Official UK procurement notice
S1089 2025 Provision of Agency Services
Authority: Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited (Public body)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNIE Networks intends, following the process outlined in the Invitation to Tender, to award a number of Framework Agreements to the most economically advantageous Economic Operators for the provision of Recruitment Agency Services, across a number of Lots as detailed below.
- Lot 1 - Provision of general temporary staff on an ad-hoc basis to fill short and
medium term temporary positions (1 Recruitment Agency)
- Lot 2 - Provision of specialist resources on an ad-hoc basis to fill vacancies
arising (A panel of up to 10 Recruitment Agencies)
- Lot 3 – Provision of executive search on an ad-hoc basis for senior management
/ executive positions (A panel of not less than one and up to 4 Recruitment
Agencies)
- Lot 4 – Provision of assistance with advertising and shortlisting of roles on an
ad-hoc basis (A panel of not less than one and up to 4 Recruitment Agencies)
- Recurrence: 96 months
CPV: Executive services · Job search services · Recruitment services · Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published valueEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £850,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Temporary StaffRenewalPublished value£11,500,000
NIE Networks intends to place a panel of one organisation on framework agreements for this Lot 1.
This Lot is for provision of general temporary staff on an ad-hoc basis to fill short and medium term temporary positions (1 Recruitment Agency)
The framework for this lot will be awarded for a period of 5 years, with the option to extend for up to a further 3 year each. This is a possible 8 years in total.
Lot #2Provision of specialist resourcesRenewalPublished value£3,300,000
NIE Networks intends to place a panel of up to four organisations on framework agreements for this Lot 2.
This Lot is for the Provision of specialist resources on an ad-hoc basis to fill vacancies arising (A panel of up to 10 Recruitment Agencies)
The Framework Agreement will be for a period of five (5) years with an option to extend by a further optional periods of three (3) years, with a
total potential duration of eight (8) years
Lot #3Executive SearchRenewalceiling above
This Lot is for the provision of executive search on an ad-hoc basis for senior management / executive positions.
The Framework Agreement will be for a period of five (5) years with an option to extend by a further optional periods of three (3) years, with a
total potential duration of eight (8) years
It is anticipated that the four most economically advantageous Economic Operators will be awarded a place on the framework and enter into Framework Agreements for this Lot.
Lot #4Advertising and Shortlisting ServiceRenewalceiling above
This Lot is concerned with Provision of assistance with advertising and shortlisting of roles on an ad-hoc basis (A panel of not less than one and up to 4 Recruitment Agencies).
It is anticipated that the four most economically advantageous Economic Operators will be awarded a place on the framework and enter into Framework Agreements for this Lot.
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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).
- “S1089 2025 Provision of Agency Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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 · 96 months
- First published
- 19 Sept 2024, 15:56 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Sept 2024, 15:56 BST
- Authority reference
S1089- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-030044- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049c56Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 22 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
19 Sept 2024 → 28 Nov 2024 · 3 dates- Notice published19 Sept 2024, 15:56 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown22 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected28 Nov 2024
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of Justice in Northern IrelandMediation body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria