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Published 13 Apr 2022, 11:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Non Clinical Staffing · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service (Central government)

7 lotsServices
Planned pipeline value£2,500,000,000total for 7 lots · pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Nov 2022from the planned procurement notice
Lots 7see the lot list below

What is being bought7 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority, on behalf of NHS Workforce Alliance wishes to bring to the attention of the market a future re-procurement of a Government collaborative framework contract (currently RM6160) for use by UK (and any Crown Dependencies) Public Sector bodies identified at VI.3) (and any future successors to these organisations), which include Central Government Departments and their Arm's Length Bodies and agencies, Non Departmental Public Bodies, NHS bodies and Local Authorities.

The above Public Sector bodies have need for Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff.

It is anticipated that an Invitation to Tender (ITT) will be issued via crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk ↗ following market engagement which will help shape the procurement approach. It is anticipated that the ITT will be published October/November 2022 with a view to a new agreement being live July 2023

Further information is included in the Additional Information section VI.3.

CPV: Legal services · Personnel services except placement and supply 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 office personnel · Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure

7 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Admin & Clerical SupplyPlanned

The requirement is for the supply of Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff from both Employment Businesses and Employment Agencies and covers: Administration and Clinical Secretarial, Finance, Accounts and Audit, HR, IM&T Information and Communication Technology, Health Informatics, Library Services, Medical Secretaries, Procurement and Suppliers, Project Management and PR

Delivery: UK
Lot #2Corporate FunctionsPlanned

The requirement is for the supply of Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff from both Employment Businesses and Employment Agencies and covers: Finance, Accounts and Audit, HR, Library services, Procurement and Suppliers, Project Management, PR, Senior Business/ Administration Management, Media Services

Delivery: UK
Lot #3IT & Digital WorkersPlanned

The requirement is for the supply of Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff from both Employment Businesses and Employment Agencies and covers: IM&T, Information and Communication Technology, Health Informatics, Digital Workers

Delivery: UK
Lot #4Legal SupplyPlanned

The requirement is for the supply of Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff from both Employment Businesses and Employment Agencies and covers: Legal Secretary, Solicitor Consultant, Legal Assistant, Lawyer, Principle Lawyer, Senior Lawyer

Delivery: UK
Lot #5Scientific & Technical (Including Clinical Coding)Planned

The requirement is for the supply of Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff from both Employment Businesses and Employment Agencies and covers: Health Records Assistant, Clinical Coding Officer Entry Level,

Health Records Assistant Higher Level, Clinical Coding Officer,

Health Records Officer and Environment and Scientific Services

Delivery: UK
Lot #6Estates, FM & Ancillary StaffPlanned

The requirement is for the supply of Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff from both Employment Businesses and Employment Agencies and covers: Catering, Drivers, Estates i.e. Labourer, Electrician, Plumber. Hospitality, Security, Sterile Services and Stores (and logistics)

Delivery: UK
Lot #7Managed Service Provider (>£2.5m)Planned

The requirement is for the supply of Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff from both Employment Businesses and Employment Agencies and covers all roles detailed within Lots 1-6 where contract value exceeds £2,500,000

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
13 Apr 2022, 11:06 BST
Last source update
13 Apr 2022, 11:06 BST
Authority reference
RM6277
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-009858
Classification (CPV)
Legal servicesPersonnel services except placement and supply servicesPlacement services of office-support personnelPlacement services of personnelRecruitment servicesSupply services of commercial or industrial workersSupply services of domestic help personnelSupply services of office personnelSupply services of personnel including temporary staff
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032d1f Find a Tender

Publisher note: A Future Opportunity on contract finder can be found here: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f3ca39c-6163-4459-b8ce-c5a54dc2ac69 This Prior Information Notice is to signal an intention to commence engagement with those within the Health, Central Government & Wider Public Sector market. CCS intends to hold market engagement sessions during April/May with Trade Bodies and suppliers interested in potentially bidding for the resulting framework contracts. We will communicate opportunities to be involved in engagement sessions via our Upcoming Deals page at https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/rm6277. Please monitor this page for updates. CCS will use an eSourcing system for this competition and reserves the right to use an electronic auction. The eSourcing system we will use is https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. The value in II.1.5 is an indicative value over Four years The date in II.3) is the estimated date of publication, please refer to the CCS website page https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/rm6277 for updates and monitor Tenders Electronic Daily for the publication of the contract notice. The Cyber Essentials scheme is mandatory for Central Government Contracts which involve handling personal information and providing certain ICT products and services. The Government is taking steps to further reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when properly implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet. To participate in this procurement, bidders will be required to demonstrate that they are Cyber Essentials certified for the services under and in connection with the procurement. The bidder may be awarded a contract but shall not enter into any call off contracts with buyers until they are able to demonstrate to CCS that they meet the technical requirements prescribed by the Cyber Essentials Scheme for services under and in connection with this procurement. The services that arise from this framework will involve the supplier holding material that has been assigned a protective marking under the Government Security Classifications Scheme (April 2014) of OFFICIAL/SENSITIVE. Bidders will be required to implement their solution in accordance with the Framework Agreement Schedule, “Security Requirement and Plan”, to meet Framework Agreement requirements. This will be released at the ITT stage. The Minister for the Cabinet Office represented by its executive agency the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), are the Authority, acting on behalf of ‘NHS Workforce Alliance’ a public sector collaboration. The Contracting Authorities comprising the NHS Workforce Alliance are; The Minister for the Cabinet Office represented by its executive agency the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), its offices are at: 9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street, Liverpool L3 9PP. NHS London Procurement Partnership, its offices are at: 200 Great Dover Street, London SE1 4YB NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative, its offices are at: Don Valley House, Savile Street East, Sheffield, S4 7UQ NHS East of England Collaborative Procurement Hub, its offices are at: NHS Victoria House, Capital Park, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5XB and NHS Commercial Solutions, its offices are at: The Atrium, Curtis Road, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1XA

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

13 Apr 2022 → 1 Nov 2022 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    13 Apr 2022, 11:06 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    1 Nov 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsPublic Procurement 9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street, Liverpool, UK, L3 9PPContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.