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Published 13 Sept 2023, 12:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Recruitment for Preferred Supplier List - IS Roles

Official notice

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

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£30,000,000≈ £15m / year
Submissions closed 19 Oct 2023awarded 20 Dec 2023
Awarded to Harvey Nash Limited +2 more
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 three suppliers to service our recruitment needs for our IS recruitment needs. Agencies will provide support where needed for the permanent or fixed term recruitment of, and the supply of temporary workers or contractors for our Information Systems Team, Date Research and Insight Hub Team and Information Policy and Access Team.

CPV: Recruitment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£30,000,000
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%
  • Terms: 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
  • Terms: 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
13 Sept 2023, 12:30 BST
Last source update
19 Feb 2024, 13:22 GMT
Award evaluation window
19 Oct 2023 – …
Authority reference
GMC1810
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-005380
Classification (CPV)
Recruitment services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03fc5f Find a Tender

Publisher note: (MT Ref:231354)

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
19 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
19 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Oct 2023 → 19 Feb 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    19 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    22 Jan 2024
  4. Notice published
    19 Feb 2024, 13:22 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 Feb 2024, 13:22 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £10,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4325 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Dec 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Harvey Nash Limited, Reed Professional Services LLP, Robert Waltersjoint award£10,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
43bids · 43 electronic25——

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

3 commercial parties on the notice
  • Harvey Nash LimitedAwarded supplier 3 Noble St, London, London, EC2V 7EEContact phone
  • Reed Professional Services LLPAwarded supplier Academy Court, 94 Chancery Lane, London, UK, WC24 1DTContact phone
  • Robert WaltersAwarded supplier 11 Slingsby Place, St Martin's Courtyard, London, UK, WC2E 9ABContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.