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Published 9 Dec 2022, 09:10 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Temporary Agency Allied Health Professionals & Other Clinical Professions

Official notice

Authority: NHS National Services Scotland (NHS & healthcare)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Framework ceiling (notional)£33,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 20 Jan 2023awarded 12 Apr 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The supply of temporary agency Allied Health Professionals and other clinical professions (including HSS and Pharmacy) to All entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS organisation established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978) and any Integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014

CPV: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

How this framework works

From the published notice

Places: up to 20 suppliers · 31 bids received (1.6 per place) · 28 appointed (full)
Electronic auction: yes

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as National Services Scotland) ("the…AwardedRenewalPublished value£33,000,000

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as National Services Scotland) ("the Authority") acting through its division Procurement, Commissioning and Facilities is undertaking this procurement of the supply of Temporary Agency Allied Health Professionals and Other Clinical Professions on behalf of all entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS Organisation established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978), any integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014

Delivery: Scotland · NHS Scotland entities pursuant to National Health Service (Scotland) act 1978 ie all Health boards, Special Health boards, Health Improvement Scotland and the common service agency)

Extensions: The Framework Agreement duration will be 3years (36 months) with 2 twelve months extensions available The Common Services Agency shall be entitled (at its sole discretion) to extend the duration of the Framework agreement by two 12 calendar month periodsVariant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required

79620000 Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 50%Price: 50%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Technical Merit: 40%
Implementation: 10%
price: 50%

Published award criteria (3)

Technical Merit: 40
Implementation: 10
Price: 50

Conditions of participation3

Suitability
Economic operators should confirm that neither it, its directors, nor any person who has power or representation
decision or control of the economic operator has been convicted of any of the offences detailed in Regulation 58
of The Public Contracts (Scotland)Regulations 2015 and that the grounds detailed in the Regulations do not apply
to the economic operator.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Registration with Disclosure Scotland in relation to PVG scheme
Potential Framework Participants must confirm Employer liability of 5 Million UKGBP and 2 million UKGBP Public liability and any other relevant insurances
Potential Framework Participants must submit with their tender at least two references from NHS registered bodies or
registered healthcare providers attesting to the nature, quality and effectiveness of services provided by the
potential framework participant
Economic & financial standing
(1) Potential Framework Participants will be required to provide a statement covering the 3 years previous financial years where available
including the overall turnover of the Potential Framework Participant in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject
matter of this notice.
(2) Potential Framework Participant will be required to provide a statement of account or extracts reflecting to their
business
(3) See contract/tender documentation which incorporates the requirements of the ESPD (Scotland) and the financial
period of reporting is the previous 3 financial years.
Technical & professional ability
Potential Framework Participants must be able to demonstrate experience in providing an efficient, responsive and
effective service for the provision of registered medical practitioners on an agency/locum basis (including an understanding of the need to accurately assess the skills and capabilities required against those offered by individual Allied Health Professional & Other
Clinical Professions) and the capability to provide Agency Services to Participating Authorities across Scotland.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Additional minimum conditions relating to the provision of temporary agency Allied Health Professionals & Other Clinical Professions are
detailed in the Framework Terms & Conditions and ITT.
Minimum: Potential Framework suppliers must have Cyber essentials+ registration or be willing to achieve the qualifications within 12 months of award Potential Framework suppliers must have ICO registration and GDPR formal security policy in place

Staff: Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

What this means for your bid

Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
“Temporary Agency Allied Health Professionals & Other Clinical…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 20 suppliers, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 9 Dec 2022, 09:10 GMT
Last source update: 9 May 2023, 11:18 BST
Award evaluation window: 20 Jan 2023 – …
Authority reference: NP505-22
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-013085
Classification (CPV): Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-038c1c Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: electronic ordering

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the Framework Agreement has be entered into will not
affect the Framework Agreement unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts
(Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the
Framework Agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.

