Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
ESPO
Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby
LEICESTER
LE19 1ES
Contact
Corporate Solutions Procurement Team
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
653F_23 Managed Services for Temporary Agency Resources (MSTAR4)
Reference number
653F_23
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79600000 - Recruitment services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
A service provision where one Managed Service Provider takes responsibility for delivering recruitment services on behalf of the Customer, as an alternative to the Customer managing a framework of individual Agencies.
This framework also includes alternative technology platforms/delivery models for managing the customers' recruitment processes.
• Lot 1 Managed Service Provision
o Lot 1a Neutral Vendor
o Lot 1b Master Vendor
• Lot 2 Vendor Management System
• Lot 3 Talent pool Technology
• Lot 4 Statement of Works Project Delivery
Tenderers are invited to bid for one, several, or all of the lots as they wish, and should be clear what lots they are bidding for in their tender document.
The framework requires service providers to supply throughout all regions of the United Kingdom.
ESPO will impose on economic operators requirements aimed at protecting the confidential nature of information made available throughout the procurement procedure (as permitted by Regulation 21(3)) and, before receiving that information, economic operators will be required to complete and return a Confidentiality Agreement, which will be available once economic operators have expressed an interest in the tender opportunity.
To tender: (a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/; (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for tender opportunity '653F_23' (via "View Opportunities" from the 'EastMidsTenders' Portal); (d) Express an interest; (e) Download the tender from the website (documents can be found in the first question of the Online Questionnaire, but to see these you will first need to click on "Start my response" followed by "Edit" next to the Question set, and "Answer question" next to the first question).
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2022/S 000-034230
Section seven. Changes
seven.1) Information to be changed or added
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
II.1.4
Place of text to be modified
Short description
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A service provision where one Managed Service Provider takes responsibility for delivering recruitment services on behalf of the Customer, as an alternative to the Customer managing a framework of individual Agencies.
This framework also includes alternative technology platforms/delivery models for managing the customers' recruitment processes.
• Lot 1 Managed Service Provision
o Lot 1a Neutral Vendor
o Lot 1b Master Vendor
• Lot 2 Vendor Management System
• Lot 3 Talent pool Technology
• Lot 4 Statement of Works Project Delivery
Tenderers are invited to bid for one, several, or all of the lots as they wish, and should be clear what lots they are bidding for in their tender document.
The framework requires service providers to supply throughout all regions of the United Kingdom.
ESPO will impose on economic operators requirements aimed at protecting the confidential nature of information made available throughout the procurement procedure (as permitted by Regulation 21(3)) and, before receiving that information, economic operators will be required to complete and return a Confidentiality Agreement, which will be available once economic operators have expressed an interest in the tender opportunity.
To tender: (a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/; (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for tender opportunity '653F_23' (via "View Opportunities" from the 'EastMidsTenders' Portal); (d) Express an interest; (e) Download the tender from the website (documents can be found in the first question of the Online Questionnaire, but to see these you will first need to click on "Start my response" followed by "Edit" next to the Question set, and "Answer question" next to the first question).
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A service provision where one Managed Service Provider takes responsibility for delivering recruitment services on behalf of the Customer, as an alternative to the Customer managing a framework of individual Agencies.
This framework also includes alternative technology platforms/delivery models for managing the customers' recruitment processes.
• Lot 1 Managed Service Provision
o Lot 1a Neutral Vendor
o Lot 1b Master Vendor
• Lot 2 Vendor Management System
• Lot 3 Talent pool Technology
• Lot 4 Statement of Works Project Delivery
Tenderers are invited to bid for one, several, or all of the lots as they wish, and should be clear what lots they are bidding for in their tender document.
The framework requires service providers to supply throughout all regions of the United Kingdom.
To tender: (a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/; (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for tender opportunity '653F_23' (via "View Opportunities" from the 'EastMidsTenders' Portal); (d) Express an interest (please note the below that will need to be completed following this).
PLESAE NOTE: ESPO will impose on economic operators requirements aimed at protecting the confidential nature of information made available throughout the procurement procedure (as permitted by Regulation 21(3)) and, before receiving that information, economic operators will be required to complete and return a Confidentiality Agreement, which will be available once economic operators have expressed an interest in the tender opportunity.
Once the above has been completed and you have received notification of being able to access the tender, you will be able to download the documents from the website/portal (documents found in the first question of the Online Questionnaire, but to see these you will first need to click on "Start my response" followed by "Edit" next to the Question set, and "Answer question" next to the first question).
Section number
IV.2.2
Place of text to be modified
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
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Date
12 January 2023
Local time
12:00pm
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Date
16 January 2023
Local time
5:00pm
Section number
IV.2.7
Place of text to be modified
Conditions for opening of tenders
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Date
12 January 2023
Local time
12:01pm
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Date
16 January 2023
Local time
5:01pm
seven.2) Other additional information
The Closing date for submission of Tenders has been extended to 17:00, 16 January 2023.