CPT_23_02 Financial Audit Temporary and Permanent Recruitment Services

A Tender Notice
by NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
4 year
Value
£10M
Sector
BUSINESS
Published
18 Aug 2023
Delivery
To 30 Aug 2027 (est.)
Deadline
20 Sep 2023 11:00

Concepts

Location

United Kingdom: The selected recruitment agencies shall be required to perform the services at its own premises or at the NAO's offices in either London or Newcastle

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

Description

The National Audit Office (NAO) the UK's independent public spending watchdog is looking for organisations who can deliver Financial Audit Temporary and Permanent Recruitment Services which support the NAO's permanent and temporary audit staffing needs. The service will be divided into two lots:- • Lot 1 Financial Audit Temporary Recruitment Services • Lot 2 Financial Audit Permanent Recruitment Services Interested suppliers will be able to submit a bid for one or both of the lots and NAO intends to award contracts to up to a maximum of 5 of the highest-ranked suppliers for each lot (10 suppliers in total). The contract value for both lots is £12.129m inclusive of VAT and the new contracts are expected to go live by December 2023 for an initial period of 2 years with the option to further extend the term of the agreement for a period of up to two years (on the basis of two periods of 12 months).

Lot Division

1 Financial Audit Temporary Recruitment Services
  • Value: £9M

The selected suppliers awarded contracts will be expected to recruit temporary financial audit staff for the NAO. The estimated value for this lot will be £11.4m inclusive of VAT which is a combination of both agency commission and pay for temporary staff.

2 Financial Audit Permanent Recruitment Services
  • Value: £608K

The selected suppliers awarded contracts will be expected to recruit permanent financial audit staff for the NAO. The estimated value for this lot will be £729,000 inclusive of VAT which is the agency's commission only.

Renewal Options

Consideration of contract renewal shall be detailed within ITT Document, Suppliers are requested to refer to the published ITT document for further information.

CPV Codes

  • 79600000 - Recruitment services

Indicators

  • Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
  • This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
  • Options are available.
  • Renewals are available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The NAO considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. Please also note that the NAO plan to issue a separate recruitment services procurement exercise in early 2024 for the following Business Support roles: •Technology/Digital, Communications and Marketing •Human Resources/Learning and Development •Finance and Procurement •Facilities/Health and Safety •Administrative and Executive Assistant roles •Senior roles, such as Executive Director Please refer to Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation for further details. Registering for access: The system that NAO will use to electronically conduct this procurement exercise is Delta eSourcing system at https://login.bipsolutions.com/casDelta/login?service=https://www.delta-esourcin.... If organisations are interested in this new contract opportunity, then register onto the system by clicking the " Register as a Supplier" link. Once logged into the system, organisations will be able to locate this procurement by using the Access Code number XU9AE6M469. Then select "Register Interest" to be able to access the documentation for this procurement and subsequently submit your response. For assistance, please contact the Delta Help Desk on 0800 923 9236.

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