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Connect2: Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) of Temporary Agency, Contractor and Interim Agencies for Preferred Supplier Listing — Y20010

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Notice Summary
Title: Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) of Temporary Agency, Contractor and Interim Agencies for Preferred Supplier Listing — Y20010
Notice type: Contract Notice
Authority: Connect2
Nature of contract: Services
Procedure: Restricted
Short Description: Commercial Services Kent Ltd (CSKL) trading as C2K (a wholly owned business of Kent County Council), this opportunity will allow C2K to offer a recruitment managed service approach to the temporary and interim recruitment needs of Kent County Council
Published: 24/05/2023 13:42
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Contract Notice Published 24/05/2023

Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) of Temporary Agency, Contractor and Interim Agencies for Preferred Supplier Listing — Y20010

UK-West Malling: Recruitment services.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             Commercial Services Kent Ltd
             1 Abbey Wood Road, West Malling, ME19 4YT, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 1622476847, Email: csgprocurement@csltd.org.uk
             Contact: Gail Baker
             Main Address: www.commercialservices.org.uk
             NUTS Code: UK
      I.2) Joint procurement
      The contract involves joint procurement: No.
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not provided       
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: Yes.
      I.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-West-Malling:-Recruitment-services./UKEW6942S9
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
      I.4) Type of the contracting authority
            Body governed by public law
      I.5) Main activity
            General public services

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) of Temporary Agency, Contractor and Interim Agencies for Preferred Supplier Listing — Y20010       
      Reference Number: Not provided
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      79600000 - Recruitment services.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
      II.1.4) Short description: Commercial Services Kent Ltd (CSKL) trading as C2K (a wholly owned business of Kent County Council),
this opportunity will allow C2K to offer a recruitment managed service approach to the temporary and interim
recruitment needs of Kent County Council       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 500,000,000       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No       
   
II.2) Description
      
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      79600000 - Recruitment services.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UK UNITED KINGDOM
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: Commercial Services Kent Ltd (CSKL) trading as C2K (a wholly owned business of Kent County Council),
this opportunity will allow C2K to offer a recruitment managed service approach to the temporary and interim
recruitment needs of Kent County Council
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: Not provided       
      Currency: Not provided       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 24       
      This contract is subject to renewal: No       
      Description of renewals: Not provided
      II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
       Not provided
      Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Not provided
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: This opportunity will be completed via Delta ESourcing, the electronic tendering suite of the Commercial Services Group. Please visit www.csg.delta-esourcing.com and select the opportunity from the list provided.
This notice is supplemental to OJEU notice 2019/S 249-618596       


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:          
      Not Provided       
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Not Provided    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided      
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
      III.2.1) Information about a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
      Not Provided    
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description RESTRICTED
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Restricted   
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement    
         Framework agreement with several operators       
         Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:
Not Provided               
         The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system       
         The dynamic purchasing system might be used by additional purchasers - NO           
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided    
   
   
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No       
   IV.2) Administrative information
      IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: 2019/S 249 - 618596       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 31/03/2025 Time: 14:00
      IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: Not Provided       
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: Not Provided      
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used No       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted No       
   Electronic payment will be used No       
   VI.3) Additional Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-West-Malling:-Recruitment-services./UKEW6942S9

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/respond/UKEW6942S9
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             Commercial Services
       1 Abbey Wood Road, West Malling, ME19 4YT, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1622476847
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
             Commercial Services Kent Ltd
          West Malling, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1622476847
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    Not Provided    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
          Commercial Services Kent Ltd
       West Malling, United Kingdom
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 24/05/2023

Annex A


Notice Addendum
Additional Information / Corrigendum Notice Published 12/02/2025

Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) of Temporary Agency, Contractor and Interim Agencies for Preferred Supplier Listing — Y20010

UK-West Malling: Recruitment services.

Section I: Contracting authority/entity (as stated in the original notice)

I.1) Name and addresses
       Commercial Services Kent Ltd
       1 Abbey Wood Road, West Malling, ME19 4YT, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1622476847, Email: csgprocurement@csltd.org.uk
       Contact: Gail Baker
       Main Address: www.commercialservices.org.uk
       NUTS Code: UK

Section II: Object (as stated in the original notice)

II.1) Scope of the procurement
   
   II.1.1) Title: Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) of Temporary Agency, Contractor and Interim Agencies for Preferred Supplier Listing — Y20010      Reference number: Y20010      
   II.1.2) Main CPV code:
      79600000 - Recruitment services.
   
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES   
   II.1.4) Short Description: Commercial Services Kent Ltd (CSKL) trading as C2K (a wholly owned business of Kent County Council),
this opportunity will allow C2K to offer a recruitment managed service approach to the temporary and interim
recruitment needs of Kent County Council

Section VI: Complementary information

V1.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 12/02/2025

VI.6) Original notice reference:

   Notice Reference:    2025 - 587169   
   Notice number in OJ S:    2023/S 000 - 014805
   Date of dispatch of the original notice: 24/05/2023

Section VII: Changes

VII.1) Information to be changed or added

      VII.1.1) Reason for change: Modification of original information submitted by the contracting authority    
      
      VII.1.2) Text to be corrected in original notice No: 1
                                    
         Section Number: IV.2.2          
         Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate          
         Instead of:
         Date: 31/03/2025         
         Local Time: 14:00          
         Read:
         Date: 23/02/2029         
         Local Time: 14:00                   
   
VII.2) Other additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-West-Malling:-Recruitment-services./UKEW6942S9

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/respond/UKEW6942S9


Award Notice
Contract Award Notice Published 06/08/2026

Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) of Temporary Agency, Contractor and Interim Agencies for Preferred Supplier Listing — Y20010

UK-West Malling: Recruitment services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Commercial Services Kent Ltd
       1 Abbey Wood Road, West Malling, ME19 4YT, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1622476847, Email: csgprocurement@csltd.org.uk
       Contact: Gail Baker
       Main Address: www.commercialservices.org.uk
       NUTS Code: UK

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: Yes

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      General public services

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) of Temporary Agency, Contractor and Interim Agencies for Preferred Supplier Listing — Y20010            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         79600000 - Recruitment services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: Commercial Services Kent Ltd (CSKL) trading as C2K (a wholly owned business of Kent County Council),
this opportunity will allow C2K to offer a recruitment managed service approach to the temporary and interim
recruitment needs of Kent County Council

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
         
            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            79600000 - Recruitment services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Commercial Services Kent Ltd (CSKL) trading as C2K (a wholly owned business of Kent County Council),
this opportunity will allow C2K to offer a recruitment managed service approach to the temporary and interim
recruitment needs of Kent County Council

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 0
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: This opportunity will be completed via Delta ESourcing, the electronic tendering suite of the Commercial Services Group. Please visit www.csg.delta-esourcing.com and select the opportunity from the list provided.
This notice is supplemental to OJEU notice 2019/S 249-618596


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      A dynamic purchasing system was set up: Yes

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2019/S 249-618596
      
   IV.2.8) Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system
      The notice involves the termination of the dynamic purchasing system published by the above contract notice: Yes

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: Yes

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: No

   V.1) Information on non-award
      The contract/lot is not awarded
            Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure):
            Notice reference (year and document number): 2019 - 0249

Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1055730157

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/UKEW6942S9

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Commercial Services
          1 Abbey Wood Road, West Malling, ME19 4YT, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1622476847

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
          Commercial Services Kent Ltd
          West Malling, ME19 4YT, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1622476847

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
          Commercial Services Kent Ltd
          West Malling, ME19 4YT, United Kingdom

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 06/08/2026