Lot 3 – Contingent Labour Solution

Tender description

London Borough of Newham (LBN) is the lead organisation for this tender, acting on behalf of oneSource, the umbrella covering the shared services of LBN and LBH councils. All references to oneSource in this specification unless otherwise stated refer to LBN acting under the oneSource banner. oneSource are looking for suitably qualified and experienced provider(s) to be appointed onto a Public Sector Framework Agreement for the provision of infrastructure, technical support and continuous management and promotion of a web based micro-procurement tool. • A contingent labour solution is defined as an electronic tool that can be used to recruit and manage contingent labour such as consultancy staff and temporary agency workers. This must include: • supplier management • recruitment through a procurement or through a Dynamic Purchasing System • semi-automated management of audit and vetting criteria in recruitments • timesheet management for contingent labourers and hiring managers • automatic invoicing • contract management The solution must comply with the Public Contracts Regulation 2015 (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/pdfs/uksi_20150102_en.pdf). Full details of the specification and technical requirements are included in 4.9 and 4.10 below. Framework Agreement will be open to the entire public sector, other public bodies, such as the Police, Fire and Rescue Service, Coastguard Emergency Services, NHS & HSC Bodies including Ambulance Services and registered charities within the UK and to those central government departments and their agencies that wish to use it. Any OCB covered in the above list may utilise the resulting Framework Agreement from the commencement date once they have signed up to an access agreement with oneSource. oneSource will maintain and share upon request a list of suppliers who have signed the access agreement, as well as a list of any public bodies otherwise included in the list below who have explicitly opted out of the opportunity to sign up to the framework.