Recruitment Agency Services Covering 2 Lots: Lot 1 – Operational Support Services Roles; Lot 2 – Technically Skilled Roles

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

Services provided in all lots will include:
Advertise role based on contracting authority’s job specification
Sourcing of suitable candidates that meet the essential requirements of capabilities, employment experience and education
Screening applicants face-to-face or if not possible, remotely e.g. skype, zoom, MS Teams Verify applicable qualifications and work experience
Verify eligibility to lawfully work in Ireland including supporting documentation
Reference checking and confirmation advised to the contracting authority
Submit suitable candidate details to the contracting authority.
For agency workers all services to be provided by an employer e.g. payroll, annual returns to Revenue, generating payslips etc.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-08-26. The procurement was published on 2020-07-27.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-07-27 Contract notice
2021-01-28 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-07-27)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Three Park Place, Upper Hatch Street
Postal town: Dublin 2
Postal code: D02 FX65
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Patrick Pirkl
Phone: +353 18082124 📞
E-mail: patrick.pirkl@seai.ie 📧
Region: Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.seai.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1188 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=171208&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=171208&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Recruitment Agency Services Covering 2 Lots: Lot 1 – Operational Support Services Roles; Lot 2 – Technically Skilled Roles Recruitment Agency Services”
Products/services: Recruitment services 📦
Short description:
“Services provided in all lots will include: Advertise role based on contracting authority’s job specification Sourcing of suitable candidates that meet the...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 6 500 000 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Recruitment Agency Services Lot 1 – Operational Support Services Roles
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“Operational Roles (Including qualified and part-qualified) from accounting, business and management, HR and marketing backgrounds administrative, executive,...”    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 4 500 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Description
Description of renewals:
“SEAI will initially award a framework agreement for a term of 2 years subject to satisfactory performance, organisational needs and budget availability, and...”    Show more
Scope of the procurement
Information about European Union funds: Erdf.

2️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Recruitment Agency Services Lot 2 – Technically Skilled Roles
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Technical roles (including qualified and part-qualified) – analytical and technical experts from engineering, architectural and science...”    Show more
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 2 000 000 💰

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators
Description
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 8
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-08-26 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2020-08-26 12:00 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court, Four Courts
Postal address: Inns Quay, Smithfield
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Courts Service of Ireland, Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland.
Source: OJS 2020/S 145-357210 (2020-07-27)
Contract award notice (2021-01-28)

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Recruitment Agency Services covering Two Lots: Lot 1 – Operational Support Services Roles; Lot 2 – Technically Skilled Roles Recruitment Agency Services”
Short description:
“Services provided in all lots will include: — advertise role based on contracting authority’s job specification; — sourcing of suitable candidates that meet...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 6 500 000 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots
Scope of the procurement
Title: Recruitment Agency Services Lot 1: Operational Support Services Roles
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Operational roles (including qualified and part-qualified) from accounting, business and management, HR and marketing backgrounds, administrative,...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality of submission and demonstrated understanding of the requirements in the RFT”
Quality criterion (weighting): 10 %
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality, level and detail of demonstrated relevant experience of the service providers and personnel including a dedicated account manager to deliver this contract”    Show more
Quality criterion (weighting): 20 %
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality of service — outline of screening methods for candidates and capacity to provide high calibre candidates”
Quality criterion (name):
“Client management and engagement to include but not limited to: response time in terms onboarding successful candidates”
Cost criterion (name): Cost of Service
Cost criterion (weighting): 40 %
Scope of the procurement
Information about European Union funds: Erdf
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Technical Roles (Including qualified and part-qualified) – analytical and technical experts from engineering, architectural and science backgrounds....”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality, level and detail of demonstrated relevant experience of the service providers and personnel including a dedicated Account Manager to deliver this contract”    Show more
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality of Service – Outline of screening methods for candidates and capacity to provide high calibre candidates.”
Quality criterion (name):
“Client Management and Engagement to include but not limited to:Response time in terms onboarding successful candidates”

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 145-357210

Award of contract

1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Lot Identification Number: 1
Title: Recruitment Agency Services Lot 1 – Operational Support Services Roles
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-01-13 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 25
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Brightwater Selection (Ireland) Ltd
National registration number: 286849
Postal address: 36 Merrion Square
Postal town: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 4 500 000 💰

2️⃣
Lot Identification Number: 2
Title: Recruitment Agency Services Lot 2 – Technically Skilled Roles
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 22
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 💰

3️⃣
Contract Number: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Cpl Solutions Ltd
National registration number: 241247
Postal address: 83 Merrion Square
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 4 500 000 💰

4️⃣
Contract Number: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: GHL Recruitment Ltd
National registration number: 6330028Q
Postal address: 13 Lower Baggot St
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 4 500 000 💰

5️⃣
Contract Number: 4
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Lex Consultancy
National registration number: 260762
Postal address: 15-17 South Leinster St
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 4 500 000 💰

6️⃣
Contract Number: 5
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Morgan McKinley (Premier Recruitment International trading as)
National registration number: 131679
Postal address: 6 Lapps Quay
Postal town: Cork
Postal code: T12 XE1V
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 4 500 000 💰

7️⃣
Contract Number: 6
Name and address of the contractor
Name: PE Global (registered as PharmEng Ltd)
National registration number: 398764
Postal address: 8 Eastgate Avenue, Eastgate, Little Island,
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 4 500 000 💰

8️⃣
Contract Number: 7
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Sanderson Recruitment (Ireland) Ltd
National registration number: 523893
Postal address: 44A Westland Row
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 4 500 000 💰

9️⃣
Contract Number: 8
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Servisource Recruitment Ltd
National registration number: 297476
Postal address: Block 3, Quayside Business Pare, Mill Street, Co. Louth
Postal town: Dundalk
Postal code: A91 WNH1
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 4 500 000 💰

1️⃣0️⃣
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 💰

1️⃣1️⃣
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 💰

1️⃣2️⃣
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 💰

1️⃣3️⃣
Name and address of the contractor
Postal address: 8 Eastgate Avenue, Eastgate, Little Island
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 💰

1️⃣4️⃣
Name and address of the contractor
Postal address: of 44A Westland Row
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D02A 2F44
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 💰

1️⃣5️⃣
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 💰

1️⃣6️⃣
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Sigmar Recruitment Consultants Ltd
National registration number: 353252
Postal address: 13 Hume Street
Postal code: D02 F861
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 000 000 💰

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Central Office of the High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Smithfield
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Central Office of the High Court, Four Courts, Inns Quay, Smithfield, Dublin 7.
Source: OJS 2021/S 022-053498 (2021-01-28)