Provision of Recruitment Agency Services

Arts Council

This is a contract for the provision of Recruitment Agency Services, specifically the provision of Temporary Personnel (at grade equivalent CO, EO, HEO, AP) following public sector best practices.
The organisation is in the process of implementing an ambitious Workforce Plan, increasing permanent and Fixed Term Contract headcount to support the business needs of the Arts Council.
However, the Arts Council will have an ongoing requirement for the provision of temporary resources in exceptional circumstances to provide short-term support as and when required.
: The Contracting Authority envisages that the minimum skillset and experience required for the proposed Temporary Personnel will align to the competencies as identified in the Public and Civil Service Competency Framework โ€“ see appendix 3.
The Contracting Authority will provide specific role profiles detailing the requirements and competencies of the Temporary Personnel required.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-01-05. The procurement was published on 2022-11-30.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2022-11-30 Contract notice
2023-03-09 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-11-30)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Arts Council
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: 40 Home Farm Park
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Eugene Rownan
Phone: +353 1868046627 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: eugene@publicprocurement.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.artscouncil.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1241 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=229833&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=229833&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Recruitment Agency Services AC/2022/23
Products/services: Recruitment services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThis is a contract for the provision of Recruitment Agency Services, specifically the provision of Temporary Personnel (at grade equivalent CO, EO, HEO, AP)...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 800 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Office-support services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Supply services of office personnel ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThis is a contract for the provision of Recruitment Agency Services, specifically the provision of Temporary Personnel (at grade equivalent CO, EO, HEO, AP)...โ€    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 800 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-01-05 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 4
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-01-05 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2022/S 234-675876 (2022-11-30)
Contract award notice (2023-03-09)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: 70 Merrion Sq

Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 717 568 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality
Quality criterion (weighting): 70
Cost criterion (name): Price
Cost criterion (weighting): 30

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 234-675876

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Provision of Recruitment Agency Services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-02-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 14
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 14
Name and address of the contractor
Name: SureSkills
National registration number: 204821
Postal address: 1-4 Terminus Mills, Clonskeagh Road
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 879377968 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: mark.feldman@sureskills.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.sureskills.com ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Lowest offer: 540904.00
Highest offer: 913927.00
Source: OJS 2023/S 052-153695 (2023-03-09)