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Published 22 May 2025, 17:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Master Vendor Contract for provision of Nursing and Medical Locums

Official notice

Authority: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesAward under frameworkAbove threshold
Planned pipeline value£40,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender · 1 value update
Tender notice expected 1 Jul 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrs 11 moends 4 Sept 2029 · up to 5 Sept 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Master Vendor Contract for provision of Nursing and Medical Locums for Gloucestershire.

This indicative spend includes the supplier fees and staff day rates.

CPV: Supply services of medical personnel

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 2 yrs 11 mo
Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 4 Sept 2029 (2 yrs 11 mo) · up to 5 Sept 2031 with extensions
Delivery: South West
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award under framework
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 May 2025, 17:40 BST
Last source update
13 May 2026, 11:50 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-043805
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Supply services of medical personnel
Delivery area
South West (UKK1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051f5b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

22 May 2025 → 1 Oct 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    22 May 2025, 17:40 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Latest notice published168 days ago
    13 May 2026, 11:50 BST
  4. Contract starts28 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    22 May 2025, 17:40 BST
    UK1
  2. Pipeline notice published
    13 May 2026, 11:50 BST
    UK1
  3. Published value updated to £40,000,000
    13 May 2026, 11:50 BST
    was £60,000,000
  4. Procurement method changed
    13 May 2026, 11:50 BST
Published amendments (1)

Update on expected spend and timeframe

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PYHT-5943-VXGV Alexandra House, Cheltenham General Hospital, Sandford Road, Gloucester, South West, GL53 7ANContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender