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title: "Framework Agreement for the provision of International Healthcare Professionals Recruitment & Associated Services."
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# Framework Agreement for the provision of International Healthcare Professionals Recruitment & Associated Services.

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-agreement-for-the-provision-of-international-healthcare-professionals-recruitmen-ocds-h6vhtk-035b95). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust: "Framework Agreement for the provision of International Healthcare Professionals Recruitment & Associated Services.". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £150,000,000. 5 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/surrey-and-borders-partnership-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rxx)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £150,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 September 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 5
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services, Health and social work services, Personnel services except placement and supply services, Personnel-training services, Placement services of personnel (+3 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-035b95`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-agreement-for-the-provision-of-international-healthcare-professionals-recruitmen-ocds-h6vhtk-035b95#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-agreement-for-the-provision-of-international-healthcare-professionals-recruitmen-ocds-h6vhtk-035b95#participate

## Description
NHS Commercial Solutions, in collaboration with its NHS Workforce Alliance partners, procured through an open procedure, a framework agreement for a panel of suitably experienced and qualified suppliers of International Healthcare Professional Recruitment and Associated services to provide expert guidance to NHS and other public sector organisations.
The NHS Long Term Plan has set out its ambitions for the NHS over the next 10 years, identifying ethical and sustainable international recruitment as a workforce priority. It is intended that this framework will meet the Health and Social Care needs in line with the NHS Long Term and People Plan.
This framework aims to provide a holistic approach to the International Recruitment journey, and the range of services and support requirements needed at the various stages of the process, to enable Participating Authorities to obtain recruitment and retention support of its overseas candidates.

