Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Human Resource Support Services
Authority: Horserace Betting Levy Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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 publishedLot #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.
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 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
- 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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a508Find 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- Submission deadline7 Nov 2024, 23:59 GMT
- Bids opened8 Nov 2024, 10:00 GMT
- Notice published7 Jan 2025, 17:34 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jan 2025- Status changed to complete7 Jan 2025, 17:34 GMT
- Buyer details updated7 Jan 2025, 17:34 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heads Together Consulting LtdSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 000413-2025-1 · Heads Together Consulting LtdSME
- Signed
- 7 Jan 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid 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
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HEADSTOGETHER CONSULTING LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.