Future opportunity

001141 Managing Consultancy and Professional Services 2

  • YPO

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice reference: 2022/S 000-018184

Published 4 July 2022, 3:12pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

YPO

41 Industrial Park

Wakefield

WF2 0XE

Contact

Lucy Simpson

Email

hrsolutions@ypo.co.uk

Telephone

+44 07741843636

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKE45 - Wakefield

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.ypo.co.uk/

Buyer's address

https://procontract.due-north.com/register?ReadForm

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from another address:

YPO

41 Industrial Park

Wakefield

WF2 0XE

Contact

Lucy Simpson

Email

hrolsutions@ypo.co.uk

Telephone

+44 07741843636

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKE45 - Wakefield

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.ypo.co.uk/

Buyer's address

https://procontract.due-north.com/register?ReadForm

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

001141 Managing Consultancy and Professional Services 2

Reference number

0001141

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

YPO are looking to procure a national framework for a Managed Service Provider to deliver consultancy and professional services.

YPO are a public sector buying organisation that creates frameworks for a variety of services and products. Public sector organisations can utilise our frameworks to meet their requirements.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £3,000,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79341000 - Advertising services
  • 79411000 - General management consultancy services
  • 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services
  • 79600000 - Recruitment services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Over the last 4 years YPO have had a framework in place for managing all consultancy and professional services. To ensure that the new solution we put in place supports both YPO customers and the provider, we are now undertaking early supplier engagement with providers to understand the key elements of the market and the need for a nationwide framework agreement for managing consultancy. The Key areas we are interested in exploring are;

• Managed Service for consultancy – we are interested in understanding how organisations manage all of a public sector organisations consultancy requirements, this is likely to be through a well-developed consultancy supply chain.,

• Different delivery models of delivering consultancy services

We would like to understand how organisations could support the above services into different public sector market segments such as local authorities, emergency services, housing associations, NHS trusts, central government organisations and wider public sector organisations

YPO are therefore looking for providers who would be interested in completing a short RFI questionnaire and/or having a conversation with us. Please register your interest by contacting us at hrsolutions@ypo.co.uk

Please note that this information is being sought without prejudice and without commitment. Should YPO decide to take this project further then this work will not be part of that process nor will the information provided be used to determine the outcome of that process. Should YPO wish to proceed any further with any supplier a formal procurement process will be followed in accordance with YPO’s contract procedure rules.

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years from the

commencement date.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

6 January 2023


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Please note that is a request for information to undertake pre-market engagement only and is being sought without prejudice and without commitment. Any information provided will not be used to determine the outcome of the tender process. When, or if, YPO wishes to proceed further a formal procurement process will be followed in accordance with YPO's contract procedure rules and in line with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. If you are interested in obtaining more information please contact hrsolutions@ypo.co.uk by 11 August 2022.

YPO are purchasing on the behalf of other contracting authorities. Please see the below link

for details: https://www.ypo.co.uk/about/customers/permissible-users .

YPO will incorporate a standstill period at the point of notification of the award of the contract

is provided to all bidders. The standstill period will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, and

provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract

is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who

have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High

Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).