Provision of Temporary Agency Workers for Northern Ireland Civil Service, Agencies and Non Departmental Public Bodies

A Contract Award Notice
by DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
2 year (est.)
Value
£58M-£300M
Sector
BUSINESS
Published
03 Feb 2021
Delivery
To 08 Feb 2023 (est.)
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

BELFAST

Geochart for 2 buyers and 8 suppliers

2 buyers

3 suppliers

Description

This Contract is for the provision of temporary Agency Workers as defined by Regulation 3 of the Agency Workers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (AWRs). The Contractor shall act as an Employment Business (as defined in Section 13(3) of the Employment Agencies Act 1973) when introducing Agency Workers for Assignments with the Client. The Contractor shall undertake the services of supplying Agency Workers to work temporarily for and under the supervision and direction of the Client, including undertaking searches for appropriately qualified staff, undertaking pre-supply checks, contracting with, paying and taxing temporary staff, and general administration relating to the day to day supply of temporary staff.

Lot Division

1 DfC Administration Roles and Corporate Functions
2 Administration Roles and Corporate Functions excluding DfC
3 Professional and Technical
4 Environmental, Scientific Services and Medical
5 Agricultural, Environmental and Conservation
6 Ancillary and Industrial
7 Legal
8 Youth and Social Care

Award Detail

1 Premiere Employment Group (Manchester)
  • DfC Administration Roles and Corporate Functions
  • Reference: 1
  • Num offers: 11
  • Value: £300,000,000
2 Premiere Employment Group (Manchester)
  • Administration Roles and Corporate Functions (excluding DfC)
  • Reference: 2
  • Num offers: 11
  • Value: £58,500,000
3 CPL Resources Public (None)
  • Professional and Technical
  • Reference: 3
  • Num offers: 7
  • Value: £16,000,000
4 Premiere Employment Group (Manchester)
  • Environmental, Scientific Services and Medical
  • Reference: 4
  • Num offers: 7
  • Value: £16,000,000
5 Premiere Employment Group (Manchester)
  • Agricultural, Environmental and Conservation
  • Reference: 5
  • Num offers: 5
  • Value: £11,000,000
6 Premiere Employment Group (Manchester)
  • Ancillary and Industrial
  • Reference: 6
  • Num offers: 5
  • Value: £1,000,000
7 Staffline Grafton Recruitment (Belfast)
  • Legal
  • Reference: 7
  • Num offers: 6
  • Value: £15,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
8 Premiere Employment Group (Manchester)
  • Youth and Social Care
  • Reference: 8
  • Num offers: 8
  • Value: £7,500,000

Award Criteria

Quality 40.0
Cost 60.0

CPV Codes

  • 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Indicators

  • Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

The successful contractor’s performance on this contract will be managed as per the specification and regularly monitored (see Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 — Contract Management — Procedures and Principles). Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory. levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory. levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and this Contract may be terminated. A central register of such Notices for supplies and services contracts will be maintained and published on the CPD website. Any contractor in receipt of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of 3 years from the. date of issue of the notice. It may also result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by. Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy.

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