NHS Procurement in partnership (comprising NHS London Procurement Partnership, East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub, NHS Commercial Solutions and NHS North of England Commercial Procurement) in collaboration with Crown commercial service (CCS), together known as Workforce Alliance, seek to establish a framework agreement for the provision of high quality, temporary, permanent and fixed term clinical and healthcare staffing services outlined in Lots 1-7. It shall be open to all UK-based NHS and Public Sector bodies, subject to approval of workforce alliance, including but not limited to:
— collaborative hub members,
— Acute and Foundation Trusts,
— CCGs,
— Ambulance, Care, Hospital, Mental Health and Community Health Trusts,
— Special Health Authorities,
— CSUs,
— GP Practices,
— all NHS bodies, associated NHS bodies,
— local authorities,
— Central Government Departments,
— police,
— HM Prison Services,
— fire and rescue,
— education,
— any other public sector bodies, or successor organisations of the above.
Estimated total value: £3.2 billion
Duration of the framework agreement: 36 months with the option to extend for a further period up to a total of 4 years.
Type of procedure: Open procedure
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 11.55pm, 20th September 2019
This contract is divided into lots and tenders may be submitted for all lots
Lot 1 – Nursing and Midwifery Staffing
Sourcing, introduction and supply of high quality, trained and fully vetted temporary Nursing and Midwifery staffing, to include, but not be limited to, the following job groups:
— Clinical Support Worker Nursing (Hospital),
— Clinical Support Worker Higher Level Nursing,
— Associate Practitioner/Nursery Nurse (Neonatal Unit),
— Registered General Nurse,
— Nurse (Mental Health),
— Nurse Specialist,
— Nurse Team Leader,
— Nurse Advanced,
— Nurse Team Manager,
— Modern Matron,
— Nurse Consultant,
— Nurse/Midwife Consultant Higher Level,
— Clinical Support Worker Nursing (Community),
— Clinical Support Worker Higher Level Nursing (Community),
— Nurse Associate Practitioner (Community),
— Nurse Associate Practitioner (Mental Health),
— Nursery Nurse (Community),
— Nurse (Community),
— Nurse (GP Practice),
— Nurse (Schools),
— Nurse (Learning Disabilities),
— Nurse Team Leader (Learning Disabilities),
— Nurse Specialist (Learning Disabilities),
— Nurse Specialist (Community),
— Nurse Specialist (GP Practice),
— Nurse Specialist (Schools),
— Nurse Specialist (Special Schools),
— Nurse Specialist Mental Health (Community),
— Nurse Team Manager (Mental Health, Community),
— Nurse Team Manager (Schools),
— Nurse Team Manager (Learning Disabilities),
— Nurse Advanced (Schools),
— Nurse Team Manager (Community),
— Modern Matron Community,
— Clinical Support Worker (Dentistry),
— Dental Nurse Entry Level,
— Dental Nurse,
— Dental Nurse Team Leader,
— Dental Nurse Specialist,
— Dental Nurse Team Manager,
— Dental Nurse Tutor,
— Midwife,
— Practice Education Facilitator (Entry Level),
— Clinical Researcher,
— Practice Education Facilitator,
— Clinical Researcher Specialist,
— Clinical Researcher Principal,
— Clinical Researcher,
— Health Visitor,
— Health Visitor Specialist,
— Health Visitor Team Manager,
— Nursing/Health Visitor Specialist (Community Practice Teacher),
— Nurse Specialist (NHS Direct),
— Nurse Team Manager (NHS Direct),
— Theatre Nurse,
— Theatre Nurse Specialist.
Lot 2 – Medical and Dentistry Staffing
Sourcing, introduction and supply of high quality, trained and fully vetted, temporary medical and dentistry staffing, to include, but not be limited to, the following specialties:
— Anaesthesia,
— Clinical Oncology,
— Clinical Radiology,
— Emergency Medicine,
— GP,
— Intensive Care Medicine,
— Medicine,
— Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
— Occupational Medicine,
— Ophthalmology,
— Paediatric,
— Pathology,
— Psychiatry,
— Public Health Doctor,
— Resident Medical Officers (RMO),
— Surgery.
