Published date: 29 November 2023

Last edited date: 29 November 2023

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.


Closing: 11 January 2024, 11:59am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Time accounting or human resources software package - 48450000

  • Health and safety services - 71317200

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

    • Legal services - 79100000

    • Legal advisory and representation services - 79110000

    • Legal documentation and certification services - 79130000

    • Accounting, auditing and fiscal services - 79200000

    • Accounting and auditing services - 79210000

    • Payroll management services - 79211110

    • Human resources management consultancy services - 79414000

Location of contract

HG2 9PH

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

IT-429-1268-AVP-RKLT-1009

Published date

29 November 2023

Closing date

11 January 2024

Closing time

11:59am

Contract start date

4 March 2024

Contract end date

3 March 2026

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

Added Value Portal t/a Pagabo, acting on behalf of Red Kite Learning Trust, wish to establish a national framework of Providers of professional services to Academies in England. The framework will cover but will not be limited to the provision of Legal, Audit (internal & external), Data Protection, Health & Safety, HR and Payroll services. The Framework Agreement will be established for a period of 2 years, with the option to extend for up to a further 2 periods of 12 months. This Framework Agreement is being advertised and tendered, so it can be utilised by all Academy Trusts in England and the full list is available in the Tender synopsis. The framework is divided into 11 lots and 9 regions (99 sub-lots), with a maximum of 9 Suppliers per sub-lot. The framework shall have the facility for Clients to Direct Award and Further Compete their requirements. The procurement will be a single stage process following the Public Contract Regulations 2015 Open procedure.

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(i) not to award any framework agreement, as a result of the procurement process, commenced by publication of this notice; (ii) in the event that there is a substantive challenge to the procurement and such challenge is confined to a single lot, Pagabo, on behalf of the contracting authority, reserves the right to the ...

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Additional text

Tender documentation can be found for free here - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/pagabo/aspx/ProjectManage/1269

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Shamayne Harris

Address

Panal Ash Road
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG2 9PH
United Kingdom

Telephone

01482975883

Email

shamayne.harris@pagabo.co.uk