DDaT21449 BEIS Diversity Job Boards

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Thursday 20th January 2022 at 2pm.

DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.

All tender information MUST be submitted through the Delta eSourcing Portal.

UK Shared Business Services Limited (UK SBS) on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) invite you to respond to the requirement for Diversity Job Boards.

BEIS is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce representative of the UK working age population. BEIS' current locations are London, Salford, Birmingham, Cardiff and we have a planned expansion in Darlington, Belfast and Edinburgh. As part of our Diversity and Inclusion strategy we are keen to ensure we are attracting diverse talent to help us deliver great outcomes for the public.

We are looking for effective diversity job board(s) to promote BEIS as an inclusive employer and promote job vacancies to potential applicants from different backgrounds, particularly to groups that are underrepresented in BEIS.

All our adverts are placed on Civil Service Jobs and applications are collected through this. We advertised c. 350 recruitment campaigns in 2020 and this year we are on track to exceed this. We are particularly looking to improve representation at senior manager level and above. A large proportion of our roles will be policy or project profession roles, but other significant professions include: analysis, commercial, finance, digital, science and engineering, HR, communications and marketing, business administration and corporate support.

This procurement has been divided into two Lots according to priority areas of candidate attraction, which are: Lot 1: Women to both entry level and senior roles. Lot 2: People with a disability or long-term condition.

Our maximum annual budget of £17,000 (excluding VAT) will be shared across both lots for this procurement exercise.

The intention is to appoint one supplier per Lot for an initial 1-year fixed term with the option to extend for a further 1-year.

You may bid for one or both lots. If you intend to bid for both lots, you must submit a separate bid for each lot. Lots will be scored independently of one another and will result in two contracts.

Contracts will be awarded based on evaluation criteria set out in the ITQ document.

Please ensure you review all attached information for a full understanding of this requirement. Attachments can be found in the Stage One: Overview tab within the Delta eSourcing Portal.

How to Apply

To register on the Delta eSourcing portal please use the link https://www.delta-esourcing.com/ and follow the instructions.

If you are already registered on Delta and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/ and the follow the instructions to 'Log in'

Once logged into the system, you can link yourself into this procurement using the following Access Codes per Lot Lot 1: 525T97U8JP Lot 2: CVKK937RA9

Additional information: DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER

All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations that apply to this opportunity.

Responses must be received by the date and time in the tender documentation; responses received outside of the deadline or not sent via the Delta eSourcing portal will not be accepted or considered by the Contracting Authority further for this opportunity. Interested organisations should ensure that they allow a sufficiency of time, prior to the deadline to allow all sections to be completed in full and any attachments to be uploaded.

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Please note it is your organisations responsibility to access these messages on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information applicable to this opportunity.

The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right:

i. not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and

ii. to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement; and under no circumstances as part of your organisations participation in this opportunity, will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by any organisation as a result. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a contract with any successful organisation(s), this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of your organisation in doing so.

About UK Shared Business Services

UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our contracting authorities to improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise.

Where UK SBS is not named as the Contracting Authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the Contracting Authority.

Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations.

For full details of our partner base please review the following link: http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/contracts/Pages/default.aspx