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CCS Supply Teachers Framework – To Bid or Not to Bid?
The hot topic of conversation for recruiters specialising in the education sector at the moment is the upcoming CCS Supply Teachers framework. There’s also a lot of marketing from bid writers stirring up discussion (which is good!), but perhaps not a huge amount of straightforward information out there to help recruiters make informed decisions about…
Summary – Workforce Alliance RM6380 Health Workforce Solutions Framework
GENERAL Critical Timescales Contract noticed published – 8th August 2025 Deadline for receipt of clarification questions – 3pm, 3rd September 2025. Deadline for clarification responses – 12th September 2025. Deadline for submission of the bid – 3pm, 22nd September 2025. Intention to award letters published to all bidders – 12th January 2026. Framework award –…
YPO LGRP Framework Summary
Critical Timescales Deadline for clarification questions – 12 noon, 14th August 2025. Deadline for submission of the tender – 12 noon, 1st September 2025. Notification of award decision & commencement of standstill period – 3rd October 2025. Period of framework- 9th November 2025 to 10th November 2027 with option to extend for a further 24…
Upcoming Public Sector Recruitment Frameworks 2025 & Beyond…
It’s a tough market out there, and whilst being on a recruitment Framework may not guarantee you business right now, these things are cyclical and its probably better to have a place on the main Frameworks in your sector (even if they are quiet at the moment) than not… That said, making sensible “bid/no bid”…
Overview of the HSCNI Medical & Dental Agency Workers Framework
This tender covers supply of medical and dental agency workers to cover ad hoc/short term assignments in Northern Ireland for: Belfast Health and Social Care Trust Northern Health and Social Care Trust South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust Southern Health and Social Care Trust Western Health and Social Care Trust Contract duration – 24…
All Change for the CCS Permanent Recruitment 2 Framework
The current CCS PR2 Framework (RM6229) expires on 28th March 2026 and up until a couple of months ago, we all assumed that there would be a PR3 in due course…..but this is not to be. What's replacing PR2? Existing suppliers on the CCS Permanent Recruitment 2 Framework received notification from the Crown Commercial Service…
NHS Wales Agency Nurses Tender Overview
Tender: The supply of Agency Nurses, Midwives, Health Visitors, Healthcare Assistants and Operating Department Practitioners. Critical Timescales Deadline for submission – 2pm, 15th January 2025. Contract dates – 1st March 2025 – 28th February 2028 (with option to extend for a further 12 months) Registration & Accessing the Documents To access the documents, you must…
SUPC Recruitment Services Tender Overview
Critical Timescales We are awaiting clarification of timescales for some key elements of the tender from SUPC. This section will be updated once these have been received. Publication of Contract Notice – 18.11.24 Deadline for sending clarification questions to SUPC for SQ – awaiting timeframe from SUPC Submission of Stage 1 – SQ – 06.01.25…
Is NHS Framework Compliance a Never Ending Story?
The pre-award audits for HealthTrust Europe TWSIII are finally over and now it’s all about implementing the new contract to turn all that hard work into some well-earned business. Naturally focus is now on building relationships with Participating Authorities to achieve direct supply agreements and win mini competitions. But all that said, don’t take your…
New Framework? Implement Your Way To Profit!
Congratulations – you’ve just won a place on a new public sector framework…..what do you need to do next to turn this business win into £££…..but how? There are a number of areas that you need to think about in order to prepare your business and staff to start supplying under the framework and achieve…
I Need a Carbon Reduction Plan, Get Me Out of Here!
Have you been asked to provide a ‘Carbon Reduction Plan’ as part of a recent tender process and aren’t sure where to start? Brunton Bid Writing has partnered with Litmus Sustainability to produce a significantly discounted package and help you through the process. In this blog, Litmus’ Director of Sustainability, Laurence Adams, breaks down what…
The Procurement Act 2023 Explained
THIS BLOG HAS BEEN UPDATED ON 13.09.24 AFTER ANNOUNCEMENT BY NEW LABOUR GOVERNMENT THAT A NEW NATIONAL PROCUREMENT POLICY STATEMENT (NPPS) WILL BE PRODUCED. The NPPS is a statotyr statement that allows the Government to set and communicate the wider policy objectives to which it expects public procurement to contribute (e.g. economic growth and opening…