## Lots (5)
### Lot 1: International Nursing and Midwifery
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79610000, 79624000, 79625000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Recruitment services of permanent International Nursing and Midwifery staff which may include, but is not
necessarily limited to:
• Selecting, appointing, and managing Land-Based Agents:
• Trade association's codes of professional behaviour, conduct ...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: International Doctors and Dentists
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79610000, 79625000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Recruitment services of permanent International Doctors and Dentists staff which may include, but is not necessarily limited to:
• Selecting, appointing, and managing Land-Based Agents:
• Trade association's codes of professional behaviour, conduct a...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: International AHPs including Social Workers
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 79610000, 79625000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Recruitment services of permanent AHPs including Social Workers staff which may include, but is not necessarily limited to:
• Selecting, appointing, and managing Land-Based Agents:
• Trade association's codes of professional behaviour, conduct and pr...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 4: International OSCE Training Support Services
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 79632000, 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Participating Authorities may require additional training support services as part of onboarding international candidates. This is part of a holistic approach that can be taken to attract and retain suitable candidates. This may include, but is not n...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 5: International Candidate Pastoral Support
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79630000, 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Pastoral Support Services which include, but is not necessarily limited to:
• Worker Welcome pack.
• Worker local introduction
• Worker Point of Contact.
• Worker Handbook
• Worker introduction to Participating Authority Representatives.
• Fostering ...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (5)
- **Award:** International Nursing And Midwifery (active)
  - Award id: `012390-2023-RM6333-1`
  - Supplier(s): **360MEDICARE PERSONNEL LIMITED, Apollo Education UK Ltd, Austin May Medical Ltd t/a Xander Hendrix Healthcare (+60 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-180866`, `GB-FTS-122515`, `GB-FTS-180890`, `GB-FTS-102718`, `GB-FTS-122520`, `GB-FTS-131196`, `GB-COH-03793293`, `GB-FTS-15619`, `GB-COH:7591479`, `GB-COH-04335280`, `GB-FTS-180847`, `GB-FTS-122397`, `GB-FTS-180864`, `GB-FTS-129670`, `GB-FTS-122403`, `GB-FTS-122400`, `GB-FTS-59775`, `GB-COH:10939693`, `GB-COH:9748842`, `GB-COH:11729182`, `GB-FTS-94285`, `GB-FTS-60162`, `GB-COH-03829536`, `GB-FTS-122416`, `GB-FTS-122542`, `GB-FTS-122428`, `GB-FTS-106235`, `GB-COH:043311562`, `GB-FTS-122556`, `GB-COH:04256648`, `GB-FTS-122558`, `GB-FTS-15632`, `GB-FTS-94293`, `GB-FTS-129699`, `GB-COH:1356986`, `GB-COH-05057928`, `GB-FTS-122446`, `GB-FTS-180216`, `GB-COH:5517911`, `GB-FTS-93730`, `GB-FTS-185183`, `GB-FTS-81555`, `GB-COH-03156103`, `GB-FTS-122571`, `GB-FTS-122572`, `GB-FTS-122374`, `GB-COH:12923315`, `GB-COH:4609563`, `GB-FTS-129773`, `GB-FTS-122575`, `GB-FTS-81556`, `GB-FTS-37359`, `GB-FTS-83008`, `GB-FTS-83007`, `GB-FTS-59822`, `GB-FTS-122584`, `GB-COH:11880035`, `GB-FTS-122601`, `GB-FTS-129813`, `GB-COH:5716176`, `GB-FTS-81559`, `GB-FTS-86704`, `GB-FTS-129809`
  - Value: £150,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** International Doctors And Dentists (active)
  - Award id: `012390-2023-RM6333-2`
  - Supplier(s): **360MEDICARE PERSONNEL LIMITED, Apollo Education UK Ltd, Austin May Medical Ltd t/a Xander Hendrix Healthcare (+45 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-180866`, `GB-FTS-122515`, `GB-FTS-180890`, `GB-FTS-151287`, `GB-FTS-122518`, `GB-FTS-131196`, `GB-COH-03793293`, `GB-FTS-15619`, `GB-COH:7591479`, `GB-COH-04335280`, `GB-FTS-180847`, `GB-FTS-122397`, `GB-FTS-122398`, `GB-FTS-180864`, `GB-FTS-129670`, `GB-FTS-122403`, `GB-FTS-122400`, `GB-COH:10939693`, `GB-COH:9748842`, `GB-FTS-146176`, `GB-COH-03829536`, `GB-COH:11741010`, `GB-FTS-122416`, `GB-FTS-122421`, `GB-FTS-122428`, `GB-FTS-106235`, `GB-COH:04256648`, `GB-FTS-15632`, `GB-FTS-94293`, `GB-COH-05057928`, `GB-FTS-122446`, `GB-FTS-180216`, `GB-COH:5517911`, `GB-FTS-185183`, `GB-FTS-81560`, `GB-COH-03156103`, `GB-FTS-122571`, `GB-FTS-122572`, `GB-FTS-122374`, `GB-FTS-129773`, `GB-FTS-81556`, `GB-FTS-83008`, `GB-FTS-83007`, `GB-FTS-59822`, `GB-FTS-122585`, `GB-COH:11880035`, `GB-FTS-122601`, `GB-FTS-86704`
