Recruitment Consultancy

Tender description

Contract No. RC/17/1 Scope: Ashford Borough Council is seeking support from recruitment consultants to assist with the search and selection processes for three new head of service roles plus a new director role. The new posts are: • Head of Planning & Development: salary £60k- £67k • Head of Legal & Democratic Services: salary £60k - £67k • Head of Policy, Economic Development & Communications: salary £60k - £67k • Director Finance & Economy: Salary £80k- £88k Consultants will be required to provide a proposal with recommendations on the process including: • advice on recruitment advertising • proposed timetable and process • how they will support with headhunting and candidate attraction, • how they will support the Appointment’s Committee with shortlisting and selection • assessment tools • candidate checks and referencing Process: There will be an ‘open day’ on Wednesday 19 April 2017 at the Civic Centre in Ashford from 15:00 – 16:00 for potential bidders to find out more about the council and the roles. Please email recruitment@ashford.gov.uk by 12:00hrs on 18 April 2017 if you intend to attend this event. The deadline for the receipt of proposals will be 28th April 2017. A shortlisting process will be conducted using the attached criteria and the top three will be invited to present their proposal to the council on Friday 12 May 2017. We would expect the personnel delivering the presentation to be the same personnel that will undertake this project. Terms of business should be included with your proposal and must include special conditions on FOI, Equality and Diversity, Data Processors, The Bribery Act and Indemnity. (attached). The successful company is expected to hold Professional Indemnity Insurance of £2m Term: The term of this contract is circa four months. It is assumed the appointment of a consultant and the kick-off meeting will be 17 May 2017, and selection decisions can be made by the end of August 2017. Proposal Return: If you wish to submit a proposal you should do so by 14:30hrs on 28th April 2017 in a plain sealed enveloped affixed with the label supplied and return to Customer Services Manager, Customer Contact Centre, Tannery Lane, Ashford, Kent. TN23 1PL Evaluation of Proposals: Your proposal will be evaluated on the indicative criteria attached, which may be subject to additional criteria. Your proposal will be evaluated 60% Quality / 40% Price. Attachments: Special Conditions Evaluation Criteria Return Proposal label for envelope Timetable: Advert placed: 7th April 2017 Confirm Attendance at Open Day: 12:00hrs 18th April 2017 Open Day: 15:00hrs-16:00hrs 19th April 2017 Receipt of Proposals: 14:30hrs 28th April 2017 Evaluation of Proposals: w/c 1st May 2017 References sought: w/c 1st May 2017 Notification of Interviews: 4th/5th May 2017 Interviews: 12th May 2017 Start Date: 17th May 2017 Completion Date: end August 2017 Notes: 1) Please register your interest through the South East Business Portal - we will use these registration details to inform you of any amendments, items of clarifications and further information from the Open Day. 2) Please be aware that you need to download the documents attached to this advert and submit your proposal by the due date. 3) When submitting your proposal, please keep additional marketing materials to a minimum 5) The "Last Date for Expressing Interest" detailed at the beginning of this notice, is the last date for submitting your Tender. Further Information: If you have any queries please contact Judy Janson, Personnel Advisor on (01233) 330205 or recruitment@ashford.gov.uk. Keywords: Council, Recruitment Consultant, Local Authority, Headhunting