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# Temporary Agency Nurses & Operating Department Practitioners

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/temporary-agency-nurses-operating-department-practitioners-ocds-h6vhtk-03cfc5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS National Services Scotland: "Temporary Agency Nurses & Operating Department Practitioners". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £300,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 26 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictenders.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS National Services Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-national-services-scotland-GB-FTS-98635)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £300,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 26 June 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Placement services of personnel, Services provided by nurses, Supply services of nursing personnel, Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03cfc5`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/temporary-agency-nurses-operating-department-practitioners-ocds-h6vhtk-03cfc5#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictenders.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictenders.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/temporary-agency-nurses-operating-department-practitioners-ocds-h6vhtk-03cfc5#participate

## Description
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 Nurses, Healthcare assistants and Operating Department Practitioners 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 new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014 and Hospices

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79610000, 79620000, 79624000, 85141200
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £300,000,000
- **Description:** The provision temporary agency nurses, healthcare assistants and operating department practitioners to NHS Scotland Entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (i.e. all Health Boards, Special Health Boards and th...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 028761-2023-NP51023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **ASA Medical Solutions Ltd, AUSTIN RESOURCES HEALTHCARE LIMITED, Allied  and Clinical Recruitments Limited (+59 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-83011`, `GB-FTS-129895`, `GB-FTS-129899`, `GB-FTS-129661`, `GB-COH-03793293`, `GB-FTS-186902`, `GB-FTS-180847`, `GB-FTS-25627`, `GB-FTS-28360`, `GB-FTS-63367`, `GB-COH-07623256`, `GB-FTS-93711`, `GB-FTS-8156`, `GB-FTS-151336`, `GB-FTS-93712`, `GB-COH-03829536`, `GB-FTS-180878`, `GB-FTS-129869`, `GB-FTS-83002`, `GB-FTS-106235`, `GB-FTS-83022`, `GB-FTS-45689`, `GB-FTS-180853`, `GB-FTS-129698`, `GB-FTS-173269`, `GB-FTS-171082`, `GB-FTS-129699`, `GB-COH-05057928`, `GB-FTS-180855`, `GB-FTS-150738`, `GB-FTS-150551`, `GB-FTS-93729`, `GB-FTS-176758`, `GB-FTS-172750`, `GB-FTS-93730`, `GB-FTS-122450`, `GB-FTS-129754`, `GB-FTS-83017`, `GB-FTS-150557`, `GB-COH-03156103`, `GB-FTS-129766`, `GB-FTS-83019`, `GB-FTS-129724`, `GB-FTS-93718`, `GB-FTS-93732`, `GB-FTS-163593`, `GB-FTS-129730`, `GB-FTS-150564`, `GB-FTS-129784`, `GB-FTS-158875`, `GB-FTS-93709`, `GB-FTS-129793`, `GB-FTS-129794`, `GB-FTS-83008`, `GB-FTS-136120`, `GB-FTS-95194`, `GB-FTS-93740`, `GB-FTS-82183`, `GB-FTS-122601`, `GB-FTS-86704`, `GB-FTS-93742`, `GB-FTS-129683`
  - Value: £750,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 028761-2023-NP51023-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £750,000,000
  - Signed Date: 11/09/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028761-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-09-29T10:57:17.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T10:30:12.773Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03cfc5