CONTRACT EXTENSION - SS14 149 External Investigators Dynamic Purchasing System

Background Kent County Council (the Council) is the largest county council in England covering an aread of 3,500 square kilometres. It has an annual expenditure of over £900m on goods and services and a population of 1.3m. The Council provides a wide range of personal ad strategic services on behalf of its residents, operating in partnership with 12 district councils, 7 clinical commissioning groups and 289 parish/town councils. In the event the Council determines they need to carry out an investigation concerning an employee, with advice from the Council's Human Resources Advisory Team, a formal investigation is commissioned and where it is deemed an internal investigator is not appropriate, this may be using an officer external to the Council to establish the facts of the case, only to determine if there is a case to answer based on the analysis of the findings.They may be required to present the investigation findings at a hearing/Employment Tribunal. The matters that required investigation may be wide ranging and varied in nature. The Opportunity The Council is setting up a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for External Investigator Services to allow the Council to buy investigation services from a list of approved providers who meet a certain set of minimum standards and agree to a common set of contractual terms. Approved providers will then be able to bid for the Council's contracts to deliver External Investigator Services. The DPS will remain open for new providers to join at any time up to the "Contract End Date" as advertised. The services which will be commissioned under the DPS will fall into one of the following disciplines. Applicants may apply to join the DPS within one of more of these disciplines. The Stage 1 DPS Questionnaire will include questions which are specific to the individual disciplines and applicants must complete the section relevant to the disciplines to which they are applying. Applicants must be capable of investigating all case types listed for the relevant discipline. 1. Gross Misconduct: o Child Protection o Adult Protection 2. Gross Misconduct: o Fraud o Theft o Indecent Conduct o Corrupt Practices 3. Gross Misconduct: o Abusive Language o Physical Violence o Breach of Procedures e.g. Kent Code, Electronic Communications, HCPC o Medication Error o Failure to Follow Management Instruction o Unauthorised Absence/Poor Timekeeping o Under the Influence of Alcohol/Drugs/Substance Misuse o Health & Safety Breaches Grievance Some Other Substantial Reason o Irretrievable Breakdown in the Working Relationship o Refusal to Work with Employee Capability o Failure/Los of Qualifications to Undertake Role o Gross Incompetence 4. Bullying / Harrassment 5. Discrimination o Race & Ethnicity o Sex o Religious Belief o Age o Gender o Transgender o Part-Time o Sexual Orientation o Maternity 6. Gross Misconduct o Criminal Allegations Expression of Interest and Tender Process Expressions of Interest will only be accepted via the Kent Business Portal. In order to submit your interest in this opportunity, please select the 'Login and Express an Interest' button located at the bottom of this page. Note: If you have not registered on the portal before, in order to successfully submit your interest you will first need to register for an account. After registration is complete and you have received your login details, you should return to the advert for the opportunity and express your interest. Once you have expressed an interest, you will be emailed an invitation to submit an Application Questionnaire to be added to the DPS. Further guidance regarding how to use the portal can be found attached to the bottom of this advert. The initial registration period will close on the 12th February 2016. There will then be a 10 day evaluation period. All registrations received after the 12th February 2016 will be evaluated, and if successful, be invited to respond to appropriate further opportunities. Also attached is a document from Crown Commercial Services relating to The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the use of the Dynamic Purchasing System, which applicants may find useful. Additional Clarification: Please be aware that due to the nature of the opportunities, being let as further competitions, tender returns may need to be returned to the Council within a matter of hours. Questions and Communication Please direct all questions and communications through the Kent Business Portal via the discussion facility. Further guidance can be found within the guide located at the bottom of this page. Background Kent County Council (the Council) is the largest county council in England covering an aread of 3,500 square kilometres. It has an annual expenditure of over £900m on goods and services and a population of 1.3m. The Council provides a wide range of personal ad strategic services on behalf of its residents, operating in partnership with 12 district councils, 7 clinical commissioning groups and 289 parish/town councils. In the event the Council determines they need to carry out an investigation concerning an employee, with advice from the Council's Human Resources Advisory Team, a formal investigation is commissioned and where it is deemed an internal investigator is not appropriate, this may be using an officer external to the Council to establish the facts of the case, only to determine if there is a case to answer based on the analysis of the findings.They may be required to present the investigation findings at a hearing/Employment Tribunal. The matters that required investigation may be wide ranging and varied in nature. The Opportunity The Council is setting up a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for External Investigator Services to allow the Council to buy investigation services from a list of approved providers who meet a certain set of minimum standards and agree to a common set of contractual terms. Approved providers will then be able to bid for the Council's contracts to deliver External Investigator Services. The DPS will remain open for new providers to join at any time up to the "Contract End Date" as advertised. The services which will be commissioned under the DPS will fall into one of the following disciplines. Applicants may apply to join the DPS within one of more of these disciplines. The Stage 1 DPS Questionnaire will include questions which are specific to the individual disciplines and applicants must complete the section relevant to the disciplines to which they are applying. Applicants must be capable of investigating all case types listed for the relevant discipline. 