Contract

Recruitment Services

  • Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-029259

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03c934

Published 4 October 2023, 2:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited

Monteith House, 11 George Square

Glasgow

G2 1DY

Email

louise.campbell@sds.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1412256710

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM - Scotland

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA12862

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

Recruitment Services

Reference number

P22-086

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79600000 - Recruitment services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Recruitment Services

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £2,612,500

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Specialist I.C.T. Recruitment

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79600000 - Recruitment services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM - Scotland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Lot 1 is for the recruitment of specialist ICT roles for our Enterprise Information Systems (EIS) and Digital Services departments. These roles include but are not limited to Project Manager, Cloud Analyst, Service Desk Analyst and Developer.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

Price - Weighting: 30

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

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

General Services

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79600000 - Recruitment services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM - Scotland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Lot 2 is for recruitment within other departments in the business. These include but are not limited to: Finance, Procurement, Marketing & Communications, Work Based learning contract management, Service Design & Innovation and Estates & Facilities.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

Price - Weighting: 30

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

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Executive Search

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79600000 - Recruitment services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM - Scotland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Lot 3 is for the recruitment of highly skilled and highly qualified senior level staff.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

Price - Weighting: 30

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

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 000-013945


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

1

Title

Specialist I.C.T. Recruitment

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

28 August 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 24

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 17

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 24

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 24

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Head Resourcing Ltd

2 Manor Place

Edinburgh

EH3 7DD

Telephone

+44 7771660726

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Venesky Brown Recruitment Ltd

4a Rutland Square

Edinburgh

EH1 2AS

Telephone

+44 7534588396

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: £1,375,000


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

2

Title

General Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

28 August 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 12

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 12

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 12

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Sanderson Government and Defence

3rd Floor, 38 Thistle Street

Edinburgh

EH2 1EN

Telephone

+44 1414284275

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd

4th Floor, City Tower, Piccadilly Plaza

Manchester

M1 4BT

Telephone

+44 1612363553

Fax

+44 2085253489

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD33 - Manchester
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Venesky Brown Recruitment Ltd

4a Rutland Square

Edinburgh

EH1 2AS

Telephone

+44 7534588396

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,237,500


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

3

Title

Executive Search

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 six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:746532)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Glasgow Sherriff Court

Glasgow

Country

United Kingdom