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Published 5 Oct 2023, 10:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Recruitment for Preferred Supplier List - External Relations and Policy Roles

Official notice

Authority: General Medical Council (GMC) (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£5,000,000≈ £2.5m / year
Submissions closed 10 Nov 2023awarded 19 Jan 2024
Awarded to Ellwood Atfield, HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED
Contract term 2 yrsends 21 Jan 2026 · extension options published · starts 22 Jan 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

We would like to create a preferred list of two suppliers to service our recruitment needs for our External Relations and Policy recruitment needs.

GMC External relations and policy roles – agencies who will provide support where needed for the permanent or fixed term recruitment of, and the supply of temporary workers or contractors where required.

CPV: Recruitment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£5,000,000
Contract period: 22 Jan 2024 – 21 Jan 2026 (2 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: The contract will run for two years from the commencement date with the option to extend by two additional periods of 12 months.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: 65.2%Price: 25%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Operational Proposal: 16.3%
  • Sector Knowledge: 16.3%
  • Candidate Attraction: 16.3%
  • EDI: 16.3%
  • Price: 22.5%
  • T&Cs: 2.5%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (7)
  • Operational Proposal: 16.3
  • Sector Knowledge: 16.3
  • Candidate Attraction: 16.3
  • EDI: 16.3
  • Price: 22.5
  • T&Cs: 2.5
  • Social Value: 10
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100.2 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Oct 2023, 10:17 BST
Last source update
19 Feb 2024, 11:58 GMT
Award evaluation window
10 Nov 2023 – …
Authority reference
GMC1811
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-005356
Classification (CPV)
Recruitment services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04081b Find a Tender

Publisher note: (MT Ref:231352)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: mytenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals
Submission deadline
10 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
10 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Nov 2023 → 19 Feb 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    10 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    10 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    22 Jan 2024
  4. Notice published
    19 Feb 2024, 11:58 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 Feb 2024, 11:58 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £5,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 74 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Jan 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ellwood AtfieldSME, HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITEDjoint award£5,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

General Medical Council (GMC)

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilregulatorHealth 3 Hardman Street, Manchester, UK, M3 3AWContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Ellwood AtfieldAwarded supplier Millbank Tower , London, London, London, sw1e 1qtContact phone
  • Hays Specialist Recruitment LimitedAwarded supplier 4th Floor, 20 Triton Street, 20 Triton Street, Manchester, UK, M1 4BTContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.