001141 Managing Consultancy and Professional Services 2

Concepts

• business services
• managed service provider
• managed service for consultancy
• wakefield
• professional services
• advertising services
• emergency services
• consultancy services
• consultancy
• public sector organisations consultancy requirements

Location

Wakefield

Description

YPO are looking to procure a national framework for a Managed Service Provider to deliver consultancy and professional services. YPO are a public sector buying organisation that creates frameworks for a variety of services and products. Public sector organisations can utilise our frameworks to meet their requirements.

Total Quantity or Scope

Over the last 4 years YPO have had a framework in place for managing all consultancy and professional services. To ensure that the new solution we put in place supports both YPO customers and the provider, we are now undertaking early supplier engagement with providers to understand the key elements of the market and the need for a nationwide framework agreement for managing consultancy. The Key areas we are interested in exploring are; • Managed Service for consultancy – we are interested in understanding how organisations manage all of a public sector organisations consultancy requirements, this is likely to be through a well-developed consultancy supply chain., • Different delivery models of delivering consultancy services We would like to understand how organisations could support the above services into different public sector market segments such as local authorities, emergency services, housing associations, NHS trusts, central government organisations and wider public sector organisations YPO are therefore looking for providers who would be interested in completing a short RFI questionnaire and/or having a conversation with us. Please register your interest by contacting us at hrsolutions@ypo.co.uk Please note that this information is being sought without prejudice and without commitment. Should YPO decide to take this project further then this work will not be part of that process nor will the information provided be used to determine the outcome of that process. Should YPO wish to proceed any further with any supplier a formal procurement process will be followed in accordance with YPO’s contract procedure rules.

Renewal Options

There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years from the commencement date.

CPV Codes

• 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
• 79341000 - Advertising services
• 79411000 - General management consultancy services
• 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services
• 79600000 - Recruitment services

Indicators

• Renewals are available.

Other Information

Please note that is a request for information to undertake pre-market engagement only and is being sought without prejudice and without commitment. Any information provided will not be used to determine the outcome of the tender process. When, or if, YPO wishes to proceed further a formal procurement process will be followed in accordance with YPO's contract procedure rules and in line with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. If you are interested in obtaining more information please contact hrsolutions@ypo.co.uk by 11 August 2022. YPO are purchasing on the behalf of other contracting authorities. Please see the below link for details: https://www.ypo.co.uk/about/customers/permissible-users . YPO will incorporate a standstill period at the point of notification of the award of the contract is provided to all bidders. The standstill period will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, and provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).