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title: "3S_22 Strategic HR Services"
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# 3S_22 Strategic HR Services

Buyer: ESPO  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1866e5f6-3302-469b-8144-ff2c5821c3d6

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "3S_22 Strategic HR Services" tender is being conducted by ESPO, a Central Purchasing Body based in Leicester, England. This tender offers a range of recruitment and HR services across several lots, such as executive recruitment and HR business process outsourcing, to public bodies throughout the UK. The procurement is currently in the award stage, with the contract period starting on 7th July 2022 and continuing until 6th July 2024, allowing for an optional 24-month extension. The total estimated value of the framework is £1 billion, and the open procedure methodology was employed for this procurement. The deadline for submissions was on 7th February 2022.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses operating in the recruitment and HR sectors, particularly those capable of offering varied services outlined in the lots. SMEs and VCSEs are well-suited to participate, providing they demonstrate adequate financial stability and the ability to deliver social value initiatives as monitored throughout the contract. With the framework open to various public bodies, including local authorities and the NHS, this could lead to substantial contracts for successful bidders, expanding their client base and fostering long-term relationships within the public sector.

## Notice

In this present instance, ESPO is undertaking a procurement process to identify and appoint a number of service providers to provide strategic HR services. To reflect the different types of strategic HR services required, the framework will offer customers a wide range of recruitment and HR services, to include: * Lot 1 - Executive and Managerial Interim Recruitment * Lot 2 - Executive and Managerial Permanent Recruitment * Lot 3 - Temporary Recruitment (sub PS45k) * Lot 4 - Permanent Recruitment (sub PS45k) * Lot 5 - Assessment and Testing Services * Lot 6 - Outplacement and Career Transition Services * Lot 7 - HR Business Process Outsourcing The framework requires service providers to supply throughout all regions of the United Kingdom. Throughout the Term ESPO shall monitor the Service Providers' financial standings against the Service Providers' financial positions taken on the Commencement Date. In the event that a Service Provider's financial position falls below the position recorded on the Commencement Date, ESPO shall discuss the Service Provider's circumstances with the Service Provider. ESPO reserves the right to terminate the Framework Agreement by serving notice on the Service Provider in writing with effect from the date specified in such notice where (in the reasonable opinion of ESPO) there is a material detrimental change in the financial standing of the Service Provider which: * adversely impacts on the Service Provider's ability to provide the Services under this Agreement; or * could reasonably be expected to have an adverse impact on the Service Provider's ability to provide the Services under this Agreement. In particular, Service Providers will need to ensure that their organisation operates within a reasonable score as shall be determined by use of a credit rating agency. Social Value will also be expected to be demonstrated from Service Providers and monitored throughout, particularly the right is reserved by ESPO to conduct audits in this area. The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated value stated includes the option period. Additional information: As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www.espo.org/legal ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the Second Framework) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself. Any Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders' information only. An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a1bcdfc3-1e7a-436e-83c8-4792f2ed18f2 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Jul 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Feb 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Jul 2022 |
