Hiring desk

The main amendment to the Dutch public procurement act (aanbestedingswet) as of 1 July 2016, is that a full European procedure must be followed when hiring staff above the threshold value. If the contracting authority wishes to give a local SME a fair chance at assignments, there only remains one viable alternative: implementing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). Essentially, a DPS can be seen as what the marketplace was formerly and has now been approved by the regulator as a legitimate European procedure. Staffing MS removes the burden!

How does a DPS work?

The DPS functions as a kind of online marketplace. You specify your external hiring needs, and each individual requisition is posted on our system. Staffing MS manages this system and performs all the procedural work:

answering questions;
pre-selection of best candidates;
requesting documentation;
rejecting de-selected candidates with supporting rationale;
contract award report;
candidate transfer.

Each DPS must initially be set up formally. This set-up phase takes 30 days and we make the preparations for it together with you. After that, Staffing MS takes care of the entire set-up for you. This proceeds as follows:

Three levels of DPS

Staffing MS offers a DPS on three levels:

DPS subscription

For clients with a public procurement obligation, Staffing MS has created the portal www.dastehuur.nl. The set-up phase for this DPS is already complete and a great many suppliers are already subscribed. On the portal, you can immediately gain a sense of how the system operates, without the need for any extensive research or investment beforehand. What’s more, the DPS remains open to new subscribers, including your favourite suppliers. For more information visit: www.dastehuur.nl.

DPS as a service

We have developed a standard method for setting up a dedicated, customised DPS quickly and cost-effectively. Just three weeks from the moment you decide to use the DPS service, your system will be ready for the set-up phase. Besides your own suppliers, a further 4,000-plus agencies and thousands of freelancers from the Staffing MS database can subscribe. Once the formal 30 days have lapsed, your system will be ready for posting requests. You will pay a one-off fee for the implementation and a fixed amount for each successful award. An example: www.inhuurdeskprovincie-utrecht.nl.

DPS as MSP

DPS as MSP (Managed Service Provider) means that the system is fully integrated into a Vendor Management System (VMS)-supported hiring process. We act as Managed Service Provider and take all the administrative burden around the hiring process off your hands: from setting up a DPS to issuing requests in the DPS environment. And from awarding the contract to managing the dossiers. Plus, recording, verifying and reimbursing the hours worked. The DPS is free for suppliers to access. Following the award of a contract, the MSP charges a fee per hour worked. Other than a one-off implementation fee, there are no further costs to you. Examples: www.inhuurdeskalphen.nl en www.inhuurdeskumcutrecht.nl

Interested in a DPS?

Do you value the many benefits the DPS has to offer? Get in touch with Paul Oldenburg, Public Sector Service Development. He would be delighted to tell you more about introducing a DPS to your organisation.

Do you have a question or do you want more information?

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Hiring desk

How does a DPS work?

Three levels of DPS

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