Published date: 14 July 2020

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 12 May 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Recruitment services - 79600000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£100,000

Procurement reference

MEDDISC001-DN487376-24992828

Published date

14 July 2020

Closing date

12 May 2020

Contract start date

19 May 2020

Contract end date

31 July 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Award of contract without prior publication of a contract notice

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Appointment of recruitment agency to source staff to fill 10 management posts related to the establishment of a Lighthouse laboratory as part of the UK Government response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In its response to COVID-19 and with only days available, MDC, on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care, is entering into contracts without competition or advertising the requirement. In accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations (2015) and Procurement Policy Note 01/20, the following tests have been met:
• There are genuine reasons for extreme urgency - the response to the COVID-19 consequences needs to be immediate because of public health risks.
• The events that have led to the need for extreme urgency were unforeseen - the COVID-19 situation is so novel that the consequences are not something that MDC could have predicted.
• It is impossible to comply with the usual timescales in the Public Contract Regulations (2015) - there is no time to run an accelerated procurement under the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation, nor does the MDC have access to an existing commercial agreement such as a framework or dynamic purchasing system.
The situation is not attributable to the MDC - MDC has not done anything to cause or contribute to the need for extreme urgency.

Award information

Awarded date

14 May 2020

Contract start date

19 May 2020

Contract end date

31 July 2020

Total value of contract

£100,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Michael Page

Address

1st Floor
3 Hardman Square
Manchester
M3 3EB

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Appointment of recruitment agency to source staff to fill 10 management posts related to the establishment of a Lighthouse laboratory as part of the UK Government response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In its response to COVID-19 and with only days available, MDC, on behalf of the Department of Health

About the buyer

Contact name

Kieran McGowan

Address

Block 35, Mereside
Alderley Park
Cheshire
SK10 4TG
England

Telephone

+44 1625708394

Email

Kieran.McGowan@md.catapult.org.uk

Website

https://md.catapult.org.uk/