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Published 11 Nov 2022, 12:52 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Temporary and Permanent (TAP) Recruitment Services

Official notice

Authority: University of Reading (Education)

Framework agreement10 lotsServicesRestricted procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£250,000,000total for 10 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 21 Dec 2022
Lots 10see the lot list below

What is being bought10 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

For the provision of temporary and permanent recruitment services.

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

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 70 suppliers

Lots and requirements (10)Procurement structure

10 lots · all with a published value

Every one of these 10 lots carries the same published figure, £250,000,000: 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 #1Instructionceiling above

Instruction to bidders

Delivery: UK
Second stage: up to 8 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Documentsceiling above

Tender Documentation

Delivery: UK
Second stage: up to 8 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Admin – National and Londonceiling above

This lot is designed to cover office based support staff as well clerical style support roles such as library staff, data entry, invigilation staff, and summer admissions vacancies – including call handlers.

Delivery: UK
Second stage: up to 6 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Ancillary - National and Londonceiling above

This lot covers the full range of traditional ancillary and operational staff, as well including hospitality and event staff, waiting staff, front of house, retail staff, nursery workers, laboratory workers, and cloakroom staff

Delivery: UK
Second stage: up to 6 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Admin – London onlyceiling above

This lot is designed to cover office based support staff as well clerical style support roles such as library staff, data entry, invigilation staff, and summer admissions vacancies – including call handlers.

Delivery: UK
Second stage: up to 4 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #6Ancillary – London onlyceiling above

This lot covers the full range of traditional ancillary and operational staff, as well including hospitality and event staff, waiting staff, front of house, retail staff, nursery workers, laboratory workers, and cloakroom staff

Delivery: UK
Second stage: up to 4 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #7Corporate and Professional Rolesceiling above

This lot covers a wide range of more senior staff across HR, Finance, Procurement, Marketing and Communications, Legal, Project Managers, Head of Department roles and Senior and Executive roles. It also includes roles in the training/learning and development space; and roles within Estates such as Programme Managers, Estates Managers, Estates Professional Services roles; and bibliographic and content managers.

Delivery: UK
Second stage: up to 7 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #8Data, Digital and Technical roles (ICT)ceiling above

This lot covers the full range of IT, ITC, data, digital, cloud and technical roles. It covers the full scope from IT helpdesk staff, right through to senior IT managers.

Delivery: UK
Second stage: up to 7 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #9One Stop Shop and Payroll Servicesceiling above

This lot covers 2 main areas:

One Stop Shop– This lot should be used for high volume requirements across all the above listed roles where members require suppliers to fulfill all their recruitment needs. The institution may specify a number of roles for a given period; or may call off on an ad hoc basis.

Payroll Services – this is where the Member Institution have a candidate ready and available for a role, but need a means of confirming background checks and pay rolling the employee.

Delivery: UK
Second stage: up to 6 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #10Generic Questions (Must Answer)ceiling above

Ignore

Delivery: UK
Second stage: up to 1 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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
Lot distribution rule: "Lots 1 - 7 are for temporary, temp to perm, fixed term, fixed to perm, and permanent. " "If you are bidding on Lot 1, you cannot bid for Lot 3 and vice versa If you are bidding on Lot 2, you cannot bid for Lot 4 and vice versa"
What this means for your bid
  • “Temporary and Permanent (TAP) Recruitment Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 70 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted 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
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
11 Nov 2022, 12:52 GMT
Last source update
1 Dec 2022, 15:22 GMT
Authority reference
PFB4054SU
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-034092
Classification (CPV)
Recruitment servicesSupply services of personnel including temporary staff
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0383a0 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Appointment period ends
21 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
360 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Dec 2022 → 18 Jan 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    1 Dec 2022, 15:22 GMT
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    21 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    18 Jan 2023

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Deadline moved to 21 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
    1 Dec 2022, 15:22 GMT
    +5 days · was 16 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineDate: · IV.2.2)16 Dec 202221 Dec 2022+5 d

Date changed from 16/12/2022 Local time 12:00 to - 21/12/2022 Local time 12:00

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 111357 Reading Enterprise Centre, The University of Reading, Whiteknights Road, Earley Gate, Reading, UK, RG6 6BUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Southern Universities Purchasing ConsortiumReview body ReadingContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.