Official UK procurement notice
Recruitment Agency Framework Agreement
Authority: Hillcrest
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionFramework Agreement for Recruitment Agency Services. (Temp and Perm Staff). We operate over several geographical areas meaning that provision could be required in any of these areas including – Dundee, Angus, Fife, Perth and Kinross, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire and the Lothians.
- Recurrence: 2027/28
CPV: Recruitment services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 12 suppliers · 14 bids on the busiest of 4 lots (1.2 per place) · 5 appointed
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Corporate & Administrative ServicesAwardedRenewal
Corporate & Administrative Services roles
Lot #2Homes & Enterprises - HousingAwardedRenewal
Homes & Enterprises - Housing roles
Lot #3Hillcrest Maintenance - TradesAwardedRenewal
Hillcrest Maintenance - Trades roles
Lot #4Hillcrest Futures - Care ServicesAwardedRenewal
Hillcrest Futures - Care Services roles
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 65
- Price: 35
- Suitability
Included within the tender documents
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Recruitment Agency Framework Agreement” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 12 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- 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
- Yes · 2027/28
- First published
- 2 Oct 2024, 10:53 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Mar 2025, 12:22 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Nov 2024 – …
- Authority reference
COS/R007- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011754- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a4efFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As per ITT
Publisher note: (SC Ref:794587)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 20 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 4 Nov 2024, 14:00 GMT
Timeline
4 Nov 2024 → 28 Mar 2025 · 3 dates- Bids opened4 Nov 2024, 14:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown20 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published28 Mar 2025, 12:22 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Oct 2024- Deadline moved to 20 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT16 Oct 2024, 11:25 BST+19 days · was 1 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete28 Mar 2025, 12:22 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 1 Nov 2024 | 20 Nov 2024 | +19 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 4 Nov 2024 | 21 Nov 2024 | +17 d |
Change of documents
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Homes & Enterprises - Housing
- Signed
- 27 Mar 2025
- Value
- £60,000
- Status
- active
Hillcrest Maintenance - Trades
- Signed
- 27 Mar 2025
- Value
- £132,000
- Status
- active
Hillcrest Futures - Care Services
- Signed
- 27 Mar 2025
- Value
- £468,000
- Status
- active
Corporate & Administrative Services
- Signed
- 27 Mar 2025
- Value
- £150,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Corporate & Administrative Services | 14bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 7 | — | — |
| 2 · Homes & Enterprises - Housing | 14bids · 14 electronic · 14 from abroad | 7 | — | — |
| 3 · Hillcrest Maintenance - Trades | 9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 4 · Hillcrest Futures - Care Services | 10bids · 10 electronic · 10 from abroad | 7 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Dundee Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- ASA International Ltd, trading as ASA RecruitmentFramework contractor
- Community Resourcing LimitedFramework contractor
- Reed Specialist Recruitment LimitedFramework contractor
- Search Consultancy LtdFramework contractor
- Venesky Brown Recruitment LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria