Tender

Recruitment Services Framework

NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

15 Sep 2023 at 11:21

Planning

01 Aug 2023 at 15:21

Summary of the contracting process

The National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) is initiating a tender for a "Recruitment Services Framework" to recruit high-calibre candidates for various permanent roles across different lots, such as Procurement and Commercial, HR, IT, and Engineering. The tender has a total value of £1,000,000 and involves a selective procurement method with a submission deadline of 16th October 2023. The contract period is for 1080 days with a possible 1-year extension option.

This tender by the NNL offers business growth opportunities for recruitment agencies and firms specializing in services like procurement, finance, legal, IT, engineering, and project management. Interested parties must qualify at Stage 1 to be invited to Stage 2 for the award. The tender aims to establish a framework agreement with a maximum of 70 participants, creating potential for long-term partnerships in the recruitment sector. The anticipated contract start and end dates are not specified.

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Notice Title

Recruitment Services Framework

Notice Description

NNL are looking to put in place a framework of suppliers to help us recruit high calibre candidates to fill our permanent roles. The typical permanent roles we are looking to fill have been broken down into the Lots below: 1. Lot 1 - Procurement and Commercial 2. Lot 2 - Finance 3. Lot 3 - Legal 4. Lot 4 - Strategy / Marketing / Comms 5. Lot 5 - HR 6. Lot 6 - Admin 7. Lot 7 - IT 8. Lot 8 - CISO 9. Lot 9 - Engineering 10. Lot 10 - Science / Nuclear 11. Lot 11 - Project Management 12. Lot 12 - Sales / Account Management 13. Lot 13 - Executive Roles 14. Lot 14 - Safety Case Management, Safety Case Assessment, and Human

Lot Information

Procurement and Commercial

NNL are looking to put in place a framework of suppliers to help us recruit high calibre candidates to fill our permanent roles. The typical permanent roles we are looking to fill have been broken down into the Lots below: 1. Lot 1 - Procurement and Commercial 2. Lot 2 - Finance 3. Lot 3 - Legal 4. Lot 4 - Strategy / Marketing / Comms 5. Lot 5 - HR 6. Lot 6 - Admin 7. Lot 7 - IT 8. Lot 8 - CISO 9. Lot 9 - Engineering 10. Lot 10 - Science / Nuclear 11. Lot 11 - PM 12. Lot 12 - Sales / Account Management 13. Lot 13 - Executive 14. Lot 14 - Safety Case Management, Safety Case Assessment, and Human Factors

Options: The aim is to have up to 3 suppliers per lot, with the highest scoring bidders securing a place. Suppliers can bid for multiple lots, if successfully passing the Stage 1 Selection Qualification Questions.

Renewal: An optional 1 year will may be used at the end of the 36 month term.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ec26
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027332-2023
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

79600000 - Recruitment services

79621000 - Supply services of office personnel

79623000 - Supply services of commercial or industrial workers

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Sep 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
16 Oct 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
5 Sep 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY
Contact Name
Gill Hale
Contact Email
gillian.m.hale@uknnl.com
Contact Phone
+44 1925933744

Buyer Location

Locality
WARRINGTON
Postcode
WA3 6AE
Post Town
Warrington
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD61 Warrington
Delivery Location
TLD61 Warrington

Local Authority
Warrington
Electoral Ward
Birchwood
Westminster Constituency
Warrington North

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