Non Clinical Staffing

Concepts

• liverpool
• recruitment services
• crown commercial service
• nhs workforce alliance
• non departmental public bodies
• non clinical temporary and fixed term staff
• non clinical temporary
• clinical staffing
• central government departments
• public sector bodies

Location

Description

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority, on behalf of NHS Workforce Alliance wishes to bring to the attention of the market a future re-procurement of a Government collaborative framework contract (currently RM6160) for use by UK (and any Crown Dependencies) Public Sector bodies identified at VI.3) (and any future successors to these organisations), which include Central Government Departments and their Arm's Length Bodies and agencies, Non Departmental Public Bodies, NHS bodies and Local Authorities. The above Public Sector bodies have need for Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff. It is anticipated that an Invitation to Tender (ITT) will be issued via https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk following market engagement which will help shape the procurement approach. It is anticipated that the ITT will be published October/November 2022 with a view to a new agreement being live July 2023 Further information is included in the Additional Information section VI.3.

Total Quantity or Scope

YEAR: 2023/2024; BUDGET: 625,000,000.00 YEAR: 2024/2025; BUDGET: 625,000,000.00 YEAR: 2025/2026; BUDGET: 625,000,000.00 YEAR: 2026/2027; BUDGET: 625,000,000.00

CPV Codes

• 79600000 - Recruitment services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.

Other Information

This Prior Information Notice signals an intent to commence engagement with those within the non clinical workforce market. CCS will hold market engagement sessions during April/May with Trade Bodies and suppliers interested in bidding for the resulting framework contracts. We will communicate opportunities to be involved in engagement sessions via our Upcoming Deals page at https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/rm6277. Please monitor this page for updates. CCS will use an eSourcing system for this competition and reserves the right to use an electronic auction. The eSourcing system we will use is https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. The value in II.1.5 is an indicative value over four years The date in II.3) is the estimated date of publication, please refer to the CCS website page https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/rm6277 for updates and monitor Tenders Electronic Daily for the publication of the contract notice. To participate in this procurement, bidders will be required to demonstrate that they are Cyber Essentials certified for the services under and in connection with the procurement. The bidder may be awarded a contract but shall not enter into any call off contracts with buyers until they are able to demonstrate to CCS that they meet the technical requirements prescribed by the Cyber Essentials Scheme for services under and in connection with this procurement. The services that arise from this framework will involve the supplier holding material that has been assigned a protective marking under the Government Security Classifications Scheme (April 2014) of OFFICIAL/SENSITIVE. Bidders will be required to implement their solution in accordance with the Framework Agreement Schedule, "Security Requirement and Plan", to meet Framework Agreement requirements. This will be released at the ITT stage. The Minister for the Cabinet Office represented by its executive agency the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), are the Authority, acting on behalf of 'NHS Workforce Alliance' a public sector collaboration. The Contracting Authorities comprising the NHS Workforce Alliance are; The Minister for the Cabinet Office represented by its executive agency the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), offices at 9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street, Liverpool L3 9PP. NHS London Procurement Partnership, offices at 200 Great Dover Street, London SE1 4YB NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative, offices at Don Valley House, Savile Street East, Sheffield, S4 7UQ NHS East of England Collaborative Procurement Hub, offices at NHS Victoria House, Capital Park, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5XB and NHS Commercial Solutions, offices at The Atrium, Curtis Road, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1XA