Title: Total Workforce Solutions III: Temporary Staffing Solutions
Short description: Framework Agreement for the Supply of Recruitment Services
The 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.
Estimated total value excluding VAT: £7,500,000,000
Type of procedure: restricted procedure
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 1pm, 15th December 2023
This contract is divided into lots and tenders may be submitted for all lots:
Lot 3a: Medical Locums & General Practitioners
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.
Estimated value excluding VAT: £1,750,000,000
Lot 3b: Nursing & Care Service Workers
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.
Estimated value excluding VAT: £1,750,000,000
Lot 3c: Allied Health Professionals & Health Science Service Workers
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.
Estimated value excluding VAT: £1,000,000,000
Lot 4 – Non-Medical & Non-Clinical Workers (including Executive Recruitment)
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.
Estimated value excluding VAT: £1,000,000,000
Lot 5 – Social Care & Social 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.
Estimated value excluding VAT: £1,500,000,000
Lot 6 – Master Vendor Solutions
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
Estimated value excluding VAT: £500,000,000
Contact details:
HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSE)
19 George Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 1NU
Contact: Richard Legate
Email: thrs@htepg.com
Telephone: +44 08458875000
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk
SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST AND PROCUREMENT INFORMATION This exercise will be conducted on the HTE Bravo portal. Candidates wishing to be considered must register expressions of interest as follows: Register on the HTE portal at https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk. Login to the portal with username/password. Click the SQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers link. These are the SQs/ITTs open to any registered supplier. Click on the relevant SQ/ ITT to access the content. Click the Express Interest button at the top of the page. This will move the SQ/ITT into your My SQs/My ITTs page. You can access any attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the SQ/ITT Details box. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the SQ/ITT. Submit your reply using the Submit Response button at the top of the page.
The full contract notice can be found at: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032586-2023?origin=SearchResults&p=1
Please note that HealthTrust Europe’s National & International Permanent Recruitment tender has also been published. The contract notice for this can be found at: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032582-2023?origin=SearchResults&p=1