1. Gross Misconduct: o Child Protection o Adult Protection 2. Gross Misconduct: o Fraud o Theft o Indecent Conduct o Corrupt Practices 3. Gross Misconduct: o Abusive Language o Physical Violence o Breach of Procedures e.g. Kent Code, Electronic Communications, HCPC o Medication Error o Failure to Follow Management Instruction o Unauthorised Absence/Poor Timekeeping o Under the Influence of Alcohol/Drugs/Substance Misuse o Health & Safety Breaches Grievance Some Other Substantial Reason o Irretrievable Breakdown in the Working Relationship o Refusal to Work with Employee Capability o Failure/Los of Qualifications to Undertake Role o Gross Incompetence 4. Bullying / Harrassment 5. Discrimination o Race & Ethnicity o Sex o Religious Belief o Age o Gender o Transgender o Part-Time o Sexual Orientation o Maternity 6. Gross Misconduct o Criminal Allegations Expression of Interest and Tender Process Expressions of Interest will only be accepted via the Kent Business Portal. In order to submit your interest in this opportunity, please select the 'Login and Express an Interest' button located at the bottom of this page. Note: If you have not registered on the portal before, in order to successfully submit your interest you will first need to register for an account. After registration is complete and you have received your login details, you should return to the advert for the opportunity and express your interest. Once you have expressed an interest, you will be emailed an invitation to submit an Application Questionnaire to be added to the DPS. Further guidance regarding how to use the portal can be found attached to the bottom of this advert. The initial registration period will close on the 12th February 2016. There will then be a 10 day evaluation period. All registrations received after the 12th February 2016 will be evaluated, and if successful, be invited to respond to appropriate further opportunities. Also attached is a document from Crown Commercial Services relating to The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the use of the Dynamic Purchasing System, which applicants may find useful. Additional Clarification: Please be aware that due to the nature of the opportunities, being let as further competitions, tender returns may need to be returned to the Council within a matter of hours. Questions and Communication Please direct all questions and communications through the Kent Business Portal via the discussion facility. Further guidance can be found within the guide located at the bottom of this page. Tç Background Kent County Council (the Council) is the largest county council in England covering an aread of 3,500 square kilometres. It has an annual expenditure of over £900m on goods and services and a population of 1.3m. The Council provides a wide range of personal ad strategic services on behalf of its residents, operating in partnership with 12 district councils, 7 clinical commissioning groups and 289 parish/town councils. In the event the Council determines they need to carry out an investigation concerning an employee, with advice from the Council's Human Resources Advisory Team, a formal investigation is commissioned and where it is deemed an internal investigator is not appropriate, this may be using an officer external to the Council to establish the facts of the case, only to determine if there is a case to answer based on the analysis of the findings.They may be required to present the investigation findings at a hearing/Employment Tribunal. The matters that required investigation may be wide ranging and varied in nature. The Opportunity The Council is setting up a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for External Investigator Services to allow the Council to buy investigation services from a list of approved providers who meet a certain set of minimum standards and agree to a common set of contractual terms. Approved providers will then be able to bid for the Council's contracts to deliver External Investigator Services. The DPS will remain open for new providers to join at any time up to the "Contract End Date" as advertised. The services which will be commissioned under the DPS will fall into one of the following disciplines. Applicants may apply to join the DPS within one of more of these disciplines. The Stage 1 DPS Questionnaire will include questions which are specific to the individual disciplines and applicants must complete the section relevant to the disciplines to which they are applying. Applicants must be capable of investigating all case types listed for the relevant discipline. 1. Gross Misconduct: o Child Protection o Adult Protection 2. Gross Misconduct: o Fraud o Theft o Indecent Conduct o Corrupt Practices 3. Gross Misconduct: o Abusive Language o Physical Violence o Breach of Procedures e.g. Kent Code, Electronic Communications, HCPC o Medication Error o Failure to Follow Management Instruction o Unauthorised Absence/Poor Timekeeping o Under the Influence of Alcohol/Drugs/Substance Misuse o Health & Safety Breaches Grievance Some Other Substantial Reason o Irretrievable Breakdown in the Working Relationship o Refusal to Work with Employee Capability o Failure/Los of Qualifications to Undertake Role o Gross Incompetence 4. Bullying / Harrassment 5. Discrimination o Race & Ethnicity o Sex o Religious Belief o Age o Gender o Transgender o Part-Time o Sexual Orientation o Maternity 6. Gross Misconduct o Criminal Allegations Expression of Interest and Tender Process Expressions of Interest will only be accepted via the Kent Business Portal. In order to submit