Published date: 13 April 2022
This notice was replaced on 20 October 2022
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Awarded contract (published 20 April 2023)
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Contract summary
Industry
Recruitment services - 79600000
Location of contract
United Kingdom
Value of contract
£2,000,000,000
Procurement reference
RM6278
Published date
13 April 2022
Approach to market date
1 November 2022
Contract start date
2 May 2023
Contract end date
1 May 2027
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority on behalf of NHS Workforce Alliance intends to put in place an Agreement for the provision of flexible staffing solutions via Managed Staff Banks, to be utilised by the NHS, other wider public sector departments and Central Government Departments.
The purpose of this framework agreement is to provide the NHS and other public sector customers with access to an open, fair and compliant route for flexible staffing solutions and managed staff bank services.
The duration of the agreement is 4 years.
The lot structure of this framework will be determined as a result of the market engagement.
Further information is included in the Additional Information section VI.3
More information
Spend profile
| Financial year | Budget |
|---|---|
| 2023/2024 | £400,000,000 |
| 2024/2025 | £450,000,000 |
| 2025/2026 | £525,000,000 |
| 2026/2027 | £625,000,000 |
Additional text
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This Prior Information Notice is to signal an intention to commence market engagement with those within the Health and Managed Staff Banks market.
Crown Commercial Service (CCS), on behalf of NHS Workforce Alliance, intends to hold market engagement sessions during April and May with industry stakeholders and suppliers interested in potentially bidding for the resulting framework contract. If you are interested in attending a market engagement session, please visit https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6278, where further details of sessions will be published.
Crown Commercial Service (CCS), on behalf of NHS Workforce Alliance, will use an eSourcing system for this competition and reserves the right to use an electronic auction. The eSourcing system we will use is [https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk].
Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.
The value in II.1.5 is an indicative value over 4 years.
The date in II.3) is the estimated date of publication, please refer to the CCS website page https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6278 for updates and monitor Tenders Electronic Daily for the publication of the contract notice.
The Minister for the Cabinet Office represented by its executive agency the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), are the Authority, acting on behalf of 'NHS Workforce Alliance' a public sector collaboration.
The Contracting Authorities comprising the NHS Workforce Alliance are;
The Minister for the Cabinet Office represented by its executive agency the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), its offices are at: 9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street, Liverpool L3 9PP.
NHS London Procurement Partnership, its offices are at: 200 Great Dover Street, London SE1 4YB
NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative, its offices are at: Don Valley House, Savile Street East, Sheffield, S4 7UQ
NHS East of England Collaborative Procurement Hub, its offices are at: NHS Victoria House, Capital Park, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5XB
and
NHS Commercial Solutions, its offices are at: The Atrium, Curtis Road, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1XA
About the buyer
Contact name
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
Address
9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
England
Telephone
+44 3450103503
supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
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