Official UK procurement notice
Total Workforce Solutions III: Temporary Staffing Solutions
Authority: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSE) (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Tender is to establish a portfolio of Framework Agreements for the provision of workforce solutions in the healthcare sector for the NHS, wider public sector and all other bodies as detailed within the Contract Notice, including temporary supply of Medical Locums & General Practitioners, Nursing & Care Service Workers, Allied Health Professionals & Health Science Service Workers, Non-Medical & Non-Clinical Workers (including Executive Recruitment), Social Care & Social Worker Staffing and Master Vendor Solutions.
The duration of the Agreement will be 4 years maximum; 2 years initial period with the option of extending for up to 24 months.
CPV: Job search services · Placement services of office-support personnel · Placement services of personnel · Recruitment services · Supply services of commercial or industrial workers · Supply services of domestic help personnel · Supply services of medical personnel · Supply services of nursing personnel · Supply services of office personnel · Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 347 bids received · 374 suppliers appointed
- Electronic auction
The Participating Authority may want to use electronic auction in accordance with Reg 35. Further details to be in the ITT.
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £1,750,000,000: 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 #1Non-Medical & Non-Clinical Workers (including Executive Recruitment)AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000,000
Framework Agreement with access pricing via Direct Award for the Supply of Services
Lot 4 of the Total Workforce Solutions III portfolio of Framework Agreements enables Participating Authorities access to all bands, job families and specialisms of non-medical non-clinical Temporary Workers across the following broad job categories, in alignment with the NHS Employers National Job Profiles or other such non-clinical job profile requirements confirmed during Call-Off Contract creation:
- Administration & Corporate Service Workers;
- Non-Corporate Support Service Workers;
- Information Technology Workers; and
- Very Senior Management & Executive Recruitment.
Lot #2Social Care & Social WorkersAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,500,000,000
Lot 5 of the Total Workforce Solutions III portfolio of Framework Agreements enables healthcare providers to access Temporary Workers. Offering a comprehensive Temporary Worker recruitment solution for Participating Authorities, awarded Suppliers are able to provide all bands/grades, job families and specialisms of all Social Care and Social Worker roles.
Lot #3Master Vendor SolutionsAwardedRenewalPublished value£500,000,000
Lot 6 of the Total Workforce Solutions III portfolio of Framework Agreements enables Participating Authorities to access Suppliers capable of providing a Master Vendor staffing solution in alignment with the NHS England Agency Rules and other Good Industry Practice as required and appropriate. Facilitating compliant Temporary Worker supply, awarded Suppliers are able to provide a Master Vendor staffing solution for all Bands, Grades, Job Families and Specialisms of the following categories:
- Lot 3a: Medical Locums & General Practitioners
- Lot 3b: Nursing & Care Service Workers
- Lot 3c: Allied Health Professionals & Health Science Service Workers
- Lot 4: Non-Medical & Non-Clinical Workers (including Executive Recruitment)
- Lot 5: Social Care & Social Worker Staffing
Lot #4Medical Locums & General PractitionersAwardedRenewalceiling above
Framework Agreement with access pricing via Direct Award for the Supply of Services
Lot 3a of the Total Workforce Solutions III portfolio of Framework Agreements enables Participating Authorities to access Temporary Workers through Suppliers who are operating in alignment with the NHS England Agency Rules and other Good Industry Practice as required and appropriate. Offering a comprehensive Temporary Worker recruitment solution for healthcare providers, awarded Suppliers are able to provide all grades, job families and specialisms of Medical Locums, including General Practitioners.
Lot #5Nursing & Care Service WorkersAwardedRenewalceiling above
(nature and quantity of works, supplies or services or indication of needs and requirements):
Framework Agreement with access pricing via Direct Award for the Supply of Services
Lot 3b of the Total Workforce Solutions III portfolio of Framework Agreements enables Participating Authorities to access Temporary Workers through Suppliers who are operating in alignment with the NHS England Agency Rules and other Good Industry Practice as required and appropriate. Offering a comprehensive Temporary Worker recruitment solution for healthcare providers, awarded Suppliers are able to provide all bands, job families and specialisms of Nursing & Care Service Workers.
Lot #6Allied Health Professionals & Health Science Service WorkersAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000,000
Lot 3c of the Total Workforce Solutions III portfolio of Framework Agreements enables Participating Authorities to access Temporary Workers through Suppliers who are operating in alignment with the NHS England Agency Rules and other Good Industry Practice as required and appropriate. Offering a comprehensive Temporary Worker recruitment solution for healthcare providers, awarded Suppliers are able to provide all bands, job families and specialisms of Allied Health Professionals & Health Science Service Workers.
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 (3)
- Quality: 60%
- CSR: 10%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 60
- CSR: 10
- Price: 30
- Economic & financial standing
HTE may request such information as may be requested pursuant to Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Details are provided in the Selection Questionnaire/Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
- Technical & professional ability
HTE may request such information as may be requested pursuant to Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Details are provided in the Selection Questionnaire/Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Total Workforce Solutions III: Temporary Staffing Solutions” 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
- Restricted 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
- 3 Nov 2023, 12:35 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Nov 2024, 13:32 GMT
- Authority reference
SF051921- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-036415- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041598Find a Tender
- Review procedure
HTE will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract may be entered into.
