Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
City of Bristol College
St Georges Road
Bristol
BS1 5UA
alastair.jack@cityofbristol.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 1173125182
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.cityofbristol.ac.uk/
Buyer's address
http://www.cityofbristol.ac.uk/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Agencies
Reference number
CA15365 - HR2501A
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79600000 - Recruitment services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of agencies to provide staff as required for covering vacancies, sickness or as ‘temp to perm’ staff as further described in the Scope and Requirements.
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: £2,200,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Main site or place of performance
United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
There are generally two types of agency required by the College. The first is for vacancy cover when either we are unable to recruit to the post or when awaiting a new starter to begin when the previous post holder has left. The second is sickness cover where classes are unable to be merged and would be cancelled without the cover.
There is then the occasional need and option for a ‘temp to perm’ option with recruited staff and we will be looking to agree a sliding scale of rates with successful agencies.
Finally, we have a lot of part time roles and need to understand the pricing structure if we offer a part time post on varying FTE’s, so advice and knowledge from an agency is needed.
We intend to operate a ‘framework’ of suppliers, with a single ‘Tier 1’ agency having the first refusal at filling posts, and up to 3 agencies at ‘Tier 2’ who would be offered roles which the Tier 1 agency cannot fill. This framework structure would be managed by the College HR team.
There could be
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 55.00%
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 45.00%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 24 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)
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
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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: 2025/S 000-006060
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
CA15365
Title
Agencies
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 October 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
DOVETAIL AND SLATE LIMITED
Office 22 , South Equinox
BRISTOL
BS32 4QL
Telephone
+44 1174229420
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Henry Blue
80 Mosley Street,
Manchester
M2 3FX
Telephone
+44 7940927048
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,200,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
City of Bristol College
College Green Centre, St George’s Road
Bristol
BS1 5UA
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Write to the COO at the City of Bristol College.