Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Temporary Agency Workers for Northern Ireland Civil Service, Agencies and Non Departmental Public Bodies
Authority: Department of Finance (Central government)
What is being bought8 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis Contract is for the provision of temporary Agency Workers as defined by Regulation 3 of the Agency Workers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (AWRs). The Contractor shall act as an Employment Business (as defined in Section 13(3) of the Employment Agencies Act 1973) when introducing Agency Workers for Assignments with the Client. The Contractor shall undertake the services of supplying Agency Workers to work temporarily for and under the supervision and direction of the Client, including undertaking searches for appropriately qualified staff, undertaking pre-supply checks, contracting with, paying and taxing temporary staff, and general administration relating to the day to day supply of temporary staff.
CPV: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure
8 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1DfC Administration Roles and Corporate FunctionsAwarded
Lot #2Administration Roles and Corporate Functions excluding DfCAwarded
Lot #3Professional and TechnicalAwarded
Lot #4Environmental, Scientific Services and MedicalAwarded
Lot #5Agricultural, Environmental and ConservationAwarded
Lot #6Ancillary and IndustrialAwarded
Lot #7LegalAwarded
Lot #8Youth and Social CareAwarded
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 (2)
- Quality: 40%
- Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Cost: 60
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Feb 2021, 08:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Feb 2021, 08:56 GMT
- Authority reference
3125899- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-002112- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028f96Find a Tender
Publisher note: The successful contractor’s performance on this contract will be managed as per the specification and regularly monitored (see Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 — Contract Management — Procedures and Principles). Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory. levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory. levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and this Contract may be terminated. A central register of such Notices for supplies and services contracts will be maintained and published on the CPD website. Any contractor in receipt of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of 3 years from the. date of issue of the notice. It may also result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by. Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · DfC Administration Roles and Corporate Functions1 award | |||
| PREMIERE EMPLOYMENT GROUP LTD | £300,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Administration Roles and Corporate Functions excluding DfC1 award | |||
| PREMIERE EMPLOYMENT GROUP LTD | £58,500,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Professional and Technical1 award | |||
| CPL RESOURCES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | £16,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · Environmental, Scientific Services and Medical1 award | |||
| PREMIERE EMPLOYMENT GROUP LTD | £16,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 5 · Agricultural, Environmental and Conservation1 award | |||
| PREMIERE EMPLOYMENT GROUP LTD | £11,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 6 · Ancillary and Industrial1 award | |||
| PREMIERE EMPLOYMENT GROUP LTD | £1,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 7 · Legal1 award | |||
| Staffline Grafton RecruitmentSME | £15,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 8 · Youth and Social Care1 award | |||
| PREMIERE EMPLOYMENT GROUP LTD | £7,500,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
DfC Administration Roles and Corporate Functions · PREMIERE EMPLOYMENT GROUP LTD
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2021
- Value
- £300,000,000
- Status
- active
Administration Roles and Corporate Functions (excluding DfC) · PREMIERE EMPLOYMENT GROUP LTD
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2021
- Value
- £58,500,000
- Status
- active
Professional and Technical · CPL RESOURCES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2021
- Value
- £16,000,000
- Status
- active
Environmental, Scientific Services and Medical · PREMIERE EMPLOYMENT GROUP LTD
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2021
- Value
- £16,000,000
- Status
- active
Agricultural, Environmental and Conservation · PREMIERE EMPLOYMENT GROUP LTD
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2021
- Value
- £11,000,000
- Status
- active
Ancillary and Industrial · PREMIERE EMPLOYMENT GROUP LTD
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2021
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Status
- active
Legal · Staffline Grafton RecruitmentSME
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2021
- Value
- £15,000,000
- Status
- active
Youth and Social Care · PREMIERE EMPLOYMENT GROUP LTD
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2021
- Value
- £7,500,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · DfC Administration Roles and Corporate Functions | 11bids · 11 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · Administration Roles and Corporate Functions excluding DfC | 11bids · 11 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 3 · Professional and Technical | 7bids · 7 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 4 · Environmental, Scientific Services and Medical | 7bids · 7 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 5 · Agricultural, Environmental and Conservation | 5bids · 5 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 6 · Ancillary and Industrial | 5bids · 5 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 7 · Legal | 6bids · 6 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 8 · Youth and Social Care | 8bids · 8 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation proceduresReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- CPL RESOURCES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYAwarded supplier
- PREMIERE EMPLOYMENT GROUP LTDAwarded supplier
- Staffline Grafton RecruitmentAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.