Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium
Albert House, 17 Bloom Street,
Manchester
M1 3HZ
Contact
Natasha Peacock
Telephone
+44 1612348003
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=nwupc
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
sub-central contracting authority
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Global Workforce Management Services Lot 4 Global Workforce Management Services
Reference number
PFB3135 NW
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
This tender is for Lot 4 of the Global Workforce Mobility Services Framework only. Lots 1 – 3 have already been tendered and the process is concluded. Lot 4 was included in the previous tender but the process for Lot 4 has been stopped. Therefore this tender relates to the retender of Lot 4 only. The NWUPC is seeking to establish a multi-provider framework agreement on behalf of the members of NWUPC, APUC, NEUPC, LUPC, SUPC and HEPCW for the provision of global workforce mobility services. Members referred to in the Contract Notice may also participate in the framework agreement. This will commence on 1 May 2021 for an initial period of 24 months until 30 April 2023 with the option to extend the Agreement for 12 months until 30 April 2024 and a further 12 months until 30 April 2025 subject to satisfactory economic operator performance.
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: £20,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 4 Global Workforce Management Services includes the following scope;
The end to end activities involved with managing an international workforce. This includes, but is not limited to, the advice, management, fulfilment and support of immigration services, legal services in relation to international workforce considerations, overseas tax and accountancy consideration and overseas payroll. As a minimum Suppliers must be able to provide all of these services.
Domiciliation and employee relocation services may be provided under this Lot however it is not a mandatory requirement that the Supplier can offer these services.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Customer Requirements / Weighting: 60.00%
Price - Weighting: 40.00%
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: Yes
Identification of the project
The framework may be used for ERDF funded projects.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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: 2021/S 000-005038
Section five. Award of contract
Title
N/A
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section five. Award of contract
Title
Lot 4 Global Workforce Management Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30 April 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ernst & Young LLP
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Deloitte LLP
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
KPMG LLP
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Santa Fe Relocation Services (UK) Limited
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £20,000,000
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted
Due to the global nature of this agreement, subcontracting may take place.
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The following organisations intend to utilise the framework agreement as soon possible after award: NWUPC https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members APUC http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members HEPCW http://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/ LUPC https://www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list NEUPC http://www.neupc.ac.uk/who-are-our-members SUPC https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members Member Institutions and affiliated Public Sector Bodies including FE colleges and the Research Councils (http:// www.ukri.org/) as defined by the above consortia. At some point during the life of the framework agreement the members of the following consortium may wish to utilise the agreement and should have access at any point with the permission of NWUPC. CPC https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/members/ At some point during the life of the framework agreement the current members of the following may wish to utilise the agreement and should have access at any point with the permission of NWUPC. This agreement is not intended to replace any current agreements that either participating or non-participating Institutions may already have in place. A list of the current members is available as follows: Central Government Departments, Local Government and Public Corporations that can be accessed at the Public Sector Classification Guide https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/uksectoraccounts/datasets/publicsectorclassificationguide https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations Local Authorities https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council https://www.local.gov.uk NDPBs https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations National Parks Authorities https://www.nationalparksengland.org.uk/ Police Forces in the United Kingdom https://www.police.uk/forces https://www.police-information.co.uk/index.html Fire and Rescue Services in the United Kingdom https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Fire-and-Rescue-Services NHS Bodies England https://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/nhstrustlisting.aspx Hospices in the UK https://www.hospiceuk.org/about-hospice-care/find-a-hospice Registered Social Landlords (Housing Associations) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing Third Sector and Charities in the United Kingdom https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/charity-commission http://www.oscr.org.uk Citizens Advice in the United Kingdom http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/index/getadvice.htm www.cas.org.uk Scottish Police http://www.scotland.police.uk NI Public Bodies Northern Ireland Government Departments https://www.northernireland.gov.uk/topics/your-executive/government-departments https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/government-departments-in-northern-ireland Northern Ireland Public Sector Bodies and Local Authorities https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/articles/list-public-bodies-which-ni-public-procurement-policy-applies Schools and Universities in Northern Ireland https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/ Health and Social care in Northern Ireland http://online.hscni.net Northern Ireland Housing Associations https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/housing-associations Police Service of Northern Ireland https://www.psni.police.uk
Please note that there is a supplier still to be awarded to this Framework Agreement, once award is finalised with this supplier an updated Contract Award Notice will be published.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NWUPC Ltd
Albert House, 17 Bloom Street,
Manchester
M1 3HZ
Telephone
+44 1612348000
Country
United Kingdom