Recruitment Agency Preferred Supplier List (PSL)

{
  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-PPON-PGNR-3396-MRLQ",
    "name": "South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust"
  },
  "date": "2025-05-19T10:56:15+01:00",
  "id": "022498-2025",
  "initiationType": "tender",
  "language": "en",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-05169a",
  "parties": [
    {
      "address": {
        "country": "GB",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "locality": "Crawley",
        "postalCode": "RH10 9BG",
        "region": "UKJ28",
        "streetAddress": "Nexus House, Gatwick Road"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "procurement@secamb.nhs.uk",
        "name": "Martin Hylands"
      },
      "details": {
        "classifications": [
          {
            "description": "Public authority - central government",
            "id": "publicAuthorityCentralGovernment",
            "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE"
          }
        ],
        "url": "https://www.secamb.nhs.uk/"
      },
      "id": "GB-PPON-PGNR-3396-MRLQ",
      "identifier": {
        "id": "PGNR-3396-MRLQ",
        "scheme": "GB-PPON"
      },
      "name": "South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust",
      "roles": [
        "buyer"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tag": [
    "tender"
  ],
  "tender": {
    "aboveThreshold": true,
    "awardPeriod": {
      "endDate": "2025-09-30T23:59:59+01:00"
    },
    "description": "SECAmb is seeking to create a Preferred supplier List (PSL) for the recruitment and placement of permanent and temporary personnel. Please register on SECAmb\u0027s e-tendering platform Atamis via the following link https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome and search for project number C342584 to respond to the invite. Historical spend was approx. \u00a34.5m per annum (excluding V.A.T), however SECAmb does not guarantee any levels of commitment. Any figures quoted in this notice are estimations only dependant on business need during life of the PSL. There are two Lots, and bidders may bid for 1 or both Lots. It is anticipated that 10 agencies per Lot will be awarded a place on the PSL.",
    "documents": [
      {
        "description": "Not published",
        "documentType": "conflictOfInterest",
        "id": "conflictOfInterest"
      },
      {
        "datePublished": "2025-05-19T10:56:15+01:00",
        "description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender",
        "documentType": "tenderNotice",
        "format": "text/html",
        "id": "022498-2025",
        "noticeType": "UK4",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022498-2025"
      }
    ],
    "enquiryPeriod": {
      "endDate": "2025-06-09T12:00:00+01:00"
    },
    "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-05169a",
    "items": [
      {
        "additionalClassifications": [
          {
            "description": "Recruitment services",
            "id": "79600000",
            "scheme": "CPV"
          }
        ],
        "deliveryAddresses": [
          {
            "country": "GB",
            "countryName": "United Kingdom",
            "region": "UKJ"
          }
        ],
        "id": "1",
        "relatedLot": "1"
      },
      {
        "additionalClassifications": [
          {
            "description": "Recruitment services",
            "id": "79600000",
            "scheme": "CPV"
          }
        ],
        "deliveryAddresses": [
          {
            "country": "GB",
            "countryName": "United Kingdom",
            "region": "UKJ"
          }
        ],
        "id": "2",
        "relatedLot": "2"
      }
    ],
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "2023/54",
      "scheme": "UKPGA",
      "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents"
    },
    "lotDetails": {
      "maximumLotsAwardedPerSupplier": 1,
      "maximumLotsBidPerSupplier": 1
    },
    "lots": [
      {
        "awardCriteria": {
          "criteria": [
            {
              "description": "See ITT Documents",
              "name": "Cost",
              "type": "cost"
            },
            {
              "description": "See ITT Documents",
              "name": "Technical",
              "type": "quality"
            }
          ],
          "weightingDescription": "See Tender Documents"
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
          "endDate": "2028-10-16T23:59:59+01:00",
          "maxExtentDate": "2029-10-16T23:59:59+01:00",
          "startDate": "2025-10-17T00:00:00+01:00"
        },
        "description": "Corporate Roles including Finance, HR, Procurement, Estates and I\u0026MT",
        "hasRenewal": true,
        "id": "1",
        "renewal": {
          "description": "Option to extend for a further 12 months."
        },
        "selectionCriteria": {
          "criteria": [
            {
              "description": "See Documentation",
              "type": "economic"
            },
            {
              "description": "See Documentation",
              "type": "technical"
            }
          ]
        },
        "status": "active",
        "suitability": {
          "sme": true,
          "vcse": true
        },
        "title": "Corporate",
        "value": {
          "amount": 6750000.0,
          "amountGross": 8100000.0,
          "currency": "GBP"
        }
      },
      {
        "awardCriteria": {
          "criteria": [
            {
              "description": "See ITT Documents",
              "name": "Cost",
              "type": "cost"
            },
            {
              "description": "See ITT Documents",
              "name": "Technical",
              "type": "quality"
            }
          ],
          "weightingDescription": "See Tender Documents"
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
          "endDate": "2028-10-16T23:59:59+01:00",
          "maxExtentDate": "2029-10-16T23:59:59+01:00",
          "startDate": "2025-10-17T00:00:00+01:00"
        },
        "description": "Call Centre staff including emergency and 111 call centres",
        "hasRenewal": true,
        "id": "2",
        "renewal": {
          "description": "Option to extend for a further 12 months."
        },
        "selectionCriteria": {
          "criteria": [
            {
              "description": "See Documentation",
              "type": "economic"
            },
            {
              "description": "See Documentation",
              "type": "technical"
            }
          ]
        },
        "status": "active",
        "suitability": {
          "sme": true,
          "vcse": true
        },
        "title": "Call Centre Staff",
        "value": {
          "amount": 6750000.0,
          "amountGross": 8100000.0,
          "currency": "GBP"
        }
      }
    ],
    "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
    "procedure": {
      "features": "CREATION OF A PREFERRED SUPPLIER LIST (PSL) FOR THE RECRUITMENT AND PLACEMENT OF PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY STAFF"
    },
    "procurementMethod": "selective",
    "procurementMethodDetails": "Competitive flexible procedure",
    "status": "active",
    "submissionMethodDetails": "Log in to the supplier portal at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome",
    "submissionTerms": {
      "electronicSubmissionPolicy": "allowed",
      "languages": [
        "en"
      ]
    },
    "techniques": {
      "frameworkAgreement": {
        "description": "Two lots - anticipated maximum of 10 suppliers per lot.",
        "isOpenFrameworkScheme": true,
        "maximumParticipants": 20,
        "method": "withAndWithoutReopeningCompetition",
        "openFrameworkSchemeEndDate": "2029-10-17T23:59:59+01:00",
        "type": "closed"
      },
      "hasFrameworkAgreement": true
    },
    "tenderPeriod": {
      "endDate": "2025-06-19T12:00:00+01:00"
    },
    "title": "Recruitment Agency Preferred Supplier List (PSL)",
    "value": {
      "amount": 13500000.0,
      "amountGross": 16200000.0,
      "currency": "GBP"
    }
  }
}