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Published 15 Sept 2021, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The supply of Agency Nurses, Midwives, Health Visitors, Healthcare Assistants and Operating Department Practitioners

Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Wales (UKL)

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Awarded 23 Feb 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for the supply of Agency Nurses, Midwives, Health Visitors, Healthcare Assistants and Operating Department Practitioners. All Agency Nursing staff used in the Acute Sector are included within the contract. All Agency Nurses are booked via the nursing banks in each individual Health Board or Trust. The All Wales Temporary Staffing Group oversees and monitors all aspects of this contract including usage and quality standard. The contract is awarded with fixed capped rates based on current NHS AFC pay rates.

CPV: Health services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 146 bids received · 12 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The supply of Agency Nurses, Midwives, Health Visitors, Healthcare Assistants and…Awarded

The supply of Agency Nurses, Midwives, Health Visitors, Healthcare Assistants and Operating Department Practitioners for the period 1st March 2021 to 29th February 2024, with option to extend for one year to 28th February 2025.

Delivery: Wales · Acute Hospital sites in Wales

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

Price: 100%

Published award criteria (2)

Unconditional adherence to specification: Pass/Fail
Price: 100

What this means for your bid

Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
“The supply of Agency Nurses, Midwives, Health Visitors, Healthcare…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 15 Sept 2021, 12:05 BST
Last source update: 15 Sept 2021, 12:05 BST
Authority reference: AW84976
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-022910
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e0ec Find a Tender

Publisher note: The contract has been awarded to 146 contractors and the full list is as follows: 247 Lifeline Ltd 9AND Limited T/A Nurses On Call Ability Recruitment Group Ltd Ace 24 Healthcare Ltd Ackerman Pierce Ltd AHE Services Limited Allied and Clinical Recruitments Alpha24 Healthcare Ltd Altrix Technology Ltd ASA Medical Solutions Ltd Aspect Healthcare Ltd Austin Resources Healthcare Ltd Beacon Care Services Limited BECS UK Ltd Biggs Healthcare BlackRock Medical Recruitment Limited Bleep 360 Limited Bluelight Healthcare Recruitment Limited Bluerock Healthcare LTD Bluestones Medical CAMHS Professionals Canary Locums Capital Staffing Services Ltd Care Crew Limited CareJoy Healthcare Limited Carepro ltd Care Providers recruitment Limited Castlerock Recruitment Group Ltd Clinical Employment Services Ltd Concept Care Solutions Cromwell Medical Staffing Limited Crown Medical Services Ltd Daytime Healthcare Recruitment Limited Direct Healthcare 24 Ltd Direct Medics Ltd. Direct Nursing Services LTD DRC Locums Ltd Eleventh Hour Group Endoglobal Limited Enferm Medical Fine Care 24/7 Globe Locums Limited Goldstaff Recruitment Limited Hanson Grey Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited Healthcare Professionals Healthcare Recruiters Ltd Healthcare Staff Recruitment Limited HG Health Hoop Recruitment HSA Locums Ltd ICARE24 Ltd ID Medical Group Limited IMC Locums Limited Immediate Medical Solutions Ltd Interact Medical Ltd Jane Lewis Healthcare JP MEDICALS RECRUITMENT LIMITED LAK Locums Limited Langley Clark Recruitment (LCR) Ltd Locumlinx Limited Locum Placement Group Limited Locum Vision Limited London Healthcare Locums Manuella Care Ltd MBANDS LTD Medacs Healthcare PLC Medical 360 Limited Medical Professional Personnel Ltd Medical Staffing Limited Medical Station LTD Medical Wing Locums Medicspro Ltd Medicure Professionals Ltd Medilink Consulting Limited Meditemp Limited Medlocums Recruitment LTD Med Pure Ltd Medsol Healthcare Services Ltd Med Team Primary Care Services Minerva Nursing Limited Mofor Solutions Limited MPS Healthcare MRecruiutment Limited MSI Recruitment Ltd MSL Healthcare Mylocum Ltd National Locums Ltd NC Healthcare Ltd Next Step Developments Next Step Nursing Nisi Enterprises Ltd Trading As Nisi Staffing Nos Da Healthcare Ltd NOVA Health Therapies UK Ltd OnCliniCall Limited One Call 24 Limited Pertemps Medical Professionals Primera Healthcare Procare Nursing Ltd Pro Health 24 Limited ProMedical Personnel Limited Pro Nursing Healthcare Proxycare PULSE healthcare Limited Quality Locum Solutions Limited Randstad Employment Bureau Ltd Rapid Prime Care Limited RAVEN MEDICAL STAFFING LIMITED Redspot Care Ltd Redspot Healthcare Solutions Rx Delivery Solutions Ltd RIchmond Nursing Agency Limited RMR Recruitment Limited Sanctuary Personnel Ltd Sanctum Recruitment Ltd Secure Healthcare Limited SENSECARELIMITED Sensible Staffing Ltd Seven Resourcing Severn Angels Healthcare Ltd Sirona Medical Limited Soleus People Ltd SOS Medical spectrumhealthcare domiciliary care Ltd SPRINGDAY HEALTHCARE Staffing Plus Ltd Staffing Professionals Limited Swiis Foster Care Ltd Tempcare 24 Limited TEMPORARY STAFFING AGENCY TSA LIMITED TFS Healthcare The Flame Lily Healthcare Limited The Placement Group Healthcare Ltd TNA Medical Limited Total Assist Recruitment Total Staffing Solutions Ltd t/a Total Care Services Tripod Partners Ltd TTM Healthcare Twenty Four Seven Recruitment (Yorkshire) Limited TXM Healthcare Limited Vetro Recruitment Ltd Vivid Executive Search Wimborne Nursing Agency Ltd (T/A WNA Healthcare) Workforce Employment Solutions Limited Your Nurse Limited Your World Recruitment Limited (WA Ref:109855)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 12admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 146

Contracts signed 1latest 23 Feb 2021

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

Contracts

Contract 022910-2021-AW84976-1
Signed
23 Feb 2021
Value
£352,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
146bids · 146 electronic · 146 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 4-5 Charnwood Court, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff, Wales, CF15 7QZContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

12 commercial parties on the notice

Bluestones MedicalFramework contractor Excalibur house, langstone buisness park, Newport, UK, Np182HJ
DRC Locums LtdFramework contractor Partis House, Davy Avenue, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes, UK, MK58HJ
Direct Nursing Services LtdFramework contractor 41 New Road, Skewen, neath, Wales, sa106er
Medacs Healthcare PLCFramework contractor 7th Floor, 63 St Mary Axe, London, UK, EC3A8AA
Medsol Healthcare Services LtdFramework contractor 1st Floor, Mayflower House, Billericay, UK, CM129YB
Minerva NursingFramework contractor 31-35 Pitfield Street, London, UK, N16HB
Next Step NursingFramework contractor 10 Saffron Central Square, Croydon, Surrey, London, CR02FT
Nos Da Healthcare LtdFramework contractor 7 Under Cardiff Road, Bargoed, Wales, CF818WZ
PULSE Healthcare LimitedFramework contractor 223-231 Pentonville Road, 223 Pentonville Road, London, UK, N19NG
Richmond Nursing AgencyFramework contractor Delta Lakes Enterprise Center, The Avenue, Llanelli, Wales, SA152DR

Show 2 more suppliers

Your Nurse LimitedFramework contractor Mezzanine Level, St Magnus House, 3 Lower Thames Street, LONDON, London, EC3R6HE
Your World Recruitment LtdFramework contractor Level 5, Broadgate Tower, Primrose Street, London, UK, EC2A2EW

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.