Award

Recruitment Services - Scottish Futures Trust

SCOTTISH FUTURES TRUST

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

15 Oct 2024 at 15:55

Tender

20 Jun 2024 at 13:34

Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) has recently awarded contracts for the provision of recruitment services, organised under a framework agreement covering four distinct lots. These contracts span various industry categories including Business Support, Technical, Legal, and Financial roles. The procurement process has now moved to the Award stage, with key dates marking the contracts being signed between September 18 and October 10, 2024. Located in Edinburgh, these services aim to cover fixed term and permanent recruitment for a period of four years, as specified under an open procedure compliant with GPA standards.

This extensive tender for recruitment services presents significant opportunities for both small and large businesses specialising in staffing solutions. Suppliers such as Venesky Brown Recruitment Ltd, Eden Scott, FWA (Scotland) Ltd, and Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd have already been successful in securing parts of this framework, highlighting the scope for diverse business enterprises to compete. Firms with expertise in HR administration, technical project management, legal staffing, and financial recruitment would find this procurement especially conducive to growth, offering a substantial contractual value distributed across multiple specialised lots.

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Notice Title

Recruitment Services - Scottish Futures Trust

Notice Description

SFT wishes to appoint one (1) supplier to each of 4 Lots of a Framework Agreement for the provision of recruitment services for a term of 4 years. Tenderers may bid for one, some or all of the 4 lots within the Framework Agreement. The services are for both fixed term and permanent recruitment across SFT and are split into the following lots: Lot 1 - Business Support, including but not limited to administration and HR; Lot 2- Technical including but not limited to project managers, economists, quantity surveyors, engineers, renewable energy, architects and procurement; Lot 3 - Legal including but not limited to lawyers and paralegals; and Lot 4 - Financial roles, including but not limited to accountancy and project finance.

Lot Information

Business Support, including but not limited to administration and HR

SFT wishes to appoint one supplier to a Framework Agreement for the provision of recruitment services for a term of 4 years relating to Lot 1 - Business Support, including but not limited to administration and HR.

Legal, including but not limited to lawyers and paralegals

SFT wishes to appoint one supplier to a Framework Agreement for the provision of recruitment services for a term of 4 years relating Lot 3 - Legal, including but not limited to lawyers and paralegals.

Technical including but not limited to project managers, economists, quantity surveyors, engineers, renewable energy, architects and procurement

SFT wishes to appoint one supplier to a Framework Agreement for the provision of recruitment services for a term of 4 years relating to Lot 2- Technical including but not limited to project managers, economists, quantity surveyors, engineers, renewable energy, architects and procurement.

Financial roles, including but not limited to accountancy and project finance

SFT wishes to appoint one (1) supplier to a Framework Agreement for the provision of recruitment services for a term of 4 years relating to Lot 4 - Financial roles, including but not limited to accountancy and project finance.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04718b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033203-2024
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
£240,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£240,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£60,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Oct 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
2 Aug 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Sep 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH FUTURES TRUST
Contact Name
Joanne Christina MacConnell
Contact Email
joanne.macconnell@scottishfuturestrust.org.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH12 5HE
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland, TLM75 City of Edinburgh

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
4
Supplier Names

EDEN SCOTT

FWA (SCOTLAND

HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT

VENESKY BROWN RECRUITMENT

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