Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
YPO
41 Industrial Park
Wakefield
WF2 0XE
Contact
Contracts Team
Telephone
+44 1924664685
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
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.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
Reference number
001141
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 for a single Provider to be appointed to a Framework Agreement for the
provision of Managing Consultancy and Professional Services. The Framework is designed to
meet the needs of all public sector organisations, which includes YPO’s internal
requirements
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: £6,000,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 79411000 - General management consultancy services
- 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
YPO are looking for a single Provider to be appointed to a Framework Agreement for the
provision of Managing Consultancy and Professional Services. The aim of this Framework is
to meet the needs of all public sector organisations when procuring consultancy and
professional services, ensuring public sector organisations have access to
consultants/professionals in a timely, cost effective manner.
The list below provides an overview of the types of service requirements which may be
required, but is not exhaustive:
Care and Wellbeing
Change and Transformation
Corporate, Policy and Finance
Technology
Energy
Fleet
Health & Social Care
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 20%
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 30%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 1st October 2023 to 30th September
2026, with the option to extend for up to an additional 12 months (subject to an annual
review and KPI performance). A decision to extend the Framework beyond this initial term
will be taken by June 2026 and will be dependent on satisfactory completion of all aspects
of the Framework to date, the current market conditions for this category and YPO’s
contracting structures. The maximum Framework period will therefore be four years from 1st
October 2023 to 30th September 2027.
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.1.3) 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: 2023/S 000-002091
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
001141
Lot No
1
Title
001141 Managing Consultancy and Professional Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23 June 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Academy Court, 94 Chancery Lane
London
WC2A 1DT
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £6,000,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
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).
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
London
Country
United Kingdom