--- title: "Master Vendor Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2a401419-a5e6-46f0-bec9-0cf67ef4a1e7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2a401419-a5e6-46f0-bec9-0cf67ef4a1e7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2a401419-a5e6-46f0-bec9-0cf67ef4a1e7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2a401419-a5e6-46f0-bec9-0cf67ef4a1e7.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON" published: "2020-07-16" --- # Master Vendor Service Buyer: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2a401419-a5e6-46f0-bec9-0cf67ef4a1e7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2a401419-a5e6-46f0-bec9-0cf67ef4a1e7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2a401419-a5e6-46f0-bec9-0cf67ef4a1e7.json) ## Summary The procurement process titled "Master Vendor Service" is being conducted by University College London (UCL) in the industry of personnel supply services, specifically for temporary staff. This procurement is currently in the planning stage, with an engagement end date set for 20th July 2020. The location for the services required is London, United Kingdom. Interested recruitment agencies are invited to submit their expressions of interest to UCL via email by the aforementioned deadline. This tender presents a significant opportunity for recruitment agencies, particularly those with experience in Master Vendor delivery for large organisations similar to UCL. Agencies should be prepared to demonstrate their capability in sourcing and introducing temporary and permanent staff, as the selected vendor will manage employment compliance and cost efficiency. This competitive procurement route may also attract small and medium enterprises (SMEs) seeking to expand their client base within the higher education sector. ## Notice BACKGROUND: The main objectives of the Master Vendor procurement is to increase employment regulation compliance, simplify the process for engaging temporary staff and reduce overall costs through a process of delivering fee reductions and tangible cashable savings. To this effect, UCL is launching an alternative model for agency workers involving the establishment of a Master Vendor (MV) Framework Agreement with a single provider, with the potential for a Direct Engagement partner (DE) to be engaged in the future. The Master Vendor supplier shall provide services whilst operating as: * An Employment Business, sourcing and introducing Temporary Workers for hire on assignment to work for a specific period or * An Employment Agency, sourcing and introducing staff to UCL for fixed term or permanent engagements. UCL is looking for agencies with prior Master Vendor delivery experience in an organisation comparable to UCL in size and demand. REGISTRATION PROCEDURE: UCL hereby invites recruitment agencies to apply as prospective tenderers via email to the buyer at ucypooo@ucl.ac.uk Interested parties may submit an expression of interest at any time up until COB 20 July 2020. PROCUREMENT PROCEDURE: University College London (UCL) is not a public body within the meaning of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "Regulations") and is not subject to the procurement legislation. Where UCL advertises contracts in the Official Journal of the European Union, it does so on a voluntary basis and does not undertake any obligation to comply with the procurement legislation. UCL reserves its rights in full to adapt or step outside the procedures in the procurement legislation as UCL considers necessary. The route to market for this procurement is competitive with negotiation. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c97ed580-7121-4e72-83e1-3cd4a64cfa2b | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 Jul 2020 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 20 Jul 2020 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | WC1E 6BT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden | | Local authority | Camden | | Electoral ward | Bloomsbury | | Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff ## Release History - 16 Jul 2020 at 16:27 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c97ed580-7121-4e72-83e1-3cd4a64cfa2b ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c97ed580-7121-4e72-83e1-3cd4a64cfa2b 16th July 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ucl/aspx/Home ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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