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title: "HCC - The Provision of Contract Arrangements for Agency Staff"
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# HCC - The Provision of Contract Arrangements for Agency Staff

Buyer: HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-712714de-32c8-4d78-b290-4a5c0a6d996f

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## Summary

The Hertfordshire County Council has recently awarded a contract for the provision of contract arrangements for agency staff. The contract is valued at £5,100,000 and will run from February 5, 2024, until March 31, 2025. The procurement method used was a negotiated procedure without prior publication, and the procurement stage is marked as completed. The services are urgently required, ensuring reliable social care agency staff in difficult-to-recruit locations.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in supplying personnel services, particularly those with experience in providing social care professionals. The buyer is Hertfordshire County Council, located in Hertford, East of England. Small and medium-sized enterprises are suitable for this tender, reflecting the Council's reliance on Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) due to absent competition for technical reasons. The contract end date coincides with the existing corporate contract, indicating a long-term commitment to the service provider.

## Notice

This is an Award Notice. Hertfordshire County Council have awarded a contract for the provision of contract arrangements for agency staff. To supply Hertfordshire County Council with social care professionals that are appropriately skilled and qualified to meet the demands of the organisation, whilst complying with safeguarding and legislative requirements. The services are urgently required at the point that they are commissioned and can be supplied only by this economic operator as competition was absent for technical reasons. Providing a reliable source of social care agency staff in particularly difficult to recruit locations, would improve consistency for service users and permanent staff. The contract with the provider will end on the same date as the existing corporate contract, March 2025. Therefore, ensuring that the services provided by the supplier will form part of the specification for the new procurement post March 2025. Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) is relying on Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 in making this award without prior publication. Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) states: 32(1) In the specific cases and circumstances laid down in this regulation, contracting authorities award public contracts by a negotiated procedure without prior publication. 32(2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases: - (b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons: - (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons With permanent recruitment remaining a challenge in this area, Florence Staffing Limited are able to provide reliable, trained staff to ACS, in House Services, in particularly difficult to recruit locations. The staff work directly with vulnerable adults who require a continuity of service provision. Therefore, the provision of reliable support workers improves consistency for service users and permanent staff.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fffbfbb9-9ca5-41ad-908d-9b7780a3dce7 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Dec 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | 5 Feb 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £5,100,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £5,100,000 |
| 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 | HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | HERTFORD |
| Post town | Stevenage |
| Postcode | SG13 8DQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire |
| Local authority | East Hertfordshire |
| Electoral ward | Hertford Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Hertford and Stortford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FLORENCE STAFFING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

## Release History

- 4 Jan 2024 at 14:14 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fffbfbb9-9ca5-41ad-908d-9b7780a3dce7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fffbfbb9-9ca5-41ad-908d-9b7780a3dce7
  4th January 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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