Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
West Midlands Employers
Oldbury
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Organisations as per the specification
UK
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Business/Procurement/tendering/eProcurement.aspx
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Employment services for the public sector
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
WME - Framework Agreement for the provision of Regional Agency Services
Reference number
DN1279
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79600000 - Recruitment services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
West Midlands Employers (WME) is a not-for-profit Regional Employers’ Organisation created under the Trade Union & Labour Relations Act, offering employer advisory and people support services to its 32 shareholder councils in the West Midlands (who own the Authority) and the wider public sector. Its members are a blend of, predominantly 32 local authorities and some children’s trusts, police and fire authorities, the West Midlands Combined Authority and other public sector bodies.
WME wishes to invite interested potential bidders to participate in a procurement process to utilise a Framework Agreement for the identification of a single supplier to provide a Regional Agency Provision. The Successful Bidder will engage directly with WME’s members to support the delivery of an enhanced agency service and work with WME to support the ambitions of a Regional Workforce Strategy
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79610000 - Placement services of personnel
- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
- 79996000 - Business organisation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
WME wishes to invite interested potential bidders to participate in a procurement process to utilise a Framework Agreement for the identification of a single supplier to provide a Regional Agency Provision. The Successful Bidder will engage directly with WME’s members to support the delivery of an enhanced agency service and work with WME to support the ambitions of a Regional Workforce Strategy
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2022
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
Restricted procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
8 November 2021
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Cabinet Office
London
Country
United Kingdom