Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Procurement for Housing
2 Olympic Way, Woolston Grange Avenue
Birchwood, Warrington
WA2 0YL
Contact
Jane Brighouse
Telephone
+44 7971266217
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.procurementforhousing.co.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA26067
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
PfH Recruitment and Associated Services Framework
Reference number
JB / 06-23/Recruitment
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79600000 - Recruitment services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Established in 2004, Procurement for Housing (PfH) is a national procurement consortium dedicated to the social housing sector and supported by the National Housing Federation (NHF), Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and HouseMark. Collectively our Members manage more than 75% of UK’ social housing stock, with PfH helping them to achieve efficiency savings using a wide range of services including framework agreements, spend analyses, strategy reviews, consolidated billing and comprehensive reporting. PfH is a contracting authority under Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“PCR 2015”) and a central purchasing body under regulation 37 PCR 2015.
Please refer to www.pfh.co.uk for additional information.
PfH is administered by Inprova Limited and is headquartered in the North West of England with over 20 years of expertise and experience offering a complete procurement solutions package across outsourcing, technology and consultancy. By integrating procurement services and technology, Inprova operates as a delivery partner, supporting business performance improvement for the public sector.
PfH sought to establish a Framework Agreement for Recruitment and Associated Services covering three lots:
1. Managed Recruitment Services
2. General Recruitment Services
3. Talent Bank Technology
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: £70,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Managed Recruitment Services
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79610000 - Placement services of personnel
- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
- 79621000 - Supply services of office personnel
- 79611000 - Job search services
- 79635000 - Assessment centre services for recruitment
- 79623000 - Supply services of commercial or industrial workers
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
PfH sought to establish a framework for recruitment services over 3 lots. Lot 1 will provide recruitment services through a managed service provider. The MSPs appointed to the framework will be required to supply a fully managed recruitment service for temporary, interim and permanent labour requirements across all disciplines and geographical regions. The range of roles required include but are not limited to:
— admin and clerical roles
— care and support roles
— executive roles
— housing management roles
— professional and technical roles
— Soft FM Roles
— trades and labour roles
The MSPs will be required to supply candidates/workers through their own databank of potential employees or through a network of second tier suppliers.
PfH awarded places on Lot 1 to five suppliers.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
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 Recruitment Services
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79610000 - Placement services of personnel
- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
- 79621000 - Supply services of office personnel
- 79611000 - Job search services
- 79623000 - Supply services of commercial or industrial workers
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2 will provide general recruitment services. The successful service providers will be required to supply a recruitment service for temporary, interim and permanent labour requirements across a comprehensive range of job families and geographical areas. Roles include but are not limited to:
— admin and clerical roles,
— care and support roles,
— executive roles,
— housing management roles,
— professional and technical roles,
— soft FM roles,
— Trades and labour roles.
PfH awarded places on Lot 2 of the framework to 9 suppliers.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
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
Talent Bank Technology
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
- 79610000 - Placement services of personnel
- 79621000 - Supply services of office personnel
- 79611000 - Job search services
- 79631000 - Personnel and payroll services
- 48450000 - Time accounting or human resources software package
- 79211110 - Payroll management services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 4 will provide talent bank technology solutions. Successful suppliers will be required to provide talent bank technology solutions as Software as a Service to PfH Members. The technology solution will enable PfH Members to manage their own talent bank of temporary employees and will provide intuitive functionality for candidates and hiring managers. 4 Suppliers have been awarded onto this lot.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
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 000-016322
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
1
Title
Managed Recruitment Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25 September 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 9
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Service Care Solutions Ltd
Arthur House, 12-13 Starkie Street
Preston
PR1 3LU
Telephone
+44 1772208960
Fax
+44 1772471473
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD4 - Lancashire
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Blue Arrow Ltd
800 The Boulevard, Capability Green
Luton
LU1 3BA
Telephone
+44 1582692926
Fax
+44 1582698569
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Retinue Solutions
5th Floor 4 Coleman Street, London, United Kingdom, EC2R 5AR
Milton Keynes
EC2R 5AR
Telephone
+44 8455219481
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Reed Professional Services LLP
Academy Court, 94 Chancery Lane
London
WC24 1DT
Telephone
+44 7701301322
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Adecco Group UK & Ireland
10 Bishops Square
London
E16EG
Telephone
+44 7545054882
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)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £30,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £30,000,000
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
2
Title
General Recruitment Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25 September 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 20
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 9
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 20
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 20
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Service Care Solutions Ltd
Arthur House, 12-13 Starkie Street
Preston
PR1 3LU
Telephone
+44 1772208960
Fax
+44 1772471473
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD4 - Lancashire
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Niyaa People Ltd
McLaren Building 12th Floor,, 46 The Priory Queensway,
Birmingham,
B4 7LR
Telephone
+44 1217730966
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG3 - West Midlands
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Blue Arrow Ltd
800 The Boulevard, Capability Green
Luton
LU1 3BA
Telephone
+44 1582692926
Fax
+44 1582698569
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Think Recruitment (UK) Ltd
2 Trinity Place, Midland Drive
Sutton Coldfield
B72 1TX
Telephone
+44 1213621500
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Reed Professional Services LLP
Academy Court, 94 Chancery Lane
London
WC24 1DT
Telephone
+44 7701301322
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Total Assist Recruitment
Blackburn House, 22-26 Eastern Road
Romford
RM1 3PJ
Telephone
+44 1708388000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Adecco Group UK & Ireland
10 Bishops Square
London
E16EG
Telephone
+44 7545054882
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Fusion People Limited
3700 Parkway, Solent Business Park
Whiteley
PO15 7AW
Telephone
+44 1489865202
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Pertemps Recruitment Partnership Ltd
103/104 Cirencester Business Park, Love Lane, Cirencester
Gloucestershire
GL7 1XD
Telephone
+44 1285708354
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)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £20,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £20,000,000
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
3
Title
Talent Bank Technology
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25 September 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Retinue Solutions
5th Floor 4 Coleman Street, London, United Kingdom, EC2R 5AR
Milton Keynes
EC2R 5AR
Telephone
+44 8455219481
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Circular Wave Limited
15 Belgrave Square
London
SW1X8PS
Telephone
+44 7775287642
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI33 - Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Nuwe Consulting Ltd
Elderbank Cottage North, Denhead
St. Andrews
KY16 8PA
Telephone
+44 75681445757
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Keystone Employment Group No.1 Ltd
Sutton Vale Country park, Vale Road
Dover
CT15 5DH
Telephone
+44 7703396669
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)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £20,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £20,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This Framework may be used by any contracting authority listed in or referred to in the FTS Notice. This includes: All current members of PfH at the time of the FTS notice for this procurement; Any registered provider of social housing (or Welsh registered social landlord ,or Scottish registered social registered social landlord) that becomes a member of PfH during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any public authority (as defined in the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for public authorities in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and UK-wide public authorities based in Scotland, or as defined in the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 for Scottish public authorities) that becomes a member of PfH at any time during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any local authority (as defined in the Local Government Act 1972 for public authorities in England and Wales or as defined in the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 for Scottish local authorities or as defined in the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 for local authorities in Northern Ireland) that becomes a member of PfH at any time during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any housing Arm's Length Management Organisation (ALMO) that becomes a member of PfH during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any wholly owned subsidiaries of any of the above Organisations; educational establishments and any other contracting authority listed on the following page of the PfH website :
http://procurementforhousing.co.uk/permissible-users/ at the time of the FTS notice for this procurement.
(MT Ref:230463)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3450103503
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit