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Published 11 Aug 2023, 12:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

T23-072CRO Provision of Employment Agency Services

Official notice

Authority: Derry City and Strabane District Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,200,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Sept 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Derry City and Strabane District Council invites tenders for the provision of Employment Agency Services for periods of short term cover. It is intended that the tender will cover the full range of administrative, clerical, technical, professional and manual posts within Council. The appointed agency/agencies will only be engaged for short term provision of services to further support and supplement Councils recruitment activity. The Council will appoint up to three preferred suppliers at the lowest cost to Council who will be required to provide a suitable agency worker within 3 working days of the requirement having been notified to the agency. This contract will take effect from the commencement date and remain in force for one year with the option of two further one-year extensions to give a total 3-year contract. The contract will be reviewed after 12 months. The commencement date will be no later than Autumn 2023. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

CPV: Recruitment services · Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Published value£1,200,000
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
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
11 Aug 2023, 12:29 BST
Last source update
11 Aug 2023, 12:29 BST
Award evaluation window
25 Sept 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-023557
Classification (CPV)
Recruitment servicesSupply services of personnel including temporary staff
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0A)
Official registry OCID
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Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗

Submission deadline
25 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
25 Sept 2023, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Aug 2023 → 23 Mar 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    11 Aug 2023, 12:29 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    25 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    25 Sept 2023, 12:30 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    23 Mar 2024, 23:59 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Derry City and Strabane District Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council Offices, 98 Strand Road, Derry, UK, BT48 7NNContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Courts of Justice NIMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point Belfast

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria