Find a TenderCancelled
Published 23 Jan 2024, 12:07 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Recruitment Advertising Solution for Eductaion - Y24004

Official notice

Authority: Commercial Services Kent Ltd (t/a Kent Teach)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£250,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 Feb 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Kent-Teach, a trading unit of Commercial Services, was founded in 2000 to deliver a cost effective recruitment advertising solution to schools across Kent and the surrounding areas. Working with 95% of Kent schools and by utilising an audience of 200,000 members, the site receives over 3 million visits each year. They are the established market leader in Kent for Education vacancies, supporting customers to fill their vacancies with talented staff members.

CPV: Recruitment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Kent-Teach, a trading unit of Commercial Services, was founded in 2000 to deliver a…Cancelled

Kent-Teach, a trading unit of Commercial Services, was founded in 2000 to deliver a costeffective recruitment advertising solution to schools across Kent and the surrounding areas. Working with 95% of Kent schools and by utilising an audience of 200,000 members, the site receives over 3 million visits each year. They are the established market leader in Kent for Education vacancies, supporting customers to fill their vacancies with talented staff members. Additional information: This notice is to advise of the Authority to terminate this procurement without award due to the lack of a commercially viable solution from the tender process presenting itself to the Authority

Delivery: South East · SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
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: 55%Price: 40%Social value: 3%Environmental: 10%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Service Delivery: 55%
  • Price: 40%
  • Social Value: 3%
  • Sustainability and Environment: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Service Delivery: 55
  • Social Value: 3
  • Sustainability and Environment: 10
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 108 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
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
23 Jan 2024, 12:07 GMT
Last source update
16 May 2024, 16:05 BST
Award evaluation window
27 Feb 2024 – …
Authority reference
Y24004
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-015616
Classification (CPV)
Recruitment services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0433b0 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Due to none of the proposals submitted meeting the full scope of the project the Authority is giving notice of a NON-AWARD decision in respect of this opportunity To view this notice, please click here: https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=862114514 GO Reference: GO-2024516-PRO-26063823

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
27 Feb 2024, 09:30 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
27 Feb 2024, 10:00 GMT

Timeline

27 Feb 2024 → 30 Jul 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    27 Feb 2024, 09:30 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    27 Feb 2024, 10:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    16 May 2024, 16:05 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    30 Jul 2024, 23:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 May 2024
  1. Status changed to unsuccessful
    16 May 2024, 16:05 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    16 May 2024, 16:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Commercial Services Kent Ltd (t/a Kent Teach)

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 1 Abbey Wood Road, West Malling, UK, ME19 4YTContact email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Commercial Services Kent td (t/a Kent Teach)Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services West Malling, UKContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Commercial ServicesMediation body West MalllingContact phone
  • Commercial Services Kent LtdMediation body KIngs HillContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.