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ESPO

3S_18 Strategic HR Services

Business ServicesCPV 79600000
Value£100.0m
Deadline
Published30 Oct 2017
RegionUK-wide
Contract value in context
£100.0mtotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£108.0m

This is a large award for Business Services — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 57,319 valued Business Services tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

The Strategic HR Services framework will offer customers a wide range of recruitment and HR services, to include: Lot 1: Executive and Managerial Interim Recruitment.

This lot will also contain several sub-lots, to break down the requirement: • -Lot 1a - Admin, HR and Business Support, • Lot 1b - Blue Light and Emergency Services, • Lot 1c - Commercial (Finance, Procurement and Legal), • Lot 1d - Education, • Lot 1e - Health and Social Care, • Lot 1f - IT, Digital, Media and Marketing.

Lot 2: Executive and Managerial Permanent Recruitment.

Lot 3: Multi-role Temporary Recruitment.

Lot 4: Multi-role Permanent Recruitment.

Lot 5: Assessment & Testing Services.

Lot 6: Outplacement & Career Transition Services.

Lot 7: HR Business Process Outsourcing.

This lot will also contain several sub-lots, to break down the requirement: • Lot 7a - Recruitment, • Lot 7b - Absence Management, • Lot 7c - Payroll, • Lot 7d - Contracts, • Lot 7e - Discipline and Grievance, • Lot 7f - New Starters/Leavers, • Lot 7g - Organisational Development, • Lot 7h - HR Helplines, • Lot 7i - Statutory Employment Checks (DBS/Right to Work).

The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months.

The total estimated value stated includes the option period.

As a Central Purchasing Body as defined by the EU Procurement Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined https://www.espo.org/ESPO/media/Documents/FAQs/ESPO-s_powers_to_trade__website_-2016-12-22.pdf) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire and Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament.

Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas is available on: http://www.espo.org/About-us-%281%29/FAQs/Legal To express an interest: (a) Go to www.eastmidstenders.org, (b) Register (c) Search for tender opportunity '3S_18', (d) Express an interest.

Please note this is a Prior Information Notice and tender documentation is not available yet.

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Admin, HR and Business Support

Admin, HR and Business Support,.

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Stage
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