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title: "Portfolio Management Division Provision of Contingent Labour - AWARD"
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# Portfolio Management Division Provision of Contingent Labour - AWARD

Buyer: OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c8703869-45f7-4b16-8a9e-3b95369198d2

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## Summary

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has completed the procurement process for the provision of contingent labour, specifically aimed at recruitment services to support various programmes including the Census Transformation Programme. This award, classified under recruitment services within the industry category, was marked as active on 14 November 2017. The contract period commenced on 30 October 2017 and extends until 30 June 2019. The procurement method employed was selective, utilising a restricted procedure for the tender that closed on 18 September 2017.

This tender presents an exceptional opportunity for recruitment agencies and consultancies specialising in programme and project management staffing. Businesses with expertise in providing temporary personnel qualified in project controls, management, and reporting—a minimum of five years' experience with recognised qualifications—is an advantage. Companies that possess Baseline Personnel Security Standards (BPSS) clearance and can respond swiftly to staffing needs are well-suited to compete for this contract, tapping into the growing demand for skilled temporary staff in the public sector.

## Notice

ONS are seeking to appoint a provider of recruitment services the Service Provider to assist with the sourcing of temporary staff within the programmes and projects being undertaken by ONS, which include: Census Transformation Programme Data Collection Transformation Programme Economic Statistics Transformation Programme ONS Big Data Project ONS shortly intends to promote an opportunity to organisations that are interested in bidding for the role of Service Provider, and hereby invite you to confirm whether you would be interested in receiving the statement of requirements SOR and being invited to submit a tender. Please note that this opportunity is to source a specialist supplier with demonstrable experience and capability of recruiting programme and project management staff only. ONS have previously sought expressions of interest for this opportunity from suppliers under Lot 2 of NMNC but has taken the decision not to appoint a managed service provider. Full details of the appointment and the scope of the Service Provider will be provided within the SOR. However, for your information, the following outline information is provided: 1. The Requirement ONS have a requirement for short term contingent labour to support the provision of project management activities. Resource is required across a number of programmes and projects being undertaken by ONS, although the Census Transformation Programme CTP requires the largest number of project staff. More specifically, ONS requires skilled and experienced individuals to plug gaps whist we are recruiting or to increase our capacity; it is unlikely that any appointment will be required for longer than 4 - 6 weeks. The areas of expertise that ONS is likely to require contingent labour include: Project Planning Dependency Management Project Controls and Metrics Reporting and Briefing Delivery Assurance Quality Management Configuration & Information Management Change Control Risk Management Benefits Management Cost Modelling/Cost Control Temporary Work Seekers should have recognised qualifications (e.g. APM, or Prince2 or MoR at practitioner level) and a minimum of 5 years' experience. Additional to this all appointees must hold Baseline Personnel Security Standards BPSS clearance to before arriving on site. More details on the BPSS can be found in the following link:

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c0b48b7-f601-4a32-b832-cb5c1bcce73c |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Feb 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Sep 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Nov 2017 |
| Contract period | 30 Oct 2017 - 30 Jun 2019 |
| 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 | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS |
| Locality | GWENT |
| Post town | Newport |
| Postcode | NP10 8XG |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport |
| Local authority | Newport |
| Electoral ward | Tredegar Park and Marshfield |
| Westminster constituency | Newport West and Islwyn |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | EVISA SOLUTIONS; PARITY PROFESSIONALS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 6 Feb 2018 at 13:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c0b48b7-f601-4a32-b832-cb5c1bcce73c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c0b48b7-f601-4a32-b832-cb5c1bcce73c
  6th February 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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