Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Staffordshire County Council
1 Staffordshire Place
STAFFORD
ST162LP
Contact
Nathaniel Taylor
nathaniel.taylor@staffordshire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1785854658
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.staffordshire.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
IA3002 Managed Service for the Provision of Temporary and Interim Human Resources - Direct Award via ESPO MSTAR4 653F_23 Framework - Lot 1a Neutral Vendor
Reference number
IA3002
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The purpose of this procurement is to source a managed service to supply temporary agency and interim staffing.
Staffordshire County Council is one of the largest employers in the county, employing around 6800 people. The Council makes significant use of Temporary and Interim Human Resources as they offer vital resource for the County Council. Temporary staffing forms a valuable, highly flexible key resource to assist the Council in delivering services. The managed service's purpose is to mitigate these risks and provide a complete service in sourcing temporary HR, performing the necessary compliance checks and to provide SCC with robust MI.
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: £30,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The supply of temporary human resources via a managed service. The managed service is a neutral vendor meaning they do not supply the resource directly but use the wider market.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The initial term of the contract is for 3 years with a discretional extension period of 12 months.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
The ESPO Framework was procured in early 2024 and was utilised by Staffordshire County Council to appoint a supplier for a managed service for agency staff and interim human resource. The call-off contract was procured solely on price and needs analysis for the council. This negated the need for a tendering exercise. Also, as it was called off a framework, it negated the need for a notice under PCR2015.
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.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
IA3002
Title
Managed Service for the Provision of Temporary and Interim Human Resources - Direct Award via ESPO MSTAR4 653F_23 Framework - Lot 1a Neutral Vendor
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28 May 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Comensura Limited
Luton
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire
Companies House
04085767
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £30,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Call-off contract from another purchasing body's framework. The procurement exercise was performed based solely on price and needs. Therefore, a tendering exercise was not required.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Stafford Combined Court
STAFFORD
Country
United Kingdom