  - Value: £150,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** International Allied Health Professionals, Including Social Workers (active)
  - Award id: `012390-2023-RM6333-3`
  - Supplier(s): **360MEDICARE PERSONNEL LIMITED, Apollo Education UK Ltd, Austin May Medical Ltd t/a Xander Hendrix Healthcare (+46 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-180866`, `GB-FTS-122515`, `GB-FTS-180890`, `GB-FTS-122520`, `GB-FTS-131196`, `GB-COH-03793293`, `GB-FTS-15619`, `GB-COH:7591479`, `GB-COH-04335280`, `GB-FTS-180847`, `GB-FTS-129670`, `GB-FTS-122403`, `GB-COH:9748842`, `GB-COH-07623256`, `GB-FTS-94285`, `GB-FTS-60162`, `GB-COH-03829536`, `GB-FTS-122428`, `GB-FTS-106235`, `GB-COH:04331562`, `GB-COH:04256648`, `GB-FTS-122558`, `GB-FTS-15632`, `GB-FTS-94293`, `GB-COH:1356986`, `GB-COH-05057928`, `GB-FTS-122446`, `GB-FTS-180216`, `GB-COH:5517911`, `GB-FTS-93730`, `GB-FTS-185183`, `GB-COH-03156103`, `GB-FTS-122571`, `GB-FTS-122374`, `GB-COH:12923315`, `GB-FTS-129773`, `GB-FTS-122575`, `GB-FTS-81556`, `GB-FTS-83008`, `GB-FTS-83007`, `GB-FTS-59830`, `GB-FTS-122584`, `GB-COH:11880035`, `GB-FTS-122601`, `GB-FTS-129813`, `GB-COH:5716176`, `GB-FTS-81559`, `GB-FTS-86704`, `GB-FTS-129809`
  - Value: £150,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** International Candidate Training Support Services (active)
  - Award id: `012390-2023-RM6333-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Apollo Education UK Ltd, Austin May Medical Ltd t/a Xander Hendrix Healthcare, CONCEPT CARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED (+22 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-122515`, `GB-FTS-180890`, `GB-FTS-131196`, `GB-FTS-183361`, `GB-COH-03793293`, `GB-FTS-15619`, `GB-COH-04335280`, `GB-FTS-122403`, `GB-FTS-122400`, `GB-FTS-94285`, `GB-COH-03829536`, `GB-COH:11018254`, `GB-FTS-106235`, `GB-FTS-122558`, `GB-FTS-15632`, `GB-COH-05057928`, `GB-FTS-122446`, `GB-FTS-180216`, `GB-COH-03156103`, `GB-FTS-122571`, `GB-FTS-122374`, `GB-FTS-122584`, `GB-FTS-122601`, `GB-FTS-81559`
  - Value: £150,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** International Candidate Pastoral Support (active)
  - Award id: `012390-2023-RM6333-5`
  - Supplier(s): **360MEDICARE PERSONNEL LIMITED, Austin May Medical Ltd t/a Xander Hendrix Healthcare, BDI Resourcing Ltd (+43 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-180866`, `GB-FTS-122515`, `GB-FTS-151287`, `GB-FTS-129655`, `GB-FTS-122518`, `GB-FTS-122520`, `GB-COH:11026762`, `GB-FTS-131196`, `GB-FTS-183361`, `GB-COH-03793293`, `GB-FTS-15619`, `GB-COH:7591479`, `GB-COH-04335280`, `GB-FTS-122397`, `GB-FTS-122398`, `GB-FTS-180864`, `GB-FTS-122403`, `GB-FTS-122400`, `GB-FTS-94285`, `GB-FTS-60162`, `GB-COH-03829536`, `GB-COH:11741010`, `GB-FTS-122542`, `GB-FTS-122421`, `GB-FTS-106235`, `GB-COH:04331562`, `GB-COH:04256648`, `GB-FTS-122558`, `GB-FTS-15632`, `GB-COH-05057928`, `GB-FTS-122446`, `GB-FTS-180216`, `GB-FTS-94302`, `GB-COH-03156103`, `GB-FTS-122572`, `GB-FTS-122374`, `GB-FTS-129773`, `GB-FTS-59808`, `GB-FTS-81556`, `GB-FTS-37359`, `GB-FTS-83007`, `GB-FTS-59830`, `GB-COH:11880035`, `GB-FTS-122601`, `GB-FTS-86704`, `GB-FTS-129809`
  - Value: £150,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (5)
- **Contract:** International Nursing And Midwifery (active)
  - Signed Value: £150,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/04/2023

- **Contract:** International Doctors And Dentists (active)
  - Signed Value: £150,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/04/2023

- **Contract:** International Allied Health Professionals, Including Social Workers (active)
  - Signed Value: £150,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/04/2023

- **Contract:** International Candidate Training Support Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £150,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/04/2023

- **Contract:** International Candidate Pastoral Support (active)
  - Signed Value: £150,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/04/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F012390-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-04-28T15:47:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T20:48:14.562Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-035b95