NHS Workforce Alliance Framework Agreement for Insourced Services to support the provision of Healthcare Services by NHS and other public bodies (including Clinical Services)

A Tender Notice
by NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMERCIAL PROCUREMENT COLLABORATIVE (NOE CPC) (HOSTED BY AND ACTING THROUGH LEEDS AND YORK PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST.)

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Framework (Services)
Duration
4 year
Value
£2B
Sector
HEALTH
Published
22 Jul 2022
Delivery
To 01 Aug 2026 (est.)
Deadline
22 Aug 2022 11:00

Concepts

Location

United Kingdom and any of the crown dependencies (including but not limited to, the Isle of Man)

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

Description

As part of the recovery from the COVID pandemic, the NHS and other public sector organisations have a requirement to supplement, support and expand their own in-house capacity through use of insourced service provision.This framework shall provide access to a wide range of insourced service solutions in support of the delivery of compliant and high quality patient focused healthcare. This shall include the provision of a wide range of clinical and medically related insourcing services including but not limited to; Diagnostics, Diagnostic Imaging, Cardiology, Dermatology, Endoscopy, ENT, General Surgery, Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Physiotherapy, Urology and all other specialities and functions.A wide variety of specialisms and services in support of the provision of healthcare may be commissioned under this framework agreement, in order to provide a flexible and comprehensive solution to participating authorities.

Total Quantity or Scope

The following Contracting Authorities are entitled to place Orders subject to NHS Workforce Alliance approval.NHS Workforce Alliance member bodies and any additional new NHS Workforce Alliance members including wholly owned companies and subsidiaries, may utilise this framework agreement during the contract term.The entities eligible to utilise this framework agreement include but will not be limited to Acute; Foundation; Ambulance; Community; Care; Primary Care; Clinical Commissioning Groups, Mental Health Trusts, Integrated Care Systems (ICS's) and includes any Charitable Trusts to the foregoing, and other Contracting Bodies such as but not limited to Strategic and Special Health Authorities, Fire and Rescue, Police, Police Commissioners, Charities, Government, Local Government, Local Authorities including Commissioning and Social, Prisons, Education/Higher Education, Social Care and the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector, including any successor organisations or changes to the provision of the services or the responsibility/ownership of the aforementioned organisations, such as responsibility resting with local authorities changing to local government/other government or other publicly funded bodies.The framework is for the benefit of existing and emerging organisations during the life of the agreement, which includes but is not limited to providers, commissioners, delegated commissioners and support organisations.Listings of entities eligible to utilise any resulting agreement(s), subject to the approval of NHS Workforce Alliance include any other NHS/Public Sector bodies located in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, including any of the Crown Dependencies and NHS Collaborative Procurement Organisations:The NHS in England (National Health Service for the United Kingdom) including but not limited to:Foundation Trusts, Acute (Hospital) Trusts, Ambulance Trusts, Mental Health Trusts, Care Trusts listed at:https://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/nhstrustlisting.aspxClinical Commissioning Groups:https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CCGListing.aspxArea Teams:https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspxSpecial Health Authorities:http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspxNHS Improvement:https://improvement.nhs.uk/Department of Health:https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-healthArm's Length Bodies:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-contact-department-of-health-arms-length-bodies/department-of-healths-agencies-and-partner-organisationsSustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) and their individual constituent organisations:https://www.england.nhs.uk/stps/view-stps/Integrated Care Systems (ICS's)https://www.england.nhs.uk/integratedcare/integrated-care-in-your-area/NHS England:https://www.england.nhs.uk/ and other organisations involved in commissioning primary care services via Clinical Commissioning Groups supported by Commissioning Support Units as well as any successor bodies of any of the above entities which are responsible for commissioning most aspects of NHS care (or equivalent body established pursuant to legislation enacted as a result of, or in connection with, the White Paper, Equity and Excellence:Liberating the NHS published July 2010.Continued at II.2.11 and VI.3 Additional information / See ITT. Additional information: This procurement will be conducted on the Health Family Single eCommercial System at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.For any support in submitting your response please contact the Atamis Helpdesk at Phone: 0800 9956035E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk

CPV Codes

  • 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

  • This is a recurring contract.
  • Renewals are not available.
  • Professional qualifications are sought.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** To support recovery from COVID19 pandemic, Procurement in Partnership (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 NHS Workforce Alliance, is awarding a framework agreement to be utilised by NHS and public sector organisations. Agreement shall be available for Providers and Commissioners of services including NHS Foundation Trusts, NHS Trusts, Special Health Authorities and others operating across all healthcare related sectors and settings, including Acute sector, Mental Health, Community Health Ambulance Services, Care Trusts, CCGs, ICSs, CICs, GPs, and others. The agreement shall be available to organisations owned by those authorities including companies and LLPs, and any successor bodies of those organisations, and/or any other public sector bodies in United Kingdom, or crown dependencies. A variety of specialisms and services to support the provision of healthcare may be commissioned under this framework agreement, to provide a flexible and comprehensive solution.This framework agreement is for Healthcare Services under the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The framework agreement and its operational features, including the re-opening of the framework agreement at six-monthly intervals throughout its life, have been designed in line with the flexibilities offered under the PCR when procuring such Light Touch Regime services.In addition to those authorities listed, additional Contracting Authorities entitled to place Orders subject to NHS Workforce Alliance approval, are as listed in full in Invitation to Tender documents, including those found detailed in either the NHS Act 2006, and/or the Public Contract Regulations 2015, and/or the Government Departments, Agencies and Public Bodies: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations• Ministerial Departments (25 including Agencies and Public Bodies)• Non-Ministerial Departments (21 including Agencies and Public Bodies)• Agencies and Other Public Bodies (376)• High Profile Groups (78)• Public Corporations (10)• Devolved Administrations (3)

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