Award

UK SBS PS17042 Building a strong brand for BEIS public appointments

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

30 Mar 2017 at 12:37

TenderAmendment

30 Mar 2017 at 12:31

Tender

02 Mar 2017 at 16:22

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves the buying organisation, UK Shared Business Services Limited, which seeks to enhance the brand for public appointments within the Department for Business, Industrial Strategy and Energy (BEIS). The title of the tender is "UK SBS PS17042 Building a strong brand for BEIS public appointments". This process falls under the services category, specifically focusing on advertising and marketing services with additional recruitment services. The procurement is currently in the Award stage, having concluded its tender period on 16 March 2017, with contract dates set from 3 April 2017 to 15 May 2017. The procurement method used is an open procedure, allowing a wider pool of suppliers to participate.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in marketing, branding, and recruitment services. Firms with a proven track record in developing compelling brand strategies and marketing campaigns for public sector organisations will find this procurement particularly suitable. Additionally, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE) are encouraged to participate as the process is designed to support diverse bids that can provide innovative solutions to attract and retain high-quality candidates for public appointments.

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Notice Title

UK SBS PS17042 Building a strong brand for BEIS public appointments

Notice Description

****PLEASE NOTE DEADLINE FOR BIDS IS 16/03/17 at 14:00pm. PLEASE DO NOT APPLY DIRECT TO THE BUYER**** The Department for Business, Industrial Strategy and Energy (BEIS) works with 47 arm's length bodies. Companies House, the Competition and Market Authority, Innovate UK, the Low Pay Commission and the Met Office are just some of the bodies that we sponsor and support. In our sponsor role, we help recruit individuals to various Boards, Committees and Panels, working closely with our arm's lengths bodies to ensure we attract a diverse range of candidates as vacancies arise. In any given year, we make over 100 public appointments - each of which the BEIS Secretary of State and/or his Ministers approve. For some appointments, we are looking for specialist skills and knowledge in a particular domain, e.g. competition law. For other appointments, we are looking for transferrable leadership skills. Given the breadth and depth of the appointments that we make, we need to maintain a strong and diverse 'pipeline' of talent. It is also important to support that talent to compete for existing and future roles in any number of arm's length bodies that we sponsor over time. To that end, we are looking to review our current 'offer' to individuals with an interest in public service. Objectives Our goal is to attract and retain excellent candidates, through a strong and compelling brand that can be used to market public appointments. We aim to: * Have a clear and compelling offer for candidates that can be used in our products to market roles to potential candidates. * Understand our competition in both the public and private sectors, by researching the competitive landscape and comparing BEIS against this landscape. * Identify our points of differentiation (the way in which we differ from other public sector organisations) to be used to communicate to candidates the opportunities available within BEIS. * Ensure the opportunities on offer appeal to candidates and can provide the credibility and kudos they crave. * Have a better understanding of how and where to search for potential candidates. Deliverables * Undertake a Brand Review to analyse how the BEIS brand is currently performing. * Produce best practice guidance for future campaigns. The guidance should set out an 'exemplar' in terms of how we can attract a high quality and diverse candidates to our roles. * Set out a future marketing Strategy Additional information: UK Shared Business Services eSourcing As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS can use the CCS eSourcing Suite for future procurements. If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk. Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered Bidder; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the Bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. The Sourcing documents can then be accessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents within Contracts Finder. As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to Emptoris email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information. For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk : Telephone: 0345 010 3503 Training documents to support Bidders utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the Contracts Finder Tender documents section

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/10c77a65-58ac-4196-8024-55e0e9371efd
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

79340000 - Advertising and marketing services

79600000 - Recruitment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£24,160 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Mar 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
16 Mar 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Mar 20178 years ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2017 - 31 May 2017 1-6 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
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN2 1FF
Post Town
Swindon
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Rodbourne Cheney
Westminster Constituency
Swindon North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NORTHERN DESIGN COLLECTIVE

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