Published date: 24 December 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 18 February 2025, 3pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Supporting services for the government - 75130000

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

SW1H 0EU

Value of contract

£42,000,000

Procurement reference

CF-2770800D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

24 December 2024

Closing date

18 February 2025

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

1 January 2026

Contract end date

1 January 2031

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)

Anyone may ask to participate, but only those who are pre-selected will be invited to submit initial tenders and to negotiate.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

To support workforce policy development within DHSC by feeding in a unified employer voice from across the whole NHS in England,
The Contract will consist of 8 work programmes covering workforce policy which will be agreed on an annual basis. The proposed work programmes are as follows:
Work Programme 1: Pay and Contracts
Work Programme 2: Education, skills, and redesign of workforce 
Work Programme 3: International Recruitment 
Work Programme 4: Workforce Supply and Retention 
Work Programme 5: Pensions and total reward  
Work Programme 6: Employment services  
Work Programme 7: Staff Experience  
Work Programme 8: Staff Engagement including Social Partnership Forum (SPF)  

Communications is an overarching deliverable across all work programmes
The aims of this contract are to:
Support the NHS with the development, implementation and delivery of workforce policies
Build and maintain networks with NHS senior workforce leaders
Execute the deliverables detailed in Work Programmes 1-9 inclusive on an annual basis
Respond and action any ad hoc requirements of DHSC i.e., any changes in legislation or to reflect any changes in ministerial/DHSC priority over the course of the year.

More information

Additional text

To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.

Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:

Phone: 0800 9956035

E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk

About the buyer

Contact name

Joe Smith

Address

39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
United Kingdom

Email

joe.smith1@dhsc.gov.uk