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NHS Clinical Tender Checklist & Observations
Well – here we are, 11 weeks into surely the longest and most confusing tender of all time! There have been 8 tranches of clarifications with over 850 questions and answers, so it’ll be easy to miss something on this NHS Clinical Tender. We’ve put together the following information/checklist to try and help you to…
Overview of the Workforce Alliance Tender – CCS / CPP / LPP Clinical & Healthcare Staffing Tender for the NHS
PLEASE NOTE: This blog has been updated on 20th August after reviewing the clarification questions and answers provided by Workforce Alliance. Additional information has been inserted in green! So the long awaited Workforce Alliance tender for supplying staff to the NHS is finally LIVE! This framework is combines the CCS, CPP, LPP and NHS Procurement…
CCS Non Clinical Tender Overview & Checklist RM6160
General Critical Timescales Deadline for questions – 5pm, 9th May 2019. Deadline for CCS responses to clarifications – 5pm, 13th May 2019. Deadline for submission of the bid – 3pm, 23rd May 2019. Clarification Questions Questions, clarification and queries must be asked using the facility on the “eSourcing Suite” or portal. Try to ensure the…
CCS & CPP Health Sector Frameworks Update
We have all been waiting with bated breath for the CCS Health Sector Resourcing Framework to land for several months, and now we have received some clarification regarding their plans for the provision of healthcare workforce services (including temporary clinical and non-clinical agency workers). It appears that there will be a coming together of the…
Why Evidence Wins Tenders!
Ever wondered how your competitors get those elusive last few marks on a tender? The answer is probably that they provide really solid proof and evidence in their answers. Theoretical answers are fine – by all means tell the Evaluator how you do it…..but make it more compelling by providing specific examples of where you…
How Tenders are Scored (and How to Get Maximum Points!)
One good thing about public sector tenders is the depth and quality of the feedback that you receive – and detailed feedback such as that provided by the CCS is a great (and sometimes painful) way of learning how tenders are scored. The CCS’s marking scheme on their recent Permanent Recruitment Framework really showcases the…
How to Cut Word Counts!
Word and character counts are the procurement professional’s way of saying “get to the point”. When we write proposals and tenders, we tend to become verbose – waxing lyrical and using lots and lots of big words to try to impress the evaluator. What actually happens is that you unintentionally bore the evaluator, leaving them…
CCS Supply Teachers Framework Overview
CCS Supply Teachers Framework General Information Critical Timescales Deadline for questions – 5pm, 16th May 2018. Deadline for CCS responses to clarifications – 5pm, 23rd May 2018. Deadline for submission of the bid – 3pm, 30th May 2018. Clarification Questions Questions, clarification and queries for the CCS Supply Teachers framework must be asked using the…
CCS Permanent Recruitment Tender Overview
CCS Permanent Recruitment Tender – General Information Critical Timescales Deadline for questions – 5pm, 17th April 2018. Deadline for submission of the bid – 3pm, 2nd May 2018. Clarification Questions Questions, clarification and queries must be asked using the facility on the “eSourcing Suite” or portal. Try to ensure the question is specific and clear,…
ESPO Strategic HR Services Tender Requirements
So the much awaited ESPO Strategic HR Services Tender has now been published, and we're all ploughing through about 300 pages of specification, ITT documents, terms & conditions, and submission questions. As we've already been commissioned to work on this by a number of clients, we thought it would be helpful to share our overview…
Forthcoming Public Sector Recruitment Frameworks (CCS, ESPO, SUPC)
CCS Permanent Recruitment Framework After our meeting with the CCS on 22nd January, we have gathered some new information about the planned structure, lotting strategy and timescale of this tender. Originally advertised as being published in January, we have been advised that it will now be released in the first 2 weeks in February. The…
Demystifying the Forthcoming CCS Recruitment Frameworks
Hard sell marketing isn’t our style, but with two large CCS recruitment frameworks on the horizon we’re hearing stories from clients and prospects alike about bid writing companies using aggresive marketing and scaremongering tactics to try to sign them up to five figure fees for providing outsourced tender writing support/services. So, I thought it might…
