GSV1528-Provision of a Temporary Labour Pool

The Authority requires a Contractor to provide an agreed pool of temporary staff to work at the House of Commons to assist in fulfilling a gap in short term irregular work demands.

Under its Diversity and Inclusion scheme, the Authority has committed to further work to attract and retain talent from diverse backgrounds and to implement initiatives to make the House Service more attractive and accessible to people who might not have previously have thought of working here. As such, the Contractor encourages individuals from diverse backgrounds to apply.

The Contractor will have full responsibility for the pool of staff, covering recruitment, payroll, and HR management.

The Contract shall be in place for a fixed period of two years with the possibility of two one-year extensions.

Additional information: The Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation will be accessible at the Houses of Parliament's e-procurement portal: http://in-tendhost.co.uk/parliamentuk. Tender submissions must be uploaded to the e-procurement portal; electronic responses submitted via e-mail are not acceptable.

To access these documents select the tender reference GSV1528 in the 'current tenders' list, click on the 'view tender details' and express interest by clicking on the button provided. You will need to register your company details, thereafter you will be issued with a username and password. If you have previously registered with In-Tend, please follow the link shown which will redirect you to the home page where you can log on using your existing username and password to collect the tender documents.

If you have registered and forgotten your username and password, click on the 'forgotten password' link on the In-Tend homepage. Please keep this username and password secure and do not pass it to any third parties. If you are experiencing problems, please contact the PPCS Business Support team via email: ppcs@parliament.uk or call +44 (0)207 219 1600 for further assistance.

You are advised to allow sufficient time when responding to this ITT, and for the full uploading of documents, prior to the closing date of 12:00 hours UK time on 17 of February 2017. If you are uploading multiple documents you will have to individually load one document at a time or you can opt to zip all the documents in an application such as WinZip or WinRar.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No