Official UK procurement notice
Total Workforce Solutions III: Clinical Insourcing Solutions
Authority: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSE) (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHealthTrust Europe is seeking bids for a framework to enable healthcare providers to insource the full range of elective Surgical and Medical Specialties offered under the NHS Tariff Payment System through a Supplier, utilising Consultant-led clinical experts to work within existing departmental structures where there is spare capacity available. Typically operating during the night and at weekends, awarded Suppliers can support healthcare providers in:
- Reducing waiting lists to support healthcare providers achieve UK Government and Department of Health targets, through maximising the use of internal spare capacity;
- Retaining capacity planning and delivery in-house; and
- Providing a patient-focussed and Consultant-led insourced solution.
CPV: Company health services · General-practitioner services · Health and social work services · Health services · Hospital and related services · Hospital services · Hospital support services · Medical analysis services · Medical specialist services · Services provided by medical laboratories · Services provided by medical personnel · Surgical specialist services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 30 suppliers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1This framework enables healthcare providers to insource the full range of elective…Published value£4,200,000,000
This framework enables healthcare providers to insource the full range of elective Surgical and Medical Specialties offered under the NHS Tariff Payment System through a Supplier utilising Consultant-led clinical experts to work within existing departmental structures where there is spare capacity available.
Typically operating during the night and at weekends, awarded Suppliers are able to support healthcare providers in:
- Reducing waiting lists to support healthcare providers achieve UK Government and Department of Health targets, through maximising the use of internal spare capacity;
- Retaining capacity planning and delivery in-house; and
- Providing a patient-focussed and Consultant-led insourced solution.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Suitability
HTE may request such information as may be requested pursuant to Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Details are provided in the Qualification Envelope Section of the Tender.
- “Total Workforce Solutions III: Clinical Insourcing Solutions” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 30 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Closed
- 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
- 14 Feb 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Feb 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 18 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
PR-3083- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-005091- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04df17Find a Tender
Publisher note: HTE is undertaking central purchasing body activities in carrying out this tender exercise by virtue of its partnership with MSE. Notwithstanding HTE's relationship with MSE, it is HTE conducting this tender exercise and all enquiries should be directed to HTE as confirmed in Section 1 above. MSE and not HTE will execute the resultant framework agreement with successful bidders. The bodies to whom the use of this Agreement will be open include all contracting authorities in the UK as defined in Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as may be updated from time to time. In particular, the following entities in the UK (particularly those of a health and/or social care nature) are envisaged as Agreement users: Public sector classification guide and forward work plan - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk) To view the list use the downloadable spreadsheet. This list includes each organisation's successors and assigns, any equivalent organisations and associated organisation created due to any organisational changes. This Agreement will be open to any bodies or organisations operating in the UK of a health, and/or social care nature or which have a similar procurement need, and/or any UK based central government authority listed at Annex I of Directive 2014/24/EU, in respect of any goods or services to any of the above listed organization.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 18 Mar 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 18 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
Timeline
14 Feb 2025 → 18 Mar 2025 · 3 dates- Notice published14 Feb 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown18 Mar 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Bids opened18 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE)Review body
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria