Award

Executive Recruitment - Interim

  • Medicines Discovery Catapult Ltd

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-032889

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04ab8d

Published 11 October 2024, 4:46pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Medicines Discovery Catapult Ltd

Block 35g Mereside,Alderley Park

Macclesfield

SK104TG

Email

procurement@md.catapult.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD62 - Cheshire East

Companies House

09928547

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://md.catapult.org.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Other type

Drug Discovery / Health

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Drug Discovery / Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Executive Recruitment - Interim

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79600000 - Recruitment services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The contract includes the search, headhunting and recruitment of roles within MDC to source senior or specialist staff. The typical scope of roles / vacancies will include, but are not limited to:

Board roles

CEO

C suite

Senior Leadership roles across all disciplines

Niche / specific roles

All of the above to include:

Temporary Staff; and

Contractors.

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: £275,794

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD - North West (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The contract includes the search, headhunting and recruitment of roles within MDC to source senior or specialist staff. The typical scope of roles / vacancies will include, but are not limited to:

Board roles

CEO

C suite

Senior Leadership roles across all disciplines

Niche / specific roles

All of the above to include:

Temporary Staff; and

Contractors.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

The contracts for interim recruitments was originally awarded after a below threshold competition was run. In order to ensure continuity of the service for a number of contractors a decision has been made to extend the service contract until 31/03/2025, while a compliant procedure can be run to replace the current services.

Medicines Discovery Catapult will observe a 10-day standstill from the date of publication of this VEAT, during which the Authority will not enter into any contractual arrangement

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

28 March 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

SCi Partners LLP

The Home Office Pennyroyal Court, Station Road

Tring

HP23 5QY

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

OC376888

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £275,794


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Medicines Discovery Catapult

Macclesfield

SK10 4ZF

Country

United Kingdom