HR Support Services – Life Sciences Hub Wales – Invitation to Tender

CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

HR Support Services

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Life Sciences Hub Wales seeks to procure a HR Support Service provider (the successful Supplier) to provide effective support in the delivery of its 2019-2025 Business Plan.

Life Sciences Hub Wales seeks to procure a comprehensive HR Support Service that provides the following activities:

The provision of advice and assistance in the development, implementation, regular review and team training of internal company policies and practices in relation to HR and Employment matters;

The provision of advice and assistance in the management, execution and oversight of recruitment and selection processes to include production of job descriptions, shortlisting candidates, on-site interview support (interviews/assessment centres / psychometric tests);

The provision of advice and assistance in the management, execution and oversight of all HR and Employment matters including but not limited to redundancy, sickness absence, performance review, job evaluations, pay reviews and other such matters;

HR advice and mentoring in support of day-to-day people matters to maintain a motivated team and resolve employment issues or disputes fairly and swiftly;

The provision of advice and assistance in the management, execution and oversight of internal employment disputes including grievance and disciplinary matters; and

The provision of essential training and development to the Life Sciences Hub Wales employees and Board members in respect to HR and Employment responsibilities.

[Note that the list of required services is provided for indicative purposes only and that the scope of the service is not limited to only the activities listed above.]

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=108288.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

a) Commodity Codes

b) Delivery Location/Area

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

There will be no minimum or maximum number of applicable hours required or set within this service agreement due to the irregular nature of the service to be provided. However, Life Sciences Hub Wales reserves the right to establish and agree with the successful Supplier a maximum number of applicable hours for each interaction as defined within the scope of this agreement.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

The successful Supplier must ensure that all of its staff engaged to provide HR Support Services to Life Sciences Hub Wales are CIPD qualified / appropriately qualified.

The successful Supplier must have information and/or cyber security certification in place, preferably Cyber Essentials Plus (or an equivalent).

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage – Any candidate may submit a tender.

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

LSHW/002/2021

4.3

Time Limits

Time-limit for receipt of completed tenders
09-03-2021  Time  14:00

Estimated award date
31-03-2021

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

EN

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:108288)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice

16-02-2021