Executive and Senior Specialist Search and Associated Recruitment Services

Concepts

• recruitment services
• senior specialist search and associated recruitment services
• stirling
• senior specialist search
• scottish central government bodies
• scottish ministers
• institutions of scotland
• north western universities purchasing consortium
• higher education
• scottish health boards

Location

Stirling

Description

The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of Executive and Senior Specialist Search and Associated Recruitment Services to the higher education (HE) institutions and further education (FE) institutions of Scotland, the North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium and its members (NWUPC), the North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium and its members (NEUPC), the Higher Education Purchasing Consortium Wales and its members (HEPCW), the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium its members (SUPC), and the London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC), NHS National Procurement and its members, Scotland Excel and its members, Scottish Central Government Bodies. Parties eligible to use the Framework Agreement are as listed on Appendix E - List of Institutions. The framework agreement will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, The Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, , bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Scottish health boards or special health boards, Student Loans Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6 of the further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing.

Lot Division

CPV Codes

• 79600000 - Recruitment services

Indicators

• Bids should cover one or more lots.
• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Performance considerations apply.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

In addition to the contracting authorities listed, the framework agreement will be available to charities entered on the Scottish Charity Register and voluntary organisations entered on the Membership Database of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations. Information about agencies of the Scottish Ministers ,Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies and offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices are listed at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/Bodies Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. The following should be submitted prior to award. It is for information only and will not be scored. Form of Tender Please confirm that you will be in a position to submit prior to award “Appendix A – Form of Tender” in the Technical Questionnaire in PCS-Tender. Freedom of Information Please confirm that you will be in a position to submit prior to award “Appendix B – Freedom of Information” if applicable in the Technical Questionnaire in PCS-Tender. Sustain Supply Chain Code of Conduct Please confirm that you will be in a position to submit prior to award “Appendix D – Sustain Supply Chain Code of Conduct” in the Technical Questionnaire in PCS-Tender. General Data Protection Regulation Please confirm that you will be in a position to submit prior to award “Appendix G – GDPR Contractor Assessment Form” in the Technical Questionnaire in PCS-Tender. Please confirm that you will be in a position to submit prior to award SCM RP Section 1/Appendix J For Information only List of Institutions - Appendix E The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 20415. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: It is a requirement that the range of services to be delivered under this framework agreement will be delivered by each of the main contractors. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Community benefits or social value that will be delivered through this Framework Agreement will be training opportunities, apprenticeships, subcontractor opportunities or investment in the local community. (SC Ref:680347)