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title: "CO0096 Temporary and Permanent Work Supply Chain"
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# CO0096 Temporary and Permanent Work Supply Chain

Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02eb0a

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "CO0096 Temporary and Permanent Worker Supply Chain" is being conducted by Essex County Council, located in Chelmsford, UK. This tender falls under the services category, specifically focusing on the recruitment of temporary and permanent personnel. The procurement stage is currently at the tender phase, with submissions due by 10 November 2021. The method being employed for this procurement is selective, with a proposal for a dynamic purchasing system allowing multiple suppliers to engage. The total contract period is approximately four years, with an option for yearly renewal.

This tender presents significant opportunities for recruitment and staffing agencies looking to expand their services in the public sector. Companies that can provide legally compliant services and adapt to various contractual arrangements—including PAYE, Ltd Company, or statement of work agreements—will find themselves well-positioned to compete. Suppliers that are members of recognised recruitment bodies and can demonstrate quality candidate vetting processes will be particularly attractive to Essex County Council, thus opening avenues for sustained partnerships and growth in the temporary workforce market.

## Notice

The purpose of this tender is to install a direct supply chain for temporary and permanent hires, where the contractual arrangement will be held between ECC and the agency supplier. Agency suppliers will be required to use our partner's (Matrix SCM) time and billing technology when temporary staff are placed (permanent hires can be invoiced directly to the council). To support delivery of our resourcing strategies we now need to secure partners to deliver our vision of an effective agency supply chain, reflecting ECC's ambition to use agency suppliers effectively and to support our in-house delivery. We are looking for suppliers who can enable our vision that ECC will deliver the right talent at the right time. We are looking to partner with agency suppliers who can own the contractual engagement of our temporary workforce. Weekly payroll activity such as timesheet, and billing will be managed by our service provider Matrix SCM. The agency supplier will pay their temporary workers directly, upon approved timesheets in the mentioned technology platform. ECC attract workers across all worker categories and types directly in the first instance and then the roles we require support with will be released to our supply chain of third-party agencies.. Our agency partners will own the contractual engagement of the temporary workers provided to ECC as well as the other services described. For agency hires that the agency will manage the timesheet, payment and billing via our partner Matrix SCM their provided technology (CR.Net). Suppliers will need to provide an adaptive, legally compliant service and use ECC technology platforms to upload CV's for consideration and our partners technology to manager timesheet, payroll and billing. For temporary hires we require agency contractually engage our temporary workers, contracting such workers to deliver services in the following ways: * PAYE hourly rate contract for services * PAYE daily rate contract for services * Ltd Company hourly rate contract for services * Ltd Company daily rate contract for services * Statement of work arrangements whereby temporary services are only paid upon deliverable milestones not time worked, both PAYE and Ltd Company * Pay per assessment arrangements whereby temporary services are only paid upon deliverable assessments not time worked, both PAYE and Ltd Company * Umbrella arrangements via compliant umbrella companies (only FCSA compliant umbrella organisation may be used). * Able to adapt and deliver to emerging working arrangement in the talent marketplace Any existing temporary workers agency suppliers have onsite at ECC will transfer to the new arrangements, ECC will transfer the agency contractual relationship to our own agency supply chain DPS. ECC also supports partner Essex Public Sector organisations with their temporary recruitment, such as Unitary, Borough and District Councils, subsidiaries, LATVs and LATCs, County council and local councils: What we do and what we don't - Essex County Council. ECC will manage the recruitment and billing process on behalf of those organisations. There is the expectation that agency utilisation may increase.

### Lot Information

Tier 1

Our first point of call for supplier services for all job categories, including Executive Interims and Qualified Social Work. Provide temporary workers in line with requisition requests and bill for the provision of temporary worker services. The supplier must be responsive to requests and ensure candidates submitted are of suitable quality, uploading no more than 5 CVs to any one vacancy. Provision of temporary workers both for volume and seasonal recruitment campaigns: this will ensure ECC is able to maintain frontline service delivery e.g., country parks and outdoor centers, as well as adult community learning. In addition to the provision and billing of temporary workers we will also ask suppliers to engage with ECC for the provision and billing of permanent workers. Suppliers must be able to provide workers in line with ECC job categories as outlined in the specification. ECC has outlined in the specification its three-tiered pricing model, the supplier of temporary workers must clearly identify which pricing model they are prepared to operate on from the onset. The pricing model for this is set out in Appendix A of the Specification. Ensuring all temporary and interim workers are paid within agreed, and consistently applied, pay rates which demonstrate value for money for ECC and that full and transparent reporting is easily available to ECC showing the detailed breakdown of worker pay rate, individuals' statutory costs, agency margins and supplier margins. A consistent, best fit, engagement, and collaborate supply service appropriate for an Authority of the size and diversity of ECC which enables the onboarding of workers at pace and a 24-hour turnaround from a worker becoming compliant to them being able to submit time. Suppliers must ensure that workers submitted against live roles meet the minimum criteria set out; this includes understanding the job description and willingness to reach out to ECC Temporary Recruitment Team to understand the nature of the role in more detail if required. Suppliers who fail to submit candidates that are in line with the requirements of the role will be removed from the supply chain. The supplier must ensure the temporary worker receives a positive candidate experience, that is representative of ECC. This should include all candidates receiving feedback regarding their status of a submission, regardless of whether they are placed and regular communication with temporary workers on site at ECC The supplier must be a member of one of the following recruitment agencies: REC (Recruitment Employment Confederation), APSCO (Associate of Professional Staffing Companies) or BIOR (The British Institute of Recruiters). We will only work with suppliers who allow temporary workers to use the services of an umbrella company who are FCSA Accredited Members, Professional Passport or APSCO registers.

Renewal: Option to extend for a period of up to 12 months

Tier 2

Our second point of call for supplier services for all job categories, including Executive Interims and Qualified Social Work. (To be called upon after 48 hours of live role requirement). Provide temporary workers in line with requisition requests and bill for the provision of temporary worker services. The supplier must be responsive to requests and ensure candidates submitted are of suitable quality, uploading no more than 5 CVs to any one vacancy. Provision of temporary workers both for volume and seasonal recruitment campaigns: this will ensure ECC is able to maintain frontline service delivery e.g., country parks and outdoor centers, as well as adult community learning. In addition to the provision and billing of temporary workers we will also ask suppliers to engage with ECC for the provision and billing of permanent workers. Suppliers must be able to provide workers in line with ECC job categories as outlined in the specification. ECC has outlined in the specification its three-tiered pricing model, the supplier of temporary workers must clearly identify which pricing model they are prepared to operate on from the onset. The pricing model for this is set out in Appendix A of the Specification. Ensuring all temporary and interim workers are paid within agreed, and consistently applied, pay rates which demonstrate value for money for ECC and that full and transparent reporting is easily available to ECC showing the detailed breakdown of worker pay rate, individuals' statutory costs, agency margins and supplier margins. A consistent, best fit, engagement, and collaborate supply service appropriate for an Authority of the size and diversity of ECC which enables the onboarding of workers at pace and a 24-hour turnaround from a worker becoming compliant to them being able to submit time. Suppliers must ensure that workers submitted against live roles meet the minimum criteria set out; this includes understanding the job description and willingness to reach out to ECC Temporary Recruitment Team to understand the nature of the role in more detail if required. Suppliers who fail to submit candidates that are in line with the requirements of the role will be removed from the supply chain. The supplier must ensure the temporary worker receives a positive candidate experience, that is representative of ECC. This should include all candidates receiving feedback regarding their status of a submission, regardless of whether they are placed and regular communication with temporary workers on site at ECC The supplier must be a member of one of the following recruitment agencies: REC (Recruitment Employment Confederation), APSCO (Associate of Professional Staffing Companies) or BIOR (The British Institute of Recruiters). We will only work with suppliers who allow temporary workers to use the services of an umbrella company who are FCSA Accredited Members, Professional Passport or APSCO registers.

Renewal: Option to extend for a period of up to 12 months

Tier 3

Our third point of call for supplier services for all job categories, including Executive Interims and Qualified Social Work. (To be called upon after 96 hours of live role requirement). Provide temporary workers in line with requisition requests and bill for the provision of temporary worker services. The supplier must be responsive to requests and ensure candidates submitted are of suitable quality, uploading no more than 5 CVs to any one vacancy. Provision of temporary workers both for volume and seasonal recruitment campaigns: this will ensure ECC is able to maintain frontline service delivery e.g., country parks and outdoor centers, as well as adult community learning. In addition to the provision and billing of temporary workers we will also ask suppliers to engage with ECC for the provision and billing of permanent workers. Suppliers must be able to provide workers in line with ECC job categories as outlined in the specification. ECC has outlined in the specification its three-tiered pricing model, the supplier of temporary workers must clearly identify which pricing model they are prepared to operate on from the onset. The pricing model for this is set out in Appendix A of the Specification. Ensuring all temporary and interim workers are paid within agreed, and consistently applied, pay rates which demonstrate value for money for ECC and that full and transparent reporting is easily available to ECC showing the detailed breakdown of worker pay rate, individuals' statutory costs, agency margins and supplier margins. A consistent, best fit, engagement, and collaborate supply service appropriate for an Authority of the size and diversity of ECC which enables the onboarding of workers at pace and a 24-hour turnaround from a worker becoming compliant to them being able to submit time. Suppliers must ensure that workers submitted against live roles meet the minimum criteria set out; this includes understanding the job description and willingness to reach out to ECC Temporary Recruitment Team to understand the nature of the role in more detail if required. Suppliers who fail to submit candidates that are in line with the requirements of the role will be removed from the supply chain. The supplier must ensure the temporary worker receives a positive candidate experience, that is representative of ECC. This should include all candidates receiving feedback regarding their status of a submission, regardless of whether they are placed and regular communication with temporary workers on site at ECC The supplier must be a member of one of the following recruitment agencies: REC (Recruitment Employment Confederation), APSCO (Associate of Professional Staffing Companies) or BIOR (The British Institute of Recruiters). We will only work with suppliers who allow temporary workers to use the services of an umbrella company who are FCSA Accredited Members, Professional Passport or APSCO registers.

Renewal: Option to extend for a period of up to 12 months

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025696-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Oct 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Nov 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| 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 | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| 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 | TLH3 Essex |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services
- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2021 at 10:45 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025696-2021
- 14 Oct 2021 at 10:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025501-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.procontract.due-north.com
- https://www.essex.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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