Award

Recruitment Services

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SCOTLAND CO. LIMITED

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Award

04 Oct 2023 at 13:05

TenderUpdate

07 Jun 2023 at 13:59

Tender

16 May 2023 at 14:05

Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process for Recruitment Services was carried out by Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited, based in Glasgow, United Kingdom. The tender, with the title "Recruitment Services," falls under the services category and was completed under an open procedure. The procurement stage involved three lots for specialist ICT recruitment, general services, and executive search. Key dates included the tender period closing on June 19, 2023, and the bid opening scheduled for the same day.

This tender for Recruitment Services presents business growth opportunities for companies specializing in recruitment services, particularly those with expertise in ICT roles, general services, and executive search. Businesses interested in supplying their services to Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited should note the procurement method was an open procedure with a focus on quality criteria (70%) and price (30%). The contract values for the awarded lots were £1,375,000 and £1,237,500, with active suppliers including Head Resourcing Ltd and Sanderson Government and Defence among others.

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Notice Title

Recruitment Services

Notice Description

Recruitment Services

Lot Information

Specialist I.C.T. Recruitment

Lot 1 is for the recruitment of specialist ICT roles for our Enterprise Information Systems (EIS) and Digital Services departments. These roles include but are not limited to Project Manager, Cloud Analyst, Service Desk Analyst and Developer.

Renewal: 2 x 12 months extensions at the discretion of SDS

General Services

Lot 2 is for recruitment within other departments in the business. These include but are not limited to: Finance, Procurement, Marketing & Communications, Work Based learning contract management, Service Design & Innovation and Estates & Facilities.

Renewal: 2 x 12 months extension at the discretion of SDS

Executive Search

Lot 3 is for the recruitment of highly skilled and highly qualified senior level staff.

Renewal: 2 x 12 months at the discretion of SDS

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c934
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029259-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, 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
£2,750,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,612,500 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Oct 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
19 Jun 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Aug 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active, Unsuccessful
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SCOTLAND CO. LIMITED
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
louise.campbell@sds.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1412256710

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G2 1DY
Post Town
Glasgow
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
4
Supplier Names

HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT

HEAD RESOURCING

SANDERSON GOVERNMENT AND DEFENCE

VENESKY BROWN RECRUITMENT

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