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    NHS Workforce Alliance Health Workforce Solutions Framework – CCS

To find out more about this framework:

Please see our free summary of the requirements at:  https://www.bruntonbidwriting.co.uk/rm6380-health-workforce-solutions-framework/

Reference:  RM6380

Description:  The NHS, and other public sector organisations, use external suppliers to support workforce and recruitment programs. CCS, in partnership with the NHS procurement hubs, operates as the NHS Workforce Alliance and currently has a portfolio of frameworks that offer different routes and models for additional staff and resources.

This agreement will offer sustainable and flexible workforce solutions for all staffing areas via a range of services, including delivery of outsourced staff banks, managed service solutions, temporary and permanent recruitment solutions, tailored workforce management plans to meet individual customer needs and technology services to provide customers with platforms to manage solutions effectively.

This agreement will replace the current Managed Staff Banks (RM6278) and Workforce Improvement Services (RM6163) agreements and will support the NHS and other public sector organisations to implement more strategic contracts to deliver more cost effective workforce solutions. This agreement will not replace existing agency staffing agreements, including Non-Clinical Staffing (RM6277) and National Framework for the Provision of Clinical and Healthcare Staffing (RM6281), and will not directly enable the provision of transactional agency supply in isolation.

Total value (estimated) – between £10,000,000,000 and £12,000,000,000 including VAT

Contract dates (estimated):  22 January 2026 to 21 January 2029 (initial term 3 years)

RM6380 is intended to enable the delivery of strategic services which are holistic in nature, allowing buyers to combine service lines under one contract to deliver best value. Dividing the service lines into distinct lots and separating the service lines would not support this method of service delivery. This approach has also been tested during market engagement.

Tender submission deadline:  3pm, 22nd September 2025

Award Criteria:

  • Social Value – tackling economic inequality – 10% weighting
  • Delivering Workforce Efficiencies – 30% weighting
  • Contract implementation – 30% weighting
  • Agency supply chain management – 30% weighting

Price – the tender price submitted will be divided by the quality score to determine the Price per Quality Point for the tender

Procedure type:  Open procedure

 

Contracting Authority:

Crown Commercial Service

9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street

Liverpool

L3 9PP

Telephone: +44 3454102222

Email: supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk

The full contract notice can be viewed at:  https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047369-2025?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2025-08-09&utm_source=SavedSearch

The tender documents can be found at:  https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk (you will need to register, sign in and then search PQQs/ITTs open to all suppliers to find this opportunity and then register interest to access the documents).

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