Financial Conduct Authority: Graduate Recruitment Services

UK-London: Recruitment services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Financial Conduct Authority
       12 Endeavour Square, London, E20 1JN, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2070664634, Email: FPSProcurement{@fca.org.uk
       Contact: Kevin McMahon
       Main Address: www.fca.org.uk
       NUTS Code: UK

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: Yes          
      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: No

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

   I.5) Main activity:
      Economic and financial affairs

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Graduate Recruitment Services            
      Reference number: CON-21-040

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


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: The FCA is seeking a supplier to provide application processing and administration services for our graduate recruitment programmes and insight days. Assessment is required for all candidates whether internal or external, and the provider will be expected to represent the FCA employer brand at all times.

The sourcing of candidates is managed by the FCA, and is out of scope for this contract

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 337,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      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: The FCA is seeking a supplier to provide application processing and administration services for our graduate recruitment programmes and insight days. Assessment is required for all candidates whether internal or external, and the provider will be expected to represent the FCA employer brand at all times.

The sourcing of candidates is managed by the FCA, and is out of scope for this contract

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
       Not Provided

      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: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/respond/94G79DC47R


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: No

   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
       Not Provided
   

   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: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: CON-21-040    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 13/09/2021

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 8
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             GTI Recruiting Solutions Ltd, 03977847
             The Fountain Building, Howberry Park, Benson Lane, Wallingford, OX10 8BA, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 337,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   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.

In addition to the FCA, the following Contracting Authorities (as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015) will be Authorised Users of the FCA’s Market Research Framework and may choose to use it:

•The Payments Systems Regulator (PSR)
•The Bank of England (BoE)
•The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)
•Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS)
•Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS)
•Money & Pensions Service (formerly the Single Financial Guidance Body, and prior to that the Money Advice Service and The Pensions Advice Service)
To view this notice, please click here:
https://fca.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=638413020

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Financial Conduct Authority
          12 Endeavour Square, London, E20 1JN, United Kingdom

      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
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 26/10/2021

ANNEX A

   I) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing   
   1: Contracting Authority
       Payment Services Regulator
       12 Endeavour Square, London, E20 1JN, United Kingdom
       Email: FPSProcurement@fca.org.uk
       Main Address: https://www.psr.org.uk/
       NUTS Code: UK
   
   2: Contracting Authority
       Bank of England
       Threadneedle Street, London, EC2R 8AH, United Kingdom
       Email: FPSProcurement@fca.org.uk
       Main Address: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UK
   
   3: Contracting Authority
       The Prudential Regulation Authority
       20 Moorgate, London, EC2R 6DA, United Kingdom
       Email: FPSProcurement@fca.org.uk
       Main Address: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/prudential-regulation
       NUTS Code: UK
   
   4: Contracting Authority
       Financial Ombudsman Service
       Harbour Exchange Square, London, E14 9SR, United Kingdom
       Email: FPSProcurement@fca.org.uk
       Main Address: https://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/
       NUTS Code: UK
   
   5: Contracting Authority
       Financial Services Compensation Scheme
       10th Floor, Beaufort House, 15 St Botolph Street, London, EC3A 7QU, United Kingdom
       Email: FPSProcurement@fca.org.uk
       Main Address: https://www.fscs.org.uk/
       NUTS Code: UK
   
   6: Contracting Authority
       Money & Pensions Service
       120 Holborn, London, EC1N 2TD, United Kingdom
       Email: FPSProcurement@fca.org.uk
       Main Address: https://www.moneyandpensionsservice.org.uk
       NUTS Code: UK