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title: "0607 Resourcing - Early Market Engagement"
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# 0607 Resourcing - Early Market Engagement

Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-597a5630-a322-4acb-8678-0c5b04fea626

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## Summary

Essex County Council is initiating a tender titled "0607 Resourcing - Early Market Engagement" aimed at enhancing their resourcing services, with the current contract set to conclude in September 2019. This tender falls under the industry category of business services, particularly in law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, and security. The tender period is open until 6th March 2018, with deliverable activities primarily located in the East of England, UK, encompassing recruitment and selection, pre-employment checks, interim engagements, and access to resource banks.

This opportunity presents significant potential for businesses specialising in recruitment and workforce management solutions to expand their operations. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be particularly well-suited to compete, given the focus on innovative resourcing approaches and strategic workforce planning. Engaging with Essex County Council could lead to long-term contracts and the chance to showcase cutting-edge practices in talent acquisition and resource management.

## Notice

Essex County Council's (ECC) current resourcing contract is due to end in September 2019 and we are taking this opportunity to engage with the market, via early market engagement activities, to inform our scope and specification, delivery model and route to market, for the new requirement. At a high level the current requirements include: *Recruitment and selection activity for internal and external permanent and fixed term contract vacancies *Pre-employment and safeguarding checks *Engagement of interims and agency workers, possibly including work-packaging *Access to resource banks via agency supply chain for specific work groups *Access to leading edge resourcing approaches and solutions, supporting delivery of strategic workforce plans, talent acquisition, and resource management activity including the development of talent pipelines.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/be63fc42-57c7-4c15-972b-1a7865fa3b5e |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Feb 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Mar 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2019 - 31 Aug 2023 |
| 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 | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | CHELMSFORD |
| Post town | Chelmsford |
| Postcode | CM1 1QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex |
| Local authority | Chelmsford |
| Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central |
| Westminster constituency | Chelmsford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 15 Feb 2018 at 15:18 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/be63fc42-57c7-4c15-972b-1a7865fa3b5e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/be63fc42-57c7-4c15-972b-1a7865fa3b5e
  15th February 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=302342943
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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