Official UK procurement notice
Recruitment and Management of Childrens Agency Social Workers
Authority: Sandwell Childrens Trust
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA key priority of the Trust’s workforce strategy is to stabilise the workforce and build sustainable capacity for the future. A critical part of this is the Trust’s ability to utilise Children’s Agency Social Workers in an efficient and effective manner to meet any shortfalls in permanent staffing, and to deal with specific peaks in caseloads. The recruitment of children social workers is constantly challenging, with a shortage of sufficiently experienced candidates, a limited pipeline into the sector and it operates in a crowded geographical area. It is acknowledged that agency workers play a critical part of the social care workforce to enable it to flex to meet changing priorities and to fill resourcing gaps. Following authorisation of the Trust Board it was agreed to commence a procurement process for a new MVMSP to recruit Children’s Agency Social Workers, to begin at the expiry of existing MVMSP
CPV: Recruitment services · Social services · Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Please refer to the ITT DocumentAwarded
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: 60
- Price: 40
- Suitability
Please refer to the ITT Document
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the ITT Document
Minimum: Please refer to the ITT Document - Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the ITT Document
Minimum: Please refer to the ITT Document
- 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 · 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
- Yes
- First published
- 21 Jul 2021, 15:36 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Nov 2021, 09:56 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Aug 2021 – …
- Authority reference
SMBC 21077- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-028117- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02cad3Find a Tender
Publisher note: The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement exercise, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ Sandwell mbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the ITT and other related documents. In Order to View the On-Line Questionnaire and Submit a Tender, you will be required to Opt-In For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the Guidance for Suppliers section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. If you require further assistance in respect of the system, please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Aug 2021, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 20 Aug 2021, 15:00 BST
Timeline
20 Aug 2021 → 10 Nov 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline20 Aug 2021, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened20 Aug 2021, 15:00 BST
- Notice published10 Nov 2021, 09:56 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete10 Nov 2021, 09:56 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCL Workforce Solutions LtdSME | £12,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Recruitment and Management of Childrens Agency Social Workers · HCL Workforce Solutions LtdSME
- Signed
- 9 Nov 2021
- Value
- £12,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic | 6 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court of EnglandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HCL Workforce Solutions Ltd Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.