Notice Information
Notice Title
Multidisciplinary recruitment Framework for Temporary and Permanent staff
Notice Description
Historic England is wishing to set up a multidisciplinary framework in order to deliver its recruitment needs.The framework will run for 3 years with a potential 1-year extension, depending on requirement, performance and budget. The Framework will be broken down in to Lots as per the below:Lot 1 - Executive or Senior Level appointments - perm/fixed team - no tempLot 2 - Specialist - Niche or hard to fill skill set - perm/fixed term - may be temp.Lot 3 -Back office short term recruitment (Temp, Temp to Perm or Perm). As with all frameworks, being awarded a place on it does not guarantee all or any of the work available; but the overarching agreement sets out rates and agreed terms which will operate when a 'call off contract' is placedSuppliers are invited to bid for one or more lots; however, where bidding for multiple lots, should provide assurance of how they will manage the demand and ensure a constant and reliable supply and support to Historic England.
Lot Information
Lot 1 - Executive or Senior Level Appointments
The maximum value of this lot stated below is an estimate based on previous spend, the value of the entire framework including all three lots is the binding maximum value. This will be awarded to a single supplier. Specification:Executive recruitment is used to find candidates for senior-level jobs or executive level roles at Historic England. Such roles in Historic England would include:Director of Corporate Services including but not limited to Finance, IMT, Facilities, HR.Regional DirectorFor this lot, when a role becomes available, we would expect suppliers to be able to provide 3 suitable candidate recommendations and associated CV's within 5 days of our request.
Renewal: The contract is 3 years plus a 12 month potential extension, which will be retendered at the definitive end for a new framework.
Lot 2 - Specialists - Niche or hard to fill skill setThe maximum value of this lot, stated below, is an estimate based on previous spend, the value of the entire framework including all three lots is the binding maximum value. We anticipate between 2 and 4 suppliers will be appointed to this lot.Specification: Such roles in Historic England would include:EngineerArchitect or SurveyorIT SpecialistDeveloperNiche or specialist recruitment agencies find candidates for highly specialised areas and specific industries such as law, engineering, architecture or Information Technology. Suppliers require strong relationships with companies in the relevant sector, making them valuable to job seekers wanting to gain work in a specific field by providing testimonials of their work/relationships. The key performance indicators will apply to the delivery of services. Performance under this contract will be calculated by the Supplier using KPI's and will be submitted for review on a quarterly basis at the contract management meetings. These will include the following* Number of jobs that the Supplier sends CV's for consideration - 95%* CV to interview ratio - 95%* Interview to offer ratio - 60%* Offer to acceptance ratio - 70%* Job posting to start date timeframe - Average 30 days* Attrition rates - 95% still in position at the end of fixed term or for permanent positions 12 months after start date If the supplier fails to meet the above in any one quarter then Historic England shall require an exception report detailing actions being taken under the supplier to remedy the situation and the timescale for rectification. Contractor Supplier provides quarterly bench market information and attends quarterly reviews with Historic England to discuss performance and delivery of services and set measures on performance and SLA's.
Renewal: The framework is for 3 years initial term with 12 months potential extension, this will be retendered after the definitive end date.
Lot 3 - Back Office - General Administration (Temp, Temp to Perm or Perm)The maximum value of this lot, stated below, is an estimate based on previous spend, the value of the entire framework including all three lots is the binding maximum value.We anticipate that between 2 and 4 suppliers will be awarded a place on this Lot.Specification: Historic England require Back-office support from contractor suppliers to provide the administrative and operational resource. We expect suppliers to be able to provide CV's or candidate details within 48hours. At times Historic England will require urgent short term (from 4 up to 12 weeks) resource to be in post within 5 working days and we will require candidates local to the National offices to meet the full requirements of the roleSuch roles in Historic England would include:AdministratorFinance AssistantHR AssistantPayroll AssistantData Entry AssistantFinancial ControllerFinance ManagerPayroll AssistantOn award of this contract, the Supplier would be required to provide quarterly bench market information and attend quarterly reviews with Historic England to discuss performance and delivery of services and set measures on performance and SLA's.
Renewal: The framework is for an initial term of 3 years with a potential extension of 12 months, it will be retendered after the definitive end date.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-049635
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004614-2025
- 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
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 Oct 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Feb 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- 28 Oct 2024 - 27 Oct 2028 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- In 3 or 4 years time depending on if the extension is used.
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HISTORIC ENGLAND
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement-he@historicengland.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SWINDON
- Postcode
- SN2 2EH
- 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
- Mannington and Western
- Westminster Constituency
- Swindon South
Further Information
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