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Published 17 Jun 2022, 13:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Procurement for the provision of a Framework Agreement for Digital Flexible Pools for the deployment of sessional clinical capacity in primary care to NHS England

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Framework ceiling (notional)£20,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 21 Jul 2022awarded 1 Oct 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS England is conducting a framework procurement to implement Digital Flexible Pools for the deployment of sessional clinical capacity in primary care. Suppliers are invited to offer a digital solution, deployable in local areas of the country, which enable practices to post available sessions, with individuals easily indicating their availability and selecting sessions that suit them. The procurement will be awarded as a framework for the use of Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and other relevant Authorities as defined within the tender documentation, and it is anticipated that a maximum of 8 suppliers will be awarded contracts. The framework will be for an initial duration of 24 months, with a possible extension of a further 24 months.

CPV: Industry specific software development services · Information technology services · Supply services of medical personnel · Supply services of nursing personnel

How this framework works

From the published notice

Places: up to 8 suppliers · 13 bids received (1.6 per place) · 8 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1NHS England is conducting a framework procurement to implement Digital Flexible Pools…Awarded

NHS England is conducting a framework procurement to implement Digital Flexible Pools for the deployment of sessional clinical capacity in primary care. This supports the delivery of Primary Care Flexible Staff Pools and will provide increased support to local systems in deploying their workforce. Suppliers are invited to offer a digital solution, deployable in local areas of the country, which enables practices to post available sessions, with individuals easily indicating their availability and selecting sessions that suit them. The digital solution must be able to make or facilitate payments to the sessional clinicians and process payment information to a GP Practice. The digital solution must be able to meet the requirements as outlined in the service specification. Primarily Digital Flexible Pools will focus on the deployment of GPs, but will also be required to support the deployment of other sessional clinical and sessional non-clinical primary care roles as required locally. The service will be awarded as a framework for the use of Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and other relevant Authorities as defined within the tender documentation, and it is anticipated that a maximum of 8 suppliers will be awarded contracts. The framework will be for an initial duration of 24 months, with a possible extension of a further 24 months. The procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central & West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of NHS England.

Delivery: UK

Variant bids: not allowed

72212100 Industry specific software development services 79624000 Supply services of nursing personnel 79625000 Supply services of medical personnel

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

Quality: 80%Price: 20%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: 80
Price: 20

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
“Procurement for the provision of a Framework Agreement for Digital…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 8 suppliers, 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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 17 Jun 2022, 13:33 BST
Last source update: 28 Mar 2023, 10:16 BST
Award evaluation window: 17 Jun 2022 – …
Authority reference: CD00012
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-008909
Classification (CPV): Industry specific software development servicesInformation technology servicesSupply services of medical personnelSupply services of nursing personnel
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0347cc Find a Tender

Publisher note: This Framework Agreement is for the use of NHS England, Integrated Commissioning Boards, Clinical Commissioning Groups, NHS Trusts, NHS Special Health Authorities and all other NHS organisations as found at the following address and updated from time to time. https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/NHSTrustListing.aspx Interested suppliers will be able to view this notice via the 'current tenders' list on the e-procurement system Atamis, available on the following link: In order to submit a bid, you will need to be registered on the e-procurement system and 'express an interest', and then complete a response as specified within the procurement documents. On registration, please include at least two contacts to allow for access to the system in times of absence. The services are deemed to be subject to the full regime of current procurement legislation and as such this tender will be conducted in accordance with, and governed by, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This contract will therefore be awarded in accordance with the provisions applicable in Section 5 (sub-section 7) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Appointment period ends: 21 Jul 2022, 09:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 180 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 17 Jun 2022, 14:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

17 Jun 2022 → 28 Mar 2023 · 3 dates

Bids opened
17 Jun 2022, 14:00 BST
Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
21 Jul 2022, 09:00 BST
Notice published
28 Mar 2023, 10:16 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
28 Mar 2023, 10:16 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 8admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 13

Contracts signed 8latest 1 Oct 2022

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

Contracts

Contract 008909-2023-1
Signed
1 Oct 2022
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Status
active
Contract 008909-2023-2
Signed
1 Oct 2022
Value
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Status
active
Contract 008909-2023-3
Signed
1 Oct 2022
Value
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Status
active
Contract 008909-2023-4
Signed
1 Oct 2022
Value
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Status
active
Contract 008909-2023-5
Signed
1 Oct 2022
Value
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Status
active
Contract 008909-2023-6
Signed
1 Oct 2022
Value
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Status
active
Contract 008909-2023-7
Signed
1 Oct 2022
Value
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Status
active
Contract 008909-2023-8
Signed
1 Oct 2022
Value
—
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
13bids	—	—	£20,000,000 – £20,000,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, UK, LS2 7UEContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High CourtReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

8 commercial parties on the notice

ID Medical Group LimitedFramework contractor England, UK
LantumFramework contractor England, UK
Midlands and Lancashire CSUFramework contractor England, UK
My Locum ManagerFramework contractor England, UK
One Wirral CICFramework contractor England, UK
Pairoo LimitedFramework contractor England, UK
Patchwork HealthFramework contractor England, UK
Practeus Ltd (trading as National Association of Sessional GPs)Framework contractor England, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.