Award

GEN_22_113 Permanent and Temporary Recruitment

NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

AwardUpdate

11 Apr 2024 at 18:39

AwardUpdate

08 Jan 2024 at 17:00

AwardUpdate

24 Feb 2023 at 10:11

AwardUpdate

08 Feb 2023 at 11:32

Award

07 Feb 2023 at 18:42

Summary of the contracting process

The National Audit Office has directly awarded a contract for Permanent and Temporary Recruitment services through the ESPO 3S-22 Strategic HR Services Framework. The contract, valued at £138,000 GBP, has been extended until 11th April 2024. The buying organisation is located in London and the procurement stage is in the Award stage. This presents an opportunity for businesses in the Recruitment services sector to potentially subcontract with the awarded supplier, Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited.

This tender by the National Audit Office for Recruitment services is a direct award from a framework. The contract period runs from 12th December 2023 to 11th April 2024. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could find this opportunity particularly suitable. Companies in the recruitment industry, especially those specialising in Executive and Managerial recruitment, are well-suited to compete for this contract. The location for service delivery is the United Kingdom.

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Notice Title

GEN_22_113 Permanent and Temporary Recruitment

Notice Description

National Audit Office directly awarded a contract to the supplier through the ESPO 3S-22 Strategic HR Services Framework for the following service lots and sublots and they will be sub-contracting this service to Allen Lane Limited. Lot 1 Executive and Managerial Interim Recruitment- *Lot 1a -Admin, HR & Business Support, *Lot 2c -Commercial, Finance, Procurement & Legal, and *Lot 1f -IT, Digital, Media & Marketing) 2.Lot 2 -Executive and Managerial Permanent Recruitment- *Lot 2a -Admin, HR & Business Support *Lot 2c -Commercial, Finance, Procurement & Legal *Lot 2f -Digital, Media & Marketing The current contract has been extended for a further 4 months from Tuesday 12th December 2023 to Thursday 11th April 2024. The contract value for the 4 month service is PS138,000 and this service excludes the recruitment of Financial Audit staff. As of April 2024 - the contract has been extended by a further 3 months only from Friday 12th April 2024 to Thursday 11th July 2024.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-13bf665f-862b-48aa-ae70-bae4bc97ce4d
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/afe46b46-a48d-4114-9342-7c3f83b7248f
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other - Direct Award from a Framework
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79600000 - Recruitment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£138,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,568,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Apr 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Dec 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Dec 20223 years ago
Contract Period
12 Dec 2023 - 11 Jul 2024 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
Contact Name
ima orosei
Contact Email
nao.procurement@nao.org.uk
Contact Phone
44 20 7798 5343

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1W 9SP
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
Pimlico North
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

ALLEN LANE

REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT

Further Information

Notice Documents

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