Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Human Resource Support Services
Notice Description
The Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) is a non-departmental public body (NDPB) sponsored by Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) responsible for the collection and expenditure of the Horserace Betting Levy worth approximately PS100m per year. The organisation has a team of 15-20 staff and more information can be found on HBLB's website (www.hblb.org.uk). Given its size HBLB traditionally outsources delivery of its HR services and is inviting appropriate business partners to tender for the provision of these services. The contract has been awarded subsequent to the above invitation to tender.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The business partner will be required to: * Ensure that HBLB is compliant with and aware of all legal requirements * Identify and develop aspects of an HR Strategy that support delivery of HBLB's objectives * Ensure HR policy and practice is current, lawful, and supports government's GovS 003: Human Resources standard * Identify HR risk where apparent and recommend appropriate remedial action * Facilitate effective employee selection and recruitment when needed * Promote good levels of employee performance, personal development and retention. * Survey employee engagement annually and report on results making recommendations as appropriate * Provide HR advice to the HBLB executive and managers as needed * Support diversity and inclusion in all HR policy and practice * To monitor and maintain employee relations, providing appropriate employee assistance where necessary * To provide a guaranteed HR point of contact during the working week, and out of hours as required, for employees, managers, and executives * Prepare and distribute HR correspondence as needed, including the drafting of employment contracts and offer letters. * To manage, review and accurately maintain HBLB's HR records * To effectively manage the transition of services from one provider to another at both the start and end of the contract Prospective partners will be required be required to work with HBLB's own internal Staff Management System to handle data concerning holidays, sickness, gifts and hospitality, appraisals, objectives, risks and their mitigations, contact details, next of kin and beneficiaries, office attendance, policy acceptance, etc. Access to this system will be granted to the selected HR service provider. HBLB does not wish to incur any additional complexity involved in the use of other HR management systems. HBLB outsources payroll separately and this service is therefore not required under this contract.
Renewal: Subject to negotiation and no greater than a further 36 months.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04a508
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000413-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Jan 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 Nov 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 7 Jan 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HORSERACE BETTING LEVY BOARD
- Contact Name
- Andrew Smith
- Contact Email
- andrew.smith@hblb.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2073330043
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- E14 4PU
- Post Town
- East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI42 Tower Hamlets
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Electoral Ward
- Canary Wharf
- Westminster Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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