Published date: 2 May 2017

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


Closing: 7 December 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Intranet network - 32412120

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

  • Information technology services - 72222300

    • Maintenance of information technology software - 72267100

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_130705/582426

Published date

2 May 2017

Closing date

7 December 2016

Contract start date

20 January 2017

Contract end date

31 January 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Provision of an ICT contractor resource for Unity, Data and Digital Programmes using Framework RM971 Lot 5: IT Professionals Supply

Provision of a resource to provide contingent labour. This resource will supplement our existing specialist IT skills and experience, to provide capacity and resilience within our workforce. The work centres around several key areas:
- Transformation of our IT, making data sets publically available and moving into the digital world
- Moving to a new, multi-supplier operating model
- Maintaining 'business as usual' IT services

The requirement also includes the following Generic Requirements

• Provide timely contingent labour solutions for ICT positions across the Defra Group using market intelligence to support each search and provide strong, accurate and concrete hiring recommendations;
• Regularly meet with Defra Group staff to enhance understanding of the organisation and its core activities, and the specific requirements of each role;
• Provide information on how electronic timesheeting and invoicing will operate;
• Produce quality CVs for potential hires within agreed timescales, with right first time CVs and following through promptly to secure candidates and onboard;
• Ensure that attracting a diverse range of candidates underpins all our recruitment activity;
• Provide Management Information for searches, including diversity and time to hire statistics;
• Provide Management Information monthly, from labour market intelligence on permanent and temporary resource, including skills availability, location of skills, average salary/rates for each skillset and future trends;
• Provide rigorous referencing and qualification checks on successful candidates; Ensure all submitted candidates have the right to work in the UK and have appropriate baseline personnel security checks, including higher level security checks in some cases;
• Where the service involves the processing of personal data, the supplier shall comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998.

Award information

Awarded date

20 January 2017

Contract start date

20 January 2017

Contract end date

31 January 2019

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd

Address

107 Cheapside London

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Defra
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

network.procurement@defra.gsi.gov.uk