Planning

Early Market Engagement for Future Workforce Services

TRANSPORT FOR LONDON

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

15 Jan 2025 at 09:42

Market Engagement Notice
Planning

13 Jan 2025 at 14:44

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Transport for London (TfL), in collaboration with the Greater London Authority, London Fire Brigade, London Legacy Development Corporation, London Transport Museum, Mayor's Office for Policing & Crime, Metropolitan Police Service, and Old Park and Park Royal Development Corporation, has initiated an early market engagement for Future Workforce Services under the tender ID 13-01-2025. The industry category is supply services of personnel, including temporary staff (CPV code 79620000). This market engagement is currently in the planning stage, with a focus on obtaining market feedback for services such as contingent labour, permanent recruitment, talent pool, resource augmentation, recruit train & deploy, and statement of works. The engagement end date is set for 31st January 2025, and the relevant postal code location for this engagement is E201JN in London, England.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities for companies specialising in recruitment and workforce services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly well-suited to compete in this market engagement. Participating businesses will benefit from the chance to shape the future procurement specifications and showcase their capabilities to a prominent buyer like TfL and its collaborative partners. This engagement aims to identify potential suppliers who can meet the requirements, offering a foothold in a substantial and influential public sector market. Interested parties are encouraged to complete the Market Sounding Questionnaire by the specified deadline to express their interest and provide valuable market insights.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Early Market Engagement for Future Workforce Services

Notice Description

Future Workforce Services This Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ) is issued by Transport for London (TfL) in collaboration with the Greater London Authority (GLA), London Fire Brigade, London Legacy Development Corporation, London Transport Museum, Mayor's Office for Policing & Crime, Metropolitan Police Service and Old Park and Park Royal Development Corporation. The collaboration seeks to obtain market feedback in relation to the potential procurement of future workforce services which may include, contingent labour, market insights, permanent recruitment, talent pool, resource augmentation, recruit train & deploy and statement of works. Further information on the MSQ for the Future Workforce Services is available in section 5. The aim of this MSQ is to better understand the market interest and capability, and to gather market feedback regarding recruitment services. This is not a call for competition. It is being used as a medium for Transport for London to conduct market engagement, identify interested parties that have the potential to meet the requirements and better understand market capabilities. This notice is issued solely for the purposes of market engagement. No information contained within this notice, or provided during and for this, or any other, market engagement exercise, constitutes any commitment by TfL or any member of the collaboration or any of their stakeholders to undertake any procurement exercise in the future. Please note that the requirements outlined in this document are not exhaustive and are subject to change. Any clarifications are to be addressed to clairesloane@tfl.gov.uk The completed Market Sounding Questionnaire should be completed by 31st January 2025 and emailed to clairesloane@tfl.gov.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-8fa5ed2b-40ac-4c1e-8214-d34f72759ce6
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/06772a55-e9f7-45b1-bfde-4cc4eaba28c1
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Jan 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
TRANSPORT FOR LONDON
Contact Name
claire sloane
Contact Email
v_clairesloane@tfl.gov.uk
Contact Phone
07531368167

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E20 1JN
Post Town
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newham
Electoral Ward
Stratford Olympic Park
Westminster Constituency
Stratford and Bow

Further Information

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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