Publisher note: The value in Section II.1.7 and V.2.4 is the total value for the duration of the framework including any optional extensions. The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators Fair Work Practices The Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 allows Scottish Ministers to publish statutory guidance to support its implementation. Addressing Fair Work Practices, including the Real Living Wage, in Procurement This guidance the first element of guidance to be published under section 29 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 and applies to procurements which commence on or after 1 November 2015. Background (from the guidance) The Public Sector in Scotland is committed to the delivery of high quality public services, and recognises that this is critically dependent on a workforce that is well-rewarded, well-motivated, well-led, has access to appropriate opportunities for training and skills development, are diverse and is engaged in decision making. These factors are also important for workforce recruitment and retention, and thus continuity of service. (SC Ref:730398)

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Appointment period ends: 20 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 120 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 20 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

20 Jan 2023 → 9 May 2023 · 3 dates

Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
20 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Bids opened
20 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Notice published
9 May 2023, 11:18 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
9 May 2023, 11:18 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 28admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 3127 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 12 Apr 2023

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Contract 013085-2023-NP50522-1
Signed
12 Apr 2023
Value
£33,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
31bids · 31 electronic	27	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS National Services Scotland

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Gyle Square (NSS Head Office), 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Sheriff Court HouseReview body EdinburghContact email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

28 commercial parties on the notice

Abicare Health LtdFramework contractor 15-17 Britannia Road, Sale, UK, M332AAContact phone
Allied and Clinical RecruitmentsFramework contractor 3000 Aviator Way, Manchester, UK, M22 5TGContact phone
Day Webster LtdFramework contractor 103A Sterling House, Langston Road, Loughton, Essex, UK, IG10 3TSContact phone
Direct Medics Ltd.Framework contractor Suite 2 Floor 2, Hatrack Building, , 144 St Vincent St, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 5LQContact phone
Globe Locums LimitedFramework contractor Thavies Inn House, 3-4 Holborn Circus, London, London, EC1N 2HAContact phone
HCRG Workforce SolutionsFramework contractor 33 Soho Square, London, UK, W1D 3QUContact phone
HG Health LTDFramework contractor Suite 701 – 702 Tower Bridge Centre, 46-48 East Smithfield, London, UK, E1W 1AWContact phone
Hanson Grey LTDFramework contractor 701 - 702 Tower Bridge Centre, 46-48 East Smithfield, London, UK, E1W 1AWContact phone
ID Medical Group LimitedFramework contractor Unit 2, Mill Square, Featherstone Road, Wolverton Mill South, Milton Keynes, Scotland, MK12 5ZDContact phone
Jennie Reeves Radiographers AgencyFramework contractor 3, Barmouth Road, London, London, SW18 2DTContact phone

Show 18 more suppliers

Maxxima LtdFramework contractor Turnford Place, Great Cambridge Road, Turnford, Broxbourne, London, EN10 6NHContact phone
Med Team Primary Care ServicesFramework contractor 120 Gower Road, Sketty, Swansea, Wales, SA2 9BTContact phone
Medacs Healthcare PlcFramework contractor 800 The Boulevard, Capability Green, Luton, UK, LU1 3BAContact phone
MedicsPro LimitedFramework contractor 111-115 North Street, Romford, UK, RM11ESContact phone
Newcross Healthcare SolutionsFramework contractor Waterside, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devon, South West, TQ9 6LH
Piers Meadows Recruitment LimitedFramework contractor 83 Victoria Street, London, London, UK, SW1H 0HWContact phone
Pure Healthcare GroupFramework contractor 30 Crown Place, London, London, UK, EC2A 4EBContact phone
RIG Medical Recruit LimitedFramework contractor Northside House, 69 Tweedy Road, Bromley, UK, BR1 3WAContact phone
Sanctuary Personnel LtdFramework contractor Willis Building, 15 Friars Street, Ipswich, UK, IP1 1TDContact phone
Service Care SolutionsFramework contractor 12 - 13 Starkie Street, Preston, North West, PR1 3LU
Seven ResourcingFramework contractor 2nd Floor, Oberon House, BT Adastral Park, Ipswich, Suffolk,, Ipswich, UK, IP5 3REContact phone
TFS Healthcare LTDFramework contractor Two London Bridge, London, UK, SE1 9RA
The Locum Agency (UK) LimitedFramework contractor 101 New Cavendish Street, London, UK, W1W 6XHContact phone
The Placement Group Healthcare LimitedFramework contractor 110 Brooker Road, Waltham Abbey, UK, EN9 1JHContact phone
Total Assist Recruitment LimitedFramework contractor 101 New Cavendish Street, London, East of England, W1W 6XHContact phone
Tripod PartnersFramework contractor 60-66 Wardour Street, London, London, London, W1F 0TAContact phone
Vivid HealthcareFramework contractor 11th Floor Beaufort House, 15 St Botoplh, london, UK, EC3A 7BBContact phone
Your World Recruitment LimitedFramework contractor 5th Floor Broadgate Tower, 20 Primrose Street, London, UK, EC2A 2EWContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.