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title: "Recruitment Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03c934"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SCOTLAND CO. LIMITED"
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# Recruitment Services

Buyer: SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SCOTLAND CO. LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03c934

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## Summary

The public procurement process for Recruitment Services was carried out by Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited, based in Glasgow, United Kingdom. The tender, with the title "Recruitment Services," falls under the services category and was completed under an open procedure. The procurement stage involved three lots for specialist ICT recruitment, general services, and executive search. Key dates included the tender period closing on June 19, 2023, and the bid opening scheduled for the same day.

This tender for Recruitment Services presents business growth opportunities for companies specializing in recruitment services, particularly those with expertise in ICT roles, general services, and executive search. Businesses interested in supplying their services to Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited should note the procurement method was an open procedure with a focus on quality criteria (70%) and price (30%). The contract values for the awarded lots were £1,375,000 and £1,237,500, with active suppliers including Head Resourcing Ltd and Sanderson Government and Defence among others.

## Notice

Recruitment Services

### Lot Information

Specialist I.C.T. Recruitment

Lot 1 is for the recruitment of specialist ICT roles for our Enterprise Information Systems (EIS) and Digital Services departments. These roles include but are not limited to Project Manager, Cloud Analyst, Service Desk Analyst and Developer.

Renewal: 2 x 12 months extensions at the discretion of SDS

General Services

Lot 2 is for recruitment within other departments in the business. These include but are not limited to: Finance, Procurement, Marketing & Communications, Work Based learning contract management, Service Design & Innovation and Estates & Facilities.

Renewal: 2 x 12 months extension at the discretion of SDS

Executive Search

Lot 3 is for the recruitment of highly skilled and highly qualified senior level staff.

Renewal: 2 x 12 months at the discretion of SDS

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029259-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Jun 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Aug 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,750,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,612,500 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active, Unsuccessful |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SCOTLAND CO. LIMITED |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 1DY |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow East |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 4 |
| Supplier names | HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT; HEAD RESOURCING; SANDERSON GOVERNMENT AND DEFENCE; VENESKY BROWN RECRUITMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 4 Oct 2023 at 13:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029259-2023
- 7 Jun 2023 at 13:59 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016161-2023
- 16 May 2023 at 14:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013945-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000729887
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA12862

## Provenance

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