Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Public Sector Partnership Services Ltd
2 New Bailey, 6 Stanley Street, Salford, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom, M3 5GS
Greater Manchester
M3 5GS
Contact
Kiera Marsters
Telephone
+44 7766361879
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF3 - Lincolnshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Public Sector Partnership Services Ltd
2 New Bailey, 6 Stanley Street, Salford, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom, M3 5GS
Greater Manchester
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF3 - Lincolnshire
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
http://in-tendhost.co.uk/pspslprocurement/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Boston Borough Council, East Lindsey District Council and South Holland District Council Invitation to Tender Recruitment Agency – Framework Agreement
Reference number
PSPS000091
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
South Holland District Council, Boston Borough Council and East Lindsey District Council have formed an innovative partnership delivering services across the sub-region. This framework seeks to identify efficiencies in recruitment agency services for its operational services. The Councils are inviting tenders for a multiple-supplier framework agreement, for the provision of Recruitment Agency services for Waste Services, Street Cleansing and Grounds Maintenance, as well as occasionally Technical and Administrative roles, such as Waste and Transport managers.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,800,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
South Holland District Council
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
- 90510000 - Refuse disposal and treatment
- 90512000 - Refuse transport services
- 79600000 - Recruitment services
- 79610000 - Placement services of personnel
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF3 - Lincolnshire
Main site or place of performance
South Holland District
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
South Holland District Council seeks agency staff to cover holiday and sickness absences for the following teams:• Refuse• Recycling• Garden Waste• Street Cleansing• Grounds MaintenanceRoles Needed• HGV Drivers (Category C)• General OperativesFlexibility: Staff should ideally be flexible to work across any of the above services.Agency Spend: In the fiscal year 2023/24, the agency spend for these services was £1,392,374.85.Depot Locations: Operatives will be based at one of the following depots, as directed:• West Marsh Road, Spalding• Bervor Close, Wardentree Park, SpaldingContract Value: Due to a major recruitment campaign, the estimated value of the contract for 2024/25 is £328,000.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £1,300,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2025
End date
31 March 2028
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
1 extension period of 12 months.
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Boston Borough Council
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
- 79600000 - Recruitment services
- 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
- 90512000 - Refuse transport services
- 90510000 - Refuse disposal and treatment
- 79610000 - Placement services of personnel
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF3 - Lincolnshire
Main site or place of performance
Boston Borough
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Boston Borough Council seeks agency staff for the following roles:• Refuse Drivers (Category C)• Street scene Operatives• Grounds Maintenance Operatives• Refuse OperativesAgency Spend: In the fiscal year 2023/24, the Council spent £102,831.90 on these services.Depot Location: Staff will be based at the Council’s depot on St Johns Road in Boston.Purpose: The agency staff are required to:• Backfill vacancies• Provide temporary cover• Meet additional resource requirements• Cover sickness absences
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £100,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2025
End date
31 March 2028
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
1 extension period of 12 months.
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
East Lindsey District Council
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
- 79600000 - Recruitment services
- 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
- 90512000 - Refuse transport services
- 90510000 - Refuse disposal and treatment
- 79610000 - Placement services of personnel
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF3 - Lincolnshire
Main site or place of performance
East Lindsey District
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
East Lindsey District Council seeks agency staff for the following roles: • Refuse freighter drivers (Category C) • Waste Collection Operatives• Market Stall Erectors• Operative for Grounds and Street MaintenanceAgency Spend: In the fiscal year 2023/24, the Council spent a total of £655,000 on these services, this includes £300,000 on Waste Collection Operatives and £355,000 on Grounds Maintenance Operatives.Staff Locations: All refuse and market staff are based in Louth. Grounds maintenance staff can be based in Louth, Mablethorpe, and Skegness, with 66% of the expenditure in Skegness.Purpose: The agency expenditure covers vacancy management and sickness absence.Additional Requirements: Occasionally, the councils require agency supply for:• Technical and administrative employees in waste and neighbourhood services• Professional employees, such as waste managers and transport managers
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £650,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2025
End date
31 March 2028
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
1 extension period of 12 months.
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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
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
Framework agreement with several operators
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
N/A
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
7 January 2025
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until: 7 April 2025
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
8 January 2025
Local time
8:30am
Place
Opening electronically via formal opening ceremony on our e-Tendering Portal.
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Public Sector Partnership Services Ltd
Greater Manchester
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
N/A
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Public Sector Partnership Services Ltd
Greater Manchester
Country
Afghanistan