Managed Service for Bank Staff Platform & International Recruitment

Official notice

Authority: East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East of England (UKH14)

Awarded value£1,365,334published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to NHS PROFESSIONALS LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

to deliver a Managed Service for the Staff Bank. This arrangement covers the management of demand and deployment of flexible workers, the provision of a vetting service compliant with NHS Employment Standards, and a fully auditable software solution with the capability to cascade requirements across the managed bank, collaborative bank, and agency suppliers.

CPV: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Re Procurement of Managed Service for Bank Staff Platform & InternationalAwarded

Re Procurement of Managed Service for Bank Staff Platform & International Recruitment – Ref: ESNEFT 3086. Additional information: Direct Award to incumbent supplier whilst an options appraisal is to be carried out for future ESNEFT Bank Staffed Services

Delivery: East of England · Head Office/Colchester Hospital: Turner Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5JL. Ipswich Hospital: Heath Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 5PD

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 17 Apr 2026, 12:24 BST
Last source update: 17 Apr 2026, 12:24 BST
Authority reference: ESNEFT3086
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-035149
Classification (CPV): Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
Delivery area: East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068537 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: Direct Award to incumbent supplier whilst an options appraisal is to be carried out for future ESNEFT Bank Staffed Services

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,365,3341 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
NHS PROFESSIONALS LIMITED	£1,365,334 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 035149-2026-1 · NHS PROFESSIONALS LIMITED
Signed
31 Mar 2026
Value
£1,365,334
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentRegional or local authorityHealth Colchester District General Hospital,Turner Road, COLCHESTER, East of England, CO4 5JLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

NHS PROFESSIONALS LIMITEDAwarded supplier06704614 Breakspear Park, Breakspear Way, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire,, Hemel Hempstead, East of England, HP2 4TZContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.