Supply of Temporary Agency Staff to University College Cork

University College Cork (UCC)

The University College Cork (UCC), ‘Contracting Authority’, is tendering for a framework of suppliers ‘Framework Agreement’ to provide various temporary staff agency services in order to fill temporary gaps in staffing and/or in response to unforeseen business requirements. The temporary contracts are not expected to exceed 6 months.
The notice involves the establishment of a multi-party framework agreement with up to three (3) successful tenderers per lot as specified below, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and rules:
Lot 1: For Organisation Support Services Roles;
Lot 2: For Professional/Specialist Roles;
Lot 3: For Scientific/Technical Roles.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-04-24. The procurement was published on 2020-03-11.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-03-11 Contract notice
2021-05-28 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-03-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
Reference number: UCC/2020/05
Short description:
The University College Cork (UCC), ‘Contracting Authority’, is tendering for a framework of suppliers ‘Framework Agreement’ to provide various temporary staff agency services in order to fill temporary gaps in staffing and/or in response to unforeseen business requirements. The temporary contracts are not expected to exceed 6 months. The notice involves the establishment of a multi-party framework agreement with up to three (3) successful tenderers per lot as specified below, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and rules: Lot 1: For Organisation Support Services Roles; Lot 2: For Professional/Specialist Roles; Lot 3: For Scientific/Technical Roles.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff 📦
Additional CPV: Recruitment services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: University College Cork (UCC)
Postal address: 6 Elderwood, College Rd
Postal town: Cork
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ucc.ie 🌏
E-mail: mike.mcgrath@ucc.ie 📧
Phone: +353 214903514 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=164266&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=164266&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-03-11 📅
Submission deadline: 2020-04-24 📅
Publication date: 2020-03-16 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 053-126152
OJ-S issue: 53

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The University College Cork (UCC), ‘Contracting Authority’, is tendering for a framework of suppliers ‘Framework Agreement’ to provide various temporary staff agency services in order to fill temporary gaps in staffing and/or in response to unforeseen business requirements. The temporary contracts are not expected to exceed 6 months.
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The notice involves the establishment of a multi-party framework agreement with up to three (3) successful tenderers per lot as specified below, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and rules:
Lot 1: For Organisation Support Services Roles;
Lot 2: For Professional/Specialist Roles;
Lot 3: For Scientific/Technical Roles.
Estimated total value: 4 500 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Organisation Support Services Roles
Lot number: 1
Short description:
Lot 1 for organisation support services roles.
Clerical officer/administrator support across each of the Departments, Colleges and Research Centres in UCC, while possessing the following generic skills:
(i) customer service orientation,
(ii) excellent interpersonal and communication skills,
(iii) organised, resourceful and demonstrates initiative,
(iv) leaving certificate/equivalent standard and a PLC administrative qualification plus 2 years work experience in an office environment or a degree and a minimum of six months post qualification continuous work experience in an office environment,
(v) Microsoft Office Suite Competency.
Duration: 24 months
Description of renewals:
The framework agreement will be for 2 years, with the option to extend for 1 year, subject to a maximum of two such extensions subject to satisfactory performance, business needs and budgetary constraints.
Title of the lot: Professional/Specialist Roles
Lot number: 2
Short description:
The notice involves the establishment of a multi-party framework agreement with up to three (3) successful tenderers per lot as specified below, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and rules.
Lot 2 for professional/specialist roles
Professional and specialist roles to operate within the Departments, Colleges and Research Centres in UCC, with the relevant professional qualifications and experience, including but not limited to management, finance, accounts, legal, Communications/Marketing, Project Management, Procurement etc.
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Description of renewals:
The framework agreement will be for two years, with the option to extend for one year, subject to a maximum of two such extensions subject to satisfactory performance, business needs and budgetary constraints.
Title of the lot: Scientific/Technical Roles
Lot number: 3
Short description:
The notice involves the establishment of a multi-party framework agreement with up to three (3) successful tenderers per lot as specified below, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and rules;
Lot 3 for Scientific/Technical Roles
Scientific, Technical and Specialist roles to operate within the Departments, Colleges and Research Centres in UCC, with the relevant professional qualifications and experience, including but not limited to ICT, Research, Sciences, Technical Writing etc.
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Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Cork

