Official UK procurement notice
Total Workforce Solutions III: Strategic Workforce Services
Authority: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSE) (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionHTE, on behalf of Mid And South Essex NHS Foundation Trust placed a Contract Notice in the Find a Tender (“FTS”) seeking expressions of interest for the provision of the agreement of Managed Bank, Managed Agency & Workforce Efficiency Solutions, which comprises of 4 Lots, as listed below:
- Lot 2a (Managed Bank Solutions) enables Participating Authorities to access Suppliers who are capable of providing one or more staff groups of Flexible Workers through deployment of a Managed Bank.
- Lot 2b (Managed Agency Solutions) facilitating access to Suppliers providing Temporary Workers and operating as a Prime Contractor via appropriate Sub-Contractor relationships with Employment Businesses and/or Employment Agencies.
- Lot 2c (Workforce Efficiency & Optimisation Solutions) enables Participating Authorities to access Suppliers who are capable of providing workforce efficiency and optimisation solutions, that includes but is not limited to Bank and Agency Demand Solutions, Direct Engagement Services and Workforce Consultancy Support.
- Lot 2d (Bundled Strategic Workforce Services) enables Suppliers awarded to both of Lots 2a and 2b to combine the provision of all the awarded Services under a single contract.
CPV: Placement services of personnel · Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 49 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 45 suppliers appointed
- Electronic auction
- Electronic auction will not be used during the tender, but may used at call-off stage
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value · win at most 4 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £950,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Managed Bank SolutionsAwardedceiling above
Enabling the provision of Flexible Workers through deployment of a Managed Bank solution, the permissible scope of Lot 2a requires Suppliers to provide an outsourced or part outsourced staffing solution for the provision of one or more staff groups of Flexible Workers as detailed in the Specification, manage existing Flexible Workers within the Participating Authority (including staff transfers and transfer terms of employment under TUPE as applicable to the type of service required), introduce new Flexible Workers from the Supplier’s Flexible Worker pool or through new candidate attraction to the Managed Bank, offer a software system that cascades any unfilled bank vacancies to Employment Businesses and/or Employment Agencies through an NHSE approved framework agreement (where the Participating Authority is part of the NHS), and undertake sourcing, engagement, administration and pre-employment screening in accordance with agreed contract terms and deliverables.
Lot #2Managed Agency SolutionsAwardedceiling above
Enabling the provision of Temporary Workers through deployment of a Managed Agency solution, the permissible scope of Lot 2b requires Suppliers to act as a Prime Contractor via appropriate Sub-Contractor relationships to manage Employment Businesses and/or Employment Agencies on behalf of the Participating Authority. Additionally successful bidders will be responsible for designing, scoping, implementing and developing a Managed Agency service offering across one or more of the staff groups of Temporary Worker as detailed in the Specification, provide on-site, dedicated resource and consultancy.
Lot #3Workforce Efficiency & Optimisation SolutionsAwardedPublished value£100,000,000
The scope of Lot 2c includes the supply of workforce efficiency and optimisation solutions, that includes but is not limited to Bank and Agency Demand Solutions and Direct Engagement Services. Awarded Suppliers will demonstrate capability of offering all required Core Services for both Bank and Agency Demand Solutions and Direct Engagement to a Participating Authority under Lot 2c, in accordance with the Specification
Lot #4Bundled Strategic Workforce ServicesAwardedPublished value£1,000,000
This Lot allows suppliers award to two (2) or more of Lots 2a, 2b and 2c to combine the full service provision of those Lots under a single contract.
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).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Quality: 60
- CSR: 10
- Price: 30
- price: 30
Published award criteria (4)
- Quality: 60
- CSR: 10
- Price: 30
- Price: 30
- 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.
- Price carries 60 of 130 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. Quality carries 70 of 130: the paper moves it further than the discount.
- “Total Workforce Solutions III: Strategic Workforce Services” 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 5 Dec 2024, 12:03 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 May 2025, 16:42 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Jan 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018574- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c285Find 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
- 17 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 8 Jan 2025, 14:00 GMT
Timeline
8 Jan 2025 → 1 May 2025 · 3 dates- Bids opened8 Jan 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown17 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Notice published1 May 2025, 16:42 BST
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jan 2025- Buyer details updated10 Jan 2025, 15:10 GMT
- Status changed to complete1 May 2025, 16:42 BST
- Buyer details updated1 May 2025, 16:42 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DateIV 2.2 · IV | 17 Jan 2025 | 24 Jan 2025 | +7 d |
Extension to deadline following correction required to Commercial scoring methodology. Not a material change however additional time granted as good will
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £100,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Managed Bank Solutions
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2025
- Value
- £950,000,000
- Status
- active
Managed Agency Solutions
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Managed Agency Solutions
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bundled Strategic Workforce Services
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2025
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Managed Bank Solutions | 47bids · 47 electronic · 2 from abroad | 39 | — | — |
| 2 · Managed Agency Solutions | 49bids · 49 electronic · 2 from abroad | 39 | — | — |
| 3 · Workforce Efficiency & Optimisation Solutions | 47bids · 47 electronic · 2 from abroad | 39 | — | — |
| 4 · Bundled Strategic Workforce Services | 49bids · 47 electronic · 2 from abroad | 39 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf ofContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- HealthTrust Europe LLPMediation body
- HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE)Review body
- HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting as agent for the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust ("MSE")Review body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
53 commercial parties on the notice · 50 awardedThe first 50 of 53 commercial parties (by name); the JSON mirror lists them all.
- Agile Workforce Services LimitedFramework contractor
- All suppliers awarded to Lots 2a and 2bFramework contractor
- AppLocum LimitedFramework contractor
- AppLocum LimitedFramework contractor
- Bloompage Consulting Limited t/a Access for CareFramework contractor
- Bloompage Consulting Limited t/a Access for CareFramework contractor
- Carepro LtdFramework contractor
- Carepro LtdFramework contractor
- Clarity Workforce Technology LtdFramework contractor
- Concept Care Solutions LtdFramework contractor
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Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria