Managed Staff Banks

Concepts

• managed staff banks
• liverpool
• recruitment services
• nhs workforce alliance
• staff banks
• staff bank
• temporary staff
• public sector bodies and future successor organisation
• central government departments
• public sector bodies

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

CCS is procuring this Framework Agreement on behalf of NHS Workforce Alliance. Managed Staff Banks (RM6278) is a single-Lot Framework Agreement available for use by UK public sector bodies and future successor organisation, which includes Central Government Departments and their arm’s length bodies and agencies, the wider public sector and third sector including, but not limited to, local government, health, education, police, fire and rescue, housing associations and charities. Suppliers shall offer innovative solutions to support Buyers in the effective and flexible use of resources. This is particularly relevant in the context of facilitating collaboration between Buyers across different organisations in terms of managed staff banks. Services will be delivered within the United Kingdom. This Framework Agreement will replace Flexible Resource Pool – Staff Bank (RM6158).

Total Quantity or Scope

Under the Framework Agreement, Suppliers shall offer innovative solutions to support Buyers in the effective and flexible use of resources. This is particularly relevant in the context of facilitating collaboration between Buyers across different organisations in terms of managed staff banks. Suppliers shall deliver all services included in the scope of Framework Schedule 1 - Specification (set out at Attachment 1a of the Invitation to Tender documentation) and shall be capable of providing any combination of the services as specified by the Buyer at Call-Off. Additional information: The initial duration of the Framework is 3 years, with an option to extend for a further 1 year.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 79600000 - Recruitment services
• 79610000 - Placement services of personnel
• 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
• 79624000 - Supply services of nursing personnel
• 79625000 - Supply services of medical personnel

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.
• Professional qualifications are sought.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** As part of this contract notice the following documents can be accessed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd035f92-2d50-4ee1-a0b7-769ce5... 1) Contract notice transparency information for the agreement; 2) Contract notice authorised customer list; 3) Rights reserved for CCS framework. 4) Government Security Classifications (GSC) information. Cyber Essentials is a mandatory requirement for Central Government contracts which involve handling personal information or provide certain ICT products/services. Government is taking steps to reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet. To participate in this procurement, bidders must be able to demonstrate they comply with the technical requirements prescribed by Cyber Essentials, for services under and in connection with this procurement. Refer to https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/information/cyber-essentials-faqs for more information. CCS reserve the right to award a framework to any bidder whose final score is within 1% of the last awarded position (10th position). The value at II.1.5 is an estimate. We cannot guarantee suppliers any business under the framework. Minimum standards of reliability: CCS may also assess whether the selection criteria (in respect of III.1.3 Technical and professional ability), as set out in the ITT documents, is met on request from a buyer prior to the proposed conclusion of a call-off contract with a value in excess of 20 000 000 GBP. 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), its offices are at: 9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street, Liverpool L3 9PP. NHS London Procurement Partnership, its offices are at: 200 Great Dover Street, London SE1 4YB NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative, its offices are at: Don Valley House, Savile Street East, Sheffield, S4 7UQ NHS East of England Collaborative Procurement Hub, its offices are at: NHS Victoria House, Capital Park, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5XB and NHS Commercial Solutions, its offices are at: The Atrium, Curtis Road, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1XA Some purchases under this framework Agreement may have requirements that can be met under this Framework Agreement but the purchase of which may be exempt from the Procurement Regulations (as defined in Attachment 1 – About the framework within the invitation to tender documentation). In such cases, Call-offs from this Framework will be unregulated purchases for the purposes of the Procurement Regulations, and the buyers may, at their discretion, modify the terms of the Framework and any Call-off Contracts to reflect that buyer’s specific needs. Registering for access: This procurement will be managed electronically via the eSourcing suite. This will be the route for sharing all information and communicating with bidders. If you have recently registered on the eSourcing suite for another CCS procurement you can use the same account for this new procurement. If not, you will first need to register your organisation on the portal. Use the following link for information on how register and use the eSourcing tool: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/esourcing-tool-guidance-for-suppliers For assistance please contact the eSourcing Help desk operated by email at eEnablement@crowncommercial.gov.uk or call 0345 410 2222.