Notice Information
Notice Title
ACE Agency Staff
Notice Description
This contract is to ensure the Universities Accommodation, Catering and Events department can adequately operate their three hotels while the new temporary staffing contract is developed.
Lot Information
Lot 1
As per object. The supplier is an event specific company that can provide specialist staff to the Universities hotels when required.
Procurement Information
ACE have historically had issues sourcing suppliers that can provide staff with the required skill sets. Their previous sole supplier were unable to fulfill their requirements in full, which lead to the need to contract with additional suppliers in 2022 to ease the pressure on the incumbent and also ensure ACE could recruit and maintain capacity of staff. These arrangements need to be renewed quickly to allow ACE to continue to be able to operate. Resourcing issues within the strategic procurement department have meant that the new recruitment framework was not procured in time to succeed the current arrangements, and as such these must be extended. Resource is now available to complete the larger procurement, so this NCA will be the only arrangement in this interim period. ACE have a duty of care to our staff who are currently working double shifts and on rest days to cover for vacancies and absences as a result of ACE not being able to access agency staff. It is imperative that these scenarios are avoided. Quickhire are an event specific recruitment agency that can provide specialist staff to the Universities hotels.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000790827
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB524070
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79600000 - Recruitment services
79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £200,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 20 Nov 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- aoughton@ed.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1316502759
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH1 1HT
- 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
- TLM75 City of Edinburgh
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- City Centre
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB524070
ACE Agency Staff - This contract is to ensure the Universities Accommodation, Catering and Events department can adequately operate their three hotels while the new temporary staffing contract is developed.
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