CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education Other (Please specify) Independent Communications Regulator

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

London, Galsgow, Belfast, Cardiff, Brmingham, Haydock, and Baldock.

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operators
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Ofcom requires a Managed Service Provider (MSP) for temporary recruitment, with a contract commencement date effective from 19.10.2015. The successful provider will fully manage Ofcom's temporary resourcing. The overarching key requirement is for the successful provider to provide talent on-site as quickly, efficiently and as cost effective as possible whilst meeting the needs of the business.

An on-site service is required, which enables the provider to deal with inductions, interviews and all aspects of administration regarding temporary workers on-site. This would enable the provider to respond flexibly to Ofcom's recruitment needs, as certain Line Managers within Ofcom will have varying ownership expectations as to the end-to-end recruitment process.

Ofcom has c.800 permanent colleagues. On an annual basis, the volume of the temporary recruitment can vary. Below is information on the number of placements in the last three years and the departmental/skill areas of the placements. Based on current forecasting, we see the annual requirement very much aligned to the recent annual trends tabled below. However, depending on projects in any given year, the MSP must be able to scale the service up or down appropriately to meet the needs of the business.

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts

II.3)

Duration of the contract or limit for completion

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions Relating to the Contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

Parent Company Guarantees may be required.

III.1.2)

Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

Payment terms will be indicated in the final versions of the tender and contract documents. Tenders to be priced in sterling. Payment to be made in sterling.

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

Joint and several liability.

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' — Enter your correct business and user details — Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete — You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure). 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. — Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. — This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) — You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box. 3. Responding to the tender – Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the e-Tendering help desk.

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

The contract is restricted to sheltered workshops
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

III.3)

Conditions Specific to Service Contracts

III.3.1)

Is provision of the service reserved to a specific profession?

III.3.2)

Will legal entities be required to state the names and professional qualifications of the personnel responsible for the execution of the service?

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Accelerated restricted		Negotiated
Accelerated negotiated		Competitive dialogue

Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure

IV.1.1)

Have candidates already been selected?

IV.1.2)

Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates

Please refer to the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) (see 111.2.1 above).

Ofcom envisages a minimum 5 operators will be invited to tender for this opportunity.

IV.1.3)

Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3 Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

OFCOM ITT 17/2015

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior Information Notice
Notice on a Buyer Profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

IV.3.7)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender 

IV.3.8)

Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Other Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

VI.3)

Additional Information

Refer to PQQ (see 111.2.1 above).

Operators that wish to express interest in being invited to tender for the requirement should submit their Expression of Interest and completed prequalification questionannaire via the Ofcom Bravo Solutions website at https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk by 12:00 on Monday 29.6 2015.

Ofcom intends to issue invitations to tender documents to those operators that are selected by 22.7.2015. Tender responses will be required to be submitted via the Ofcom Bravo Solutions website at https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk by 12:00 on 17.8.2015.

Opertors should refer to the Ofcom Bravo Solutions website at https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk to view a copy of the draft invitation to tender documents.

The resulting contract is expected to be awarded by 6.10.2015, and the service to commence by 1.12.2015.

The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

Ofcom will incorporate a standstill period of ten days between the communication of the award decision to tenderers and entering into a contract with the successful tenderer. Tenderers wishing to obtain further debriefing a minimum of three working days before the end of the standstill period must request it within two working days of the award decision being communicated to them. This should be requested from the contact point indicated in section I.1.

Where issues regarding the award cannot be resolved between Ofcom and the tenderer, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 allow for appeals to be brought before the High Court of England and Wales. Any such appeal must be brought promptly and in any event within 3 months.

VI.4.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice