Published date: 13 April 2022
Last edited date: 19 April 2022
This notice was replaced on 21 October 2022
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Opportunity (published 21 October 2022, last edited 16 November 2022)
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Contract summary
Industry
Recruitment services - 79600000
Location of contract
United Kingdom
Value of contract
£2,500,000,000
Procurement reference
RM6277
Published date
13 April 2022
Approach to market date
1 November 2022
Contract start date
1 June 2023
Contract end date
31 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 wishes to bring to the attention of the market a future re-procurement of a Government collaborative framework contract (currently RM6160) for use by UK (and any Crown Dependencies) Public Sector bodies identified at VI.3) (and any future successors to these organisations), which include Central Government Departments and their Arm's Length Bodies and agencies, Non Departmental Public Bodies, NHS bodies and Local Authorities.
The above Public Sector bodies have need for Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff.
It is anticipated that an Invitation to Tender (ITT) will be issued via https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk following market engagement which will help shape the procurement approach. It is anticipated that the ITT will be published October/November 2022 with a view to a new agreement being live July 2023
Further information is included in the Additional Information section VI.3.
More information
Spend profile
| Financial year | Budget |
|---|---|
| 2023/2024 | £625,000,000 |
| 2024/2025 | £625,000,000 |
| 2025/2026 | £625,000,000 |
| 2026/2027 | £625,000,000 |
Additional text
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This Prior Information Notice signals an intent to commence engagement with those within the non clinical workforce market.
CCS will hold market engagement sessions during April/May with Trade Bodies and suppliers interested in bidding for the resulting framework contracts. We will communicate opportunities to be involved in engagement sessions via our Upcoming Deals page at https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6277. Please monitor this page for updates.
CCS 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 four 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/RM6277 for updates and monitor Tenders Electronic Daily for the publication of the contract notice.
To participate in this procurement, bidders will be required to demonstrate that they are Cyber Essentials certified for the services under and in connection with the procurement.
The bidder may be awarded a contract but shall not enter into any call off contracts with buyers until they are able to demonstrate to CCS that they meet the technical requirements prescribed by the Cyber Essentials Scheme for services under and in connection with this procurement.
The services that arise from this framework will involve the supplier holding material that has been assigned a protective marking under the Government Security Classifications Scheme (April 2014) of OFFICIAL/SENSITIVE. Bidders will be required to implement their solution in accordance with the Framework Agreement Schedule, "Security Requirement and Plan", to meet Framework Agreement requirements. This will be released at the ITT stage.
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), offices at 9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street, Liverpool L3 9PP.
NHS London Procurement Partnership, offices at 200 Great Dover Street, London SE1 4YB
NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative, offices at Don Valley House, Savile Street East, Sheffield, S4 7UQ
NHS East of England Collaborative Procurement Hub, offices at NHS Victoria House, Capital Park, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5XB
and
NHS Commercial Solutions, offices 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
Website
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