your interest in this opportunity, please select the 'Login and Express an Interest' button located at the bottom of this page. Note: If you have not registered on the portal before, in order to successfully submit your interest you will first need to register for an account. After registration is complete and you have received your login details, you should return to the advert for the opportunity and express your interest. Once you have expressed an interest, you will be emailed an invitation to submit an Application Questionnaire to be added to the DPS. Further guidance regarding how to use the portal can be found attached to the bottom of this advert. The initial registration period will close on the 12th February 2016. There will then be a 10 day evaluation period. All registrations received after the 12th February 2016 will be evaluated, and if successful, be invited to respond to appropriate further opportunities. Also attached is a document from Crown Commercial Services relating to The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the use of the Dynamic Purchasing System, which applicants may find useful. Additional Clarification: Please be aware that due to the nature of the opportunities, being let as further competitions, tender returns may need to be returned to the Council within a matter of hours. Questions and Communication Please direct all questions and communications through the Kent Business Portal via the discussion facility. Further guidance can be found within the guide located at the bottom of this page. Background Kent County Council (the Council) is the largest county council in England covering an aread of 3,500 square kilometres. It has an annual expenditure of over £900m on goods and services and a population of 1.3m. The Council provides a wide range of personal ad strategic services on behalf of its residents, operating in partnership with 12 district councils, 7 clinical commissioning groups and 289 parish/town councils. In the event the Council determines they need to carry out an investigation concerning an employee, with advice from the Council's Human Resources Advisory Team, a formal investigation is commissioned and where it is deemed an internal investigator is not appropriate, this may be using an officer external to the Council to establish the facts of the case, only to determine if there is a case to answer based on the analysis of the findings.They may be required to present the investigation findings at a hearing/Employment Tribunal. The matters that required investigation may be wide ranging and varied in nature. The Opportunity The Council is setting up a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for External Investigator Services to allow the Council to buy investigation services from a list of approved providers who meet a certain set of minimum standards and agree to a common set of contractual terms. Approved providers will then be able to bid for the Council's contracts to deliver External Investigator Services. The DPS will remain open for new providers to join at any time up to the "Contract End Date" as advertised. The services which will be commissioned under the DPS will fall into one of the following disciplines. Applicants may apply to join the DPS within one of more of these disciplines. The Stage 1 DPS Questionnaire will include questions which are specific to the individual disciplines and applicants must complete the section relevant to the disciplines to which they are applying. Applicants must be capable of investigating all case types listed for the relevant discipline. 1. Gross Misconduct: o Child Protection o Adult Protection 2. Gross Misconduct: o Fraud o Theft o Indecent Conduct o Corrupt Practices 3. Gross Misconduct: o Abusive Language o Physical Violence o Breach of Procedures e.g. Kent Code, Electronic Communications, HCPC o Medication Error o Failure to Follow Management Instruction o Unauthorised Absence/Poor Timekeeping o Under the Influence of Alcohol/Drugs/Substance Misuse o Health & Safety Breaches Grievance Some Other Substantial Reason o Irretrievable Breakdown in the Working Relationship o Refusal to Work with Employee Capability o Failure/Los of Qualifications to Undertake Role o Gross Incompetence 4. Bullying / Harrassment 5. Discrimination o Race & Ethnicity o Sex o Religious Belief o Age o Gender o Transgender o Part-Time o Sexual Orientation o Maternity 6. Gross Misconduct o Criminal Allegations Expression of Interest and Tender Process Expressions of Interest will only be accepted via the Kent Business Portal. In order to submit your interest in this opportunity, please select the 'Login and Express an Interest' button located at the bottom of this page. Note: If you have not registered on the portal before, in order to successfully submit your interest you will first need to register for an account. After registration is complete and you have received your login details, you should return to the advert for the opportunity and express your interest. Once you have expressed an interest, you will be emailed an invitation to submit an Application Questionnaire to be added to the DPS. Further guidance regarding how to use the portal can be found attached to the bottom of this advert. The initial registration period will close on the 12th February 2016. There will then be a 10 day evaluation period. All registrations received after the 12th February 2016 will be evaluated, and if successful, be invited to respond to appropriate further opportunities. Also attached is a document from Crown Commercial Services relating to The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the use of the Dynamic Purchasing System, which applicants may find useful. Additional Clarification: Please be aware that due to the nature of the opportunities, being let as further competitions, tender returns may need to be returned to the Council within a matter of hours. Questions and Communication Please direct all questions and communications through the Kent Business Portal via the discussion facility. Further guidance can be found within the guide located at the bottom of this page. Tçñ? ÓV