Contract

Strategic Recruitment Partner

  • East Suffolk Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-005205

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0446dd

Published 14 February 2025, 3:30pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

East Suffolk Council

Riverside, 4 Canning Road

Lowestoft

NR33 0EQ

Contact

Procurement

Email

samantha.cook@eastsuffolk.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1502523673

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKH14 - Suffolk

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://eastsuffolk.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Strategic Recruitment Partner

Reference number

2233-PPT-O

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

East Suffolk Council ("ESC", "the Council") is looking for a Strategic Recruitment Partner to work with the Authority as a Master Vendor Provider providing strategic and operational support in the appointment of both permanent and temporary roles across a variety of services and levels to proactively meet the authority’s staffing needs.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £777,245.37

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
  • 79600000 - Recruitment services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH14 - Suffolk

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

East Suffolk Council ("ESC", "the Council") is looking for a Strategic Recruitment Partner to work with the Authority as a Master Vendor Provider providing strategic and operational support in the appointment of both permanent and temporary roles across a variety of services and levels to proactively meet the authority’s staffing needs.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: As per the tender documents. / Weighting: 50

Price - Weighting: 50

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-007526


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

2233-PPT-O

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

14 February 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 15

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 7

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 15

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Opus People Solutions

2 Friars Bridge Road Ipswich

IP1 1RR

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH14 - Suffolk
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £5,000,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £777,245.37


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

East Suffolk Council Procurement Team.

Lowestoft

Email

procurement@eastsuffolk.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom