3S_18 Strategic HR Services

The principle requirement of this Framework is to provide Customers with access to a range of suitably qualified and experienced Service Providers who are able to offer a range of advice, support and a variety of Human Resources and Personnel services, both strategic and transactional.

These services will include; Permanent and Interim ad-hoc recruitment at all levels from Executive to Entry Level staff, candidate assessment and testing services, outplacement and career transition services and a suite of HR services which will provide Customers of all levels with flexible access to a variety of HR business process outsourcing tools.

Lot 1A - Executive and Managerial Interim Recruitment - Admin, HR & Business Support Lot 1B - Executive and Managerial Interim Recruitment - Blue Light & Emergency Services Lot 1C - Executive and Managerial Interim Recruitment - Commercial (Finance, Procurement & Legal)

Lot 1D -Executive and Managerial Interim Recruitment - Education

Lot 1E - Executive and Managerial Interim Recruitment - Health & Social Care

Lot 1F -Executive and Managerial Interim Recruitment - IT, Digital, Media & Marketing Lot 2 -Executive and Managerial Permanent Recruitment

Lot 3 - Multi-role Temporary Recruitment

Lot 4 - Multi-role Permanent Recruitment

Lot 5 - Assessment & Testing Services

Lot 6 - Outplacement & Career Transition Services

Lot 7 - HR Business Process Outsourcing

Lot 7A -Recruitment Process Outsourcing

Lot 7B - Absence Management

Lot 7C - Payroll Management

Lot 7D - Administration of Employment Contracts

Lot 7E - Discipline and Grievance Management

Lot 7F - Administration of New Starters/Leavers

Lot 7G - HR Development and Consultancy

Lot 7H - HR Professional Support and Helplines

Lot 7I - Statutory Employment Checks

Additional information: As a Central Purchasing Body as defined by the EU Procurement Directive 2014/24/EU ("the Directive"), the Framework Agreement is open for use by Contracting Authorities (as defined by the Directive) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; or any Contracting Authority established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available on: http://www.espo.org/About-us-%281%29/FAQs/Legal ESPO proposes to establish a commercial trading company whose target clients will be third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier will be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the Second Framework) with that commercial trading company on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself.

The Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other procurement legislation. The trading company will enter into the framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders' information only.