3S_22 Strategic HR Services
A Tender Notice
by ESPO
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Framework (Services)
- Duration
- 2 year
- Value
- £1B
- Sector
- BUSINESS
- Published
- 23 Dec 2021
- Delivery
- 04 Jul 2022 to 03 Jul 2024
- Deadline
- 07 Feb 2022 12:00
Concepts
Location
United Kingdom:
1 buyer
- ESPO Leicester
Description
In this present instance, ESPO is undertaking a procurement process to identify and appoint a number of service providers to provide strategic HR services. To reflect the different types of strategic HR services required, the framework will offer customers a wide range of recruitment and HR services, to include: • Lot 1 - Executive and Managerial Interim Recruitment • Lot 2 - Executive and Managerial Permanent Recruitment • Lot 3 - Temporary Recruitment (sub £45k) • Lot 4 - Permanent Recruitment (sub £45k) • Lot 5 - Assessment and Testing Services • Lot 6 - Outplacement and Career Transition Services • Lot 7 - HR Business Process Outsourcing Tenderers are invited to bid for one, several or all of the lots as they wish, and should be clear what lots they are bidding for in their tender document. The framework requires service providers to supply throughout all regions of the United Kingdom.
Lot Division
| 1 | Executive and Managerial Interim Recruitment
The main aim of this Lot of the framework is to allow Customers access to a quality assured resource of senior, managerial and experienced Workers on a temporary basis, to help deliver business or service delivery continuity to a function affected by either temporary or permanent job vacancies, or the emergence of a strategic project, as an alternative to using a consultant. Additional information: This lot will also contain several sub-lots, to break down the requirement; o Lot 1a - Admin, HR & Business Support o Lot 1b - Blue Light & Emergency Services o Lot 1c - Commercial (Finance, Procurement & Legal) o Lot 1d - Education o Lot 1e - Health & Social Care o Lot 1f - IT, Digital, Media & Marketing |
| 2 | Executive and Managerial Permanent Recruitment
The main aim of this Lot is to allow Customers access to a quality assured resource of senior, managerial and experienced level staff on a permanent basis, as an alternative to using an interim or consultant under the scope of Lot 1. Additional information: This lot will also contain several sub-lots, to break down the requirement; o Lot 2a - Admin, HR & Business Support o Lot 2b - Blue Light & Emergency Services o Lot 2c - Commercial (Finance, Procurement & Legal) o Lot 2d - Education o Lot 2e - Health & Social Care o Lot 2f - IT, Digital, Media & Marketing |
| 3 | Temporary Recruitment (£45k)
The main aim of this Lot of the framework is to allow Customers access to a quality assured resource of generalist staff on a temporary basis across a number of types of role. Additional information: This lot is designed for ad-hoc or irregular temporary staffing requirements, and is not intended to allow for long term temporary staffing solutions (Master/Neutral Vendors), which are covered by our MSTAR3 agreement. |
| 4 | Permanent Recruitment (£45k)
The main aim of this Lot is to allow Customers access to a quality assured resource of generalist staff on a permanent basis across a number of types of role, as an alternative to using a Temporary Worker under the scope of Lot 3. |
| 5 | Assessment & Testing Services
The intention of including Assessment & Testing services on the framework is to allow Customers access to a choice of quality assured external specialists to assist them in identifying appropriate talent and taking forward deployment and development initiatives within their own organisations. |
| 6 | Outplacement & Career Transition Services
This Lot has been established to provide outplacement and career transition services to Customers that may be in the process of re-deploying or making staff redundant. The purpose of the service will be to assist with the transition from an individual’s existing post to an alternative position or career, either with that same Customer or elsewhere - ‘Career Transition’. |
| 7 | HR Business Process Outsourcing
The main aim of this Lot of the framework will be to appoint suitable Service Providers who are able to deliver a range of HR and personnel services that can either be accessed individually via the sub-lots, or combined by accessing the overarching Lot 7. Additional information: This lot will also contain several sub-lots, to break down the requirement; o Lot 7a - Recruitment Process Outsourcing o Lot 7b - Applicant Management o Lot 7c - Onboarding o Lot 7d - HR Administration o Lot 7e - Payroll o Lot 7f - Background Checks o Lot 7g - HR Consultancy o Lot 7h - Statement of Works |
Renewal Options
The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated value stated in Section II.1.5 includes the option period.
CPV Codes
- 79600000 - Recruitment services
- 79610000 - Placement services of personnel
- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
- 79630000 - Personnel services except placement and supply services
- 79631000 - Personnel and payroll services
- 79632000 - Personnel-training services
- 79633000 - Staff development services
- 79634000 - Career guidance services
- 79635000 - Assessment centre services for recruitment
Indicators
- This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
- Options are available.
- Renewals are not available.
Other Information
To tender: (a) Go to www.eastmidstenders.org, (b) Register (c) Search for tender opportunity ‘3S_22’ d) Express an interest (e) Download the tender from the website (documents can be found in the first question of the Online Questionnaire). ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www.espo.org/legal ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the Second Framework) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself. Any Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders' information only. An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement.
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-03053a
- FTS 032195-2021