to the HBLB executive and managers as needed
  • Support diversity and inclusion in all HR policy and practice
  • To monitor and maintain employee relations, providing appropriate employee assistance where necessary
  • To provide a guaranteed HR point of contact during the working week, and out of hours as required, for employees, managers, and executives
  • Prepare and distribute HR correspondence as needed, including the drafting of employment contracts and offer letters.
  • To manage, review and accurately maintain HBLB's HR records
  • To effectively manage the transition of services from one provider to another at both the start and end of the contract

Prospective partners will be required be required to work with HBLB's own internal Staff Management System to handle data concerning holidays, sickness, gifts and hospitality, appraisals, objectives, risks and their mitigations, contact details, next of kin and beneficiaries, office attendance, policy acceptance, etc. Access to this system will be granted to the selected HR service provider. HBLB does not wish to incur any additional complexity involved in the use of other HR management systems.

HBLB outsources payroll separately and this service is therefore not required under this contract.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Subject to negotiation and no greater than a further 36 months.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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Ability to deliver effective HR administration and support services: 15%
  • Ability to provide services that are secure and compliant: 15%
  • Understanding of public sector generally and HBLB specifically: 15%
  • Compatibility with HBLB's process and systems: 15%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Ability to deliver effective HR administration and support services: 15
  • Ability to provide services that are secure and compliant: 15
  • Understanding of public sector generally and HBLB specifically: 15
  • Compatibility with HBLB's process and systems: 15
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
2 Oct 2024, 14:25 BST
Last source update
7 Jan 2025, 17:34 GMT
Award evaluation window
8 Nov 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-000413
Classification (CPV)
Human resources management consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a508 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
7 Nov 2024, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
8 Nov 2024, 10:00 GMT

Timeline

7 Nov 2024 → 7 Jan 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    7 Nov 2024, 23:59 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    8 Nov 2024, 10:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    7 Jan 2025, 17:34 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jan 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Jan 2025, 17:34 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    7 Jan 2025, 17:34 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 8
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Jan 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Heads Together Consulting LtdSME——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
The business partner will be required to:8bids · 8 electronic——£7,560 – £220,000
Whole notice———£7,560 – £220,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Horserace Betting Levy Board

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawRecreation, culture and religion 10 South Colonnade, LONDON, London, E144PUContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.