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
- 15 Dec 2023, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
Timeline
15 Dec 2023 → 11 Nov 2024 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown15 Dec 2023, 13:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected8 Mar 2024
- Notice published11 Nov 2024, 13:32 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete11 Nov 2024, 13:32 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast13 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 6 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £2,500,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot 3a - Medical Locums (1/2)
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Non Medical Non Clinical WOrkers (1/2)
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2024
- Value
- £1,000,000,000
- Status
- active
Social Car & Social Workers (1/2)
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2024
- Value
- £1,500,000,000
- Status
- active
Social Car & Social Workers (1/2)
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2024
- Value
- £1,500,000,000
- Status
- active
Master Vendor Servoces
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2024
- Value
- £500,000,000
- Status
- active
Lot 3a - Medical Locums (2/2)
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 3b - Nursing (1/4)
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 3b - Nursing (2/4)
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 3b - Nursing (3/4)
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 3b - Nursing (4/4)
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lot 3c - AHP & HSS Workers (1/2)
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2024
- Value
- £1,500,000,000
- Status
- active
Lot 3c - AHP & HSS Workers (1/2)
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2024
- Value
- £1,000,000,000
- Status
- active
Non Medical Non Clinical WOrkers (1/2)
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2024
- Value
- £1,000,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Non-Medical & Non-Clinical Workers (including Executive Recruitment) | 130bids · 130 electronic · 130 from abroad | 113 | — | — |
| 2 · Social Care & Social Workers | 128bids · 128 electronic · 128 from abroad | 108 | — | — |
| 3 · Master Vendor Solutions | 25bids · 25 electronic · 25 from abroad | 13 | — | — |
| 4 · Medical Locums & General Practitioners | 149bids · 149 electronic · 149 from abroad | 137 | — | — |
| 5 · Nursing & Care Service Workers | 347bids · 347 electronic · 347 from abroad | 321 | — | — |
| 6 · Allied Health Professionals & Health Science Service Workers | 151bids · 151 electronic · 151 from abroad | 135 | — | — |
| Whole notice | 347bids · 345 electronic · 347 from abroad | 321 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
397 commercial parties on the notice · 50 awardedThe first 50 of 397 commercial parties (by name); the JSON mirror lists them all.
- 360medicare Personnel LimitedFramework contractor
- ACH Healthcare LimitedFramework contractor
- AESN LimitedFramework contractor
- AHE SERVICES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- AL & TSD Services LtdFramework contractor
- ALMA VALLEY HEALTHCARE LTDFramework contractor
- AMC Professional plcFramework contractor
- ARTHUR RAI MEDICAL SERVICESFramework contractor
- ASA Medical Solutions LtdFramework contractor
- ATHONA LIMITEDFramework contractor
Show 40 more suppliers
- AUSTIN RESOURCES HEALTHCARE LIMITEDFramework contractor
- AVON HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS LTDFramework contractor
- Abicare Health Solutions LtdFramework contractor
- Ability Recruitment GroupFramework contractor
- Accountants in Demand Ltd t/a Finegreen AssociatesFramework contractor
- Ace 24 Consultancy LtdFramework contractor
- Achieve Care Solutions LTDFramework contractor
- Ackerman Pierce LtdFramework contractor
- Acton BanksFramework contractor
- Adept Locums LimitedFramework contractor
- Agile RecruitmentFramework contractor
- Airmid Staffing LimitedFramework contractor
- Alert Health 24 LimitedFramework contractor
- Allied & Clinical Recruitments LimitedFramework contractor
- Altrix Technology LimitedFramework contractor
- Amare HealthFramework contractor
- Ambition Recruitment Services LtdFramework contractor
- Apex Medical Locums LimitedFramework contractor
- AppLocum Nursing LimitedFramework contractor
- Arcadia HealthcareFramework contractor
- Archer Resourcing LtdFramework contractor
- Arevna LimitedFramework contractor
- Aspect Healthcare LtdFramework contractor
- AthonaFramework contractor
- Atlantis Medical LtdFramework contractor
- Avanti Recruitment LimitedFramework contractor
- Aviteus Healthcare LTDFramework contractor
- Axis Health Solutions ltdFramework contractor
- Axis Recruitment LtdFramework contractor
- BECS UK LIMITED T/A Austin Dean RecruitmentFramework contractor
- BN HEALTHCARE LTDFramework contractor
- BRIT LOCUMS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Beaumaris Nursing Agency LtdFramework contractor
- Beehive Solutions LtdFramework contractor
- Belmont Recruitment LimitedFramework contractor
- Bioluminuex HealthcareFramework contractor
- BlackRock Medical Recruitment LimitedFramework contractor
- Blackstone RecruitmentFramework contractor
- Bleep 360 LimitedFramework contractor
- Blissful HealthcareFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.