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Number of participants to be contemplated: 3
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 6 months
Tender opening date: 2020-04-24 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00
Place: UCC, Cork

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Mike Mcgrath
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1198 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=164266&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices: 2-4 years.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2020/S 053-126152 (2020-03-11)
Contract award notice (2021-05-28)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The University College Cork (UCC), ‘Contracting Authority’, is tendering for a framework of suppliers ‘Framework Agreement’ to provide various temporary staff agency services in order to fill temporary gaps in staffing and/or in response to unforeseen business requirements. The temporary contracts are not expected to exceed 6 months. The notice involves the establishment of a multi-party framework agreement with up to three (3) successful tenderers per lot as specified below, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and rules/ Lot 1: for Organisation Support Services Roles; Lot 2: for Professional/Specialist Roles; Lot 3: for Scientific/Technical Roles.
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Total value of the procurement: 4 500 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: 6 Elderwood
Postal code: College Rd

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-05-28 📅
Publication date: 2021-06-02 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 105-277254
Refers to notice: 2020/S 053-126152
OJ-S issue: 105

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The notice involves the establishment of a multi-party framework agreement with up to three (3) successful tenderers per lot as specified below, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and rules/
Lot 1: for Organisation Support Services Roles;
Lot 2: for Professional/Specialist Roles;
Lot 3: for Scientific/Technical Roles.
Lot 1 for Organisation Support Services Roles;
Clerical Officer/Administrator Support across each of the Departments, Colleges and Research Centres in UCC, while possessing the following generic skills:
(i) customer service orientation;
(ii) excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
(iii) organised, resourceful and demonstrates initiative;
(iv) leaving certificate/equivalent standard and a PLC administrative qualification plus 2 years work experience in an office environment or a degree and a minimum of 6 months post qualification continuous work experience in an office environment
Lot 2 for Professional/Specialist Roles
Professional and specialist roles to operate within the Departments, Colleges and Research Centres in UCC, with the relevant professional qualifications and experience, including but not limited to Management, Finance, Accounts, Legal, Communications/Marketing, Project Management, Procurement, etc.
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Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Cork.

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of tenderers approach
Quality criterion (weighting): 200
Quality criterion (name): Account management
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Quality criterion (name): Additional benefits
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 600
Quality criterion (name): Additional benefits/value add

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-01-04 📅
Name: FRS Recruitment
National registration number: 5053R
Postal address: Derryvale, Dublin Road
Postal town: Tipperary
Postal code: Roscrea
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 50522100 📞
E-mail: cdonnery@frsrecruitment.com 📧
Internet address: http://www.frsrecruitment.com 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 4 500 000 EUR 💰
Name: Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
National registration number: 00975677
Postal address: 107 Cheapside
Postal town: EC2V 6DN
Postal code: London
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Phone: +44 2034650190 📞
E-mail: bidsandcontracts@hays.com 📧
Internet address: http://www.hays.com 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 45 000 000 EUR 💰
Name: Unijobs DAC
National registration number: 2975123DH
Postal address: 9th Floor, Riverpoint, Lower Mallow st
Postal town: Limerick
Postal code: Limerick
Phone: +61 234300 📞
E-mail: damien.bowe@unijobs.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.unijobs.ie 🌏
Name: Berkley Recruitment (Group) Ltd
National registration number: 425575
Postal address: 3 Watergold, Douglas
Postal town: Cork
Postal code: County Cork
Phone: +353 214289600 📞
E-mail: jkenefick@berkley-group.com 📧
Internet address: http://www.berkley-group.com/ 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 20
Source: OJS 2021/S 105-277254 (2021-05-28)