At the following grades: FY1; FY2; ST1; ST2; ST3+/SPR; Associate Specialist; Consultant.
Lot 3 – Allied Health Professionals and Health Science Services Staffing
Sourcing, introduction and supply of high quality, trained and fully vetted, temporary Allied Health professionals and health science services Staffing, to include, but not be limited to, the following job groups, at any and all appropriate grades:
— Arts Therapists,
— Audiologists,
— Chaplains,
— Clinical Psychologists,
— Counsellors,
— Clinical Psychologists,
— Radiographer (Therapeutic),
— Radiographer (Diagnostic),
— Radiographer Specialist (Diagnostic Therapeutic),
— Radiographers,
— Dietitians,
— Clinical Researchers Occupational Therapists,
— Optometrists,
— Physiotherapists,
— Anatomical Pathology Technician Entry Level (Mortuary),
— Anatomical Pathology Technicians,
— Biomedical Scientists,
— Medical Physicists,
— Clinical Scientists Cytologists,
— Dental Technicians,
— Genetic Counsellors,
— Healthcare Scientists,
— Medical Engineering Technicians,
— Physiological Measurement Scientists,
— Optometrists,
— Pharmacists,
— Screening Practitioners,
— Theatre Practitioners,
— Anaesthesia Practitioners.
Lot 4 – Emergency Services Staffing
Sourcing, introduction and supply of high quality, trained and fully vetted, temporary emergency service staffing to include, but not be limited to, the following job groups:
— Emergency Service Call Taker,
— Patient Transport Services (PTS) Driver,
— Ambulance Services Driver (PTS) Higher Level,
— Ambulance Practitioner,
— Ambulance Practitioner Specialist,
— Paramedic (Newly Qualified),
— Paramedic,
— Ambulance Practitioner Advanced,
— Emergency Services Team Leader,
— Emergency Services Area Manager.
Lot 5 – Social Care Staffing
Sourcing, introduction and supply of high quality, trained and fully vetted, temporary social care staffing, to include, but not be limited to, the following specialties:
— Home Carer,
— Home Carer Higher Level,
— Home Care Organiser (Client Assessment),
— Home Care Organiser (Staff),
— Home Care Team Leader (Staff Supervision and Client Assessment),
— Care Coordinator,
— Care Assistant,
— Driver with Caring Duties,
— Residential Carer,
— Day Centre Carer,
— Social Work Assistant Practitioner (Residential),
— Day Centre Carer (Higher Level/Team Leader),
— Residential Carer Team Leader,
— Social Work Residential,
— Day Centre Manager,
— Social Care Team Manager (Adult Residential),
— Social Work Entry Level,
— Rehabilitation Worker (Sensory Impairment),
— Social Worker,
— Social Work Team Manager,
— Social Worker Specialist,
— Social Work Locality/Service Manager,
— Social Care Programme Manager/Assistant Director Social Services.
Lot 6 – Neutral Vendor Services
Provision of Neutral Vendor services: The sourcing and provision of high quality, trained and fully vetted temporary clinical and healthcare staffing using framework approved supply chain. The Neutral Vendor does not supply temporary workers directly from their own resource pool. The Neutral Vendor would be the contracting authority’s only point of contact not the supply chain directly. The Neutral Vendor would manage the supply chain and invoice the contracting authority on behalf of the supply chain.
Provision of end-to-end permanent and fixed term contract recruitment services for all job groups within Lots 1 to 5.
Lot 7 – Permanent Clinical and Healthcare Recruitment (UK only) – PLEASE NOTE: THIS DOES NOT COVER INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT
Provision of end-to-end permanent and fixed term contract recruitment services for all job groups within Lots 1 to 5:
Sub-Lot 7a: Nursing and Midwifery Staffing, Emergency Services and Social Care Staffing;
Sub-Lot 7b: Medical and Dentistry Staffing;
Sub-Lot 7c: Allied Health Professionals and Health Science Services Staffing.
Name and addresses:
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust as host of NHS London Procurement Partnership
Great Maze Pond
London
SE1 9RT
Contact person: LPP Workforce
Telephone: +44 2071887188
E-mail: LPPWorkforce@lpp.nhs.uk
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