Published date: 19 March 2018

This notice was replaced on 26 July 2018

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 26 July 2018)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Placement services of personnel - 79610000

  • Supply services of personnel including temporary staff - 79620000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£4,800,000

Procurement reference

Agency Labour and Recruitment Framework

Published date

19 March 2018

Closing date

17 April 2018

Contract start date

1 June 2018

Contract end date

31 May 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Knowsley Housing Trust (KHT) is seeking bids to establish a framework of service providers to provide agency labour and recruitment services. The geographical area covered by the framework will primarily be Knowsley, however, placed staff may be required to work anywhere within the North West of England. The framework will cover the following lots:

Lot 1: Administration / Clerical / Personal Assistant / Office Support staff
Lot 2: Contact centre staff
Lot 3: Trade operatives across all trades
Lot 4: IT staff
Lot 5: Finance staff
Lot 6: Human Resources staff
Lot 7: Asset Management staff
Lot 8: Housing Services staff
Lot 9: Development staff
Lot 10: Executive Directors
Lot 11: Board members

Successful bidders will be required to provide a range of agency labour and recruitment services to First Ark including:

- Temporary/ interim staff placements
- Staff on a temporary to fixed term basis
- Staff on a temporary to permanent basis
- Recruitment of permanent staff positions

Successful bidders must be able to provide all of these services.

This procurement exercise is being led by Knowsley Housing Trust (KHT) for itself and on behalf of the other members of the First Ark Group and references in the tender documents to KHT/First Ark/the Group should be construed accordingly.

The framework will be available to the following, such that each of the following will be entitled to purchase services from the successful bidders at the discretion of KHT:

- Knowlsey Housing Trust

- First Ark Group and all subsidiary undertakings of First Ark both current and future

- All parts of any current or future group structure of which KHT is, or may become, a part

- Any joint venture entities (whether companies, limited liability partnerships or otherwise) in which any member of the First Ark participates from time to time (whether as a shareholder, member or otherwise), and are permitted by First Ark to make particular purchases from the service provider from time to time

For ease of reference, the term "client" is used in a number of places in the ITT to refer to KHT and the other members of the First Ark Group.

Submissions are to be submitted through the Cirrus Purchasing eTender system only.

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Submissions are to be submitted through the Cirrus Purchasing eTender system only.

About the buyer

Address

Knowsley Housing Trust, First Ark, Lakeview,
Kings Business Park, Prescot
Liverpool
L34 1PJ
England

Email

tenders@cirruspurchasing.co.uk

Website

https://www.firstark.com/