| Contract period | 6 Jul 2022 - 6 Jul 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,000,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,000,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ESPO |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE19 1ES |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Blaby |
| Electoral ward | Enderby |
| Westminster constituency | South Leicestershire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 96 |
| Supplier names | ACCOUNTANTS IN DEMAND; ADECCO UK LIMITED (T/A THE ADECCO GROUP; AFFINITY PERSONNEL; ALPINE RESOURCING; AMBERJACK GLOBAL; ANDERSON QUIGLEY; ASPEN PEOPLE; ATTENTI CONSULTING SERVICES; BALTIMORE CONSULTING; BLUE ARROW; BURMAN RECRUITMENT; CAMPBELL TICKELL; CAPITA RESOURCING; CARITAS RECRUITMENT; CARLISLE STAFFING PLC (TRADING AS GUIDANT GLOBAL; CARLISLE STAFFING PLC (TRADING AS TATE; CASTLEFIELD RECRUITMENT; CERTES IT SERVICE SOLUTIONS; CLIENT DIRECTS; COHESION RECRUITMENT; COMENSURA; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT PLUS; DATA CAREERS; EDEN BROWN; ELIGO RECRUITMENT; EVISA SOLUTIONS; EXEMPLIA GROUP; EXPERIS; FAERFIELD; GATENBYSANDERSON; GI RECRUITMENT; GREEN PARK INTERIM AND EXECUTIVE; HAMMOND CLARKE; HAMPTON'S RESOURCING; HARVEY NASH GROUP; HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT; HCL WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS; HYLMAN; INTELLIGENT RESOURCE; INTERIM PARTNERS LIMITED (TRADING AS NEW STREET CONSULTING GROUP; INVESTIGO; IVY ROCK PARTNERS; JAMES ANDREWS RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS; JGP RESOURCING; JSS SEARCH; LIQUID PERSONNEL; MANPOWER UK LIMITED TRADING AS TALENT SOLUTIONS; MATRIX SCM GROUP; MCGREGOR BOYALL ASSOCIATES; MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT; MLC PARTNERS; MORGAN HUNT; MORSON HUMAN RESOURCES LIMITED (T/A MORSON TALENT; NETWORKERS INTERNATIONAL (UK; NIYAA PEOPLE; NONSTOP CONSULTING; NORTHERN RECRUITMENT GROUP LIMITED TRADING AS NRG AND GREENBEAN; OMNI RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS; OPUS PEOPLE SOLUTIONS GROUP; OSBORNE THOMAS; PARITY PROFESSIONALS; PENNA; PERMANENT FUTURES LTD 'FUTURES; PERTEMPS RECRUITMENT PARTNERSHIP; PRO-RECRUITMENT GROUP; PROCIUS; PULSE HEALTHCARE; RANDSTAD SOLUTIONS; RED SNAPPER RECRUITMENT; REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT; RENOVO EMPLOYMENT GROUP; RESOURCE SOLUTIONS; RGF STAFFING UK T/A ADVANTAGE RESOURCING; RIGHT MANAGEMENT; ROBERTSON BELL; SANCTUARY PERSONNEL; SANDERSON GOVERNMENT AND DEFENCE; SAXTON BAMPFYLDE HEVER; SEE RAIL LTD TRADING AS SEE SERVICES; SELLICK PARTNERSHIP; SERVICE CARE SOLUTIONS; SEYMOUR JOHN; SEYMOUR JOHN PUBLIC SERVICES (MIDLANDS; SMARTSOURCING; SPENCER CLARKE GROUP; SPINWELL GLOBAL; STARFISH SEARCH; THE FUEL RECRUITMENT; THE SOCIETY OF LOCAL AUTHORITY CHIEF EXECUTIVES AND SENIOR MANAG; TILE HILL INTERIM & EXECUTIVE; TMP (UK; TOTAL ASSIST RECRUITMENT; TRIPOD PARTNERS; VENESKY BROWN RECRUITMENT; VERIFILE; WORKING TRANSITIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 26 Jul 2022 at 14:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a1bcdfc3-1e7a-436e-83c8-4792f2ed18f2
- 24 Dec 2021 at 12:19 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f7555509-ecf2-452e-9b08-3bf19e25a340
- 23 Dec 2021 at 12:09 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e33da605-4260-4206-9c1e-eab9989f5bf5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a1bcdfc3-1e7a-436e-83c8-4792f2ed18f2
  26th July 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f7555509-ecf2-452e-9b08-3bf19e25a340
  24th December 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e33da605-4260-4206-9c1e-eab9989f5bf5
  23rd December 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.eastmidstenders.org/
  EastMidsTenders

## Notice URLs

- http://www.espo.org/
- https://www.espo.org/
- https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/
- https://www.espo.org/legal

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