Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-03-10
Buyer: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (as host of the NHS London Procurement Partnership)
Country: UK
Region: NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 79600000 | 79610000 | 79620000 | 79624000 | 79625000
Estimated value: 750000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-04-19
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: NHS London Procurement Partnership in collaboration with NHS Commercial Solutions, East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub and North of England NHS Commercial Procurement Collaborative have come together to form the NHS Collaborative Procurement Partnership (NHSCPP). The NHSCPP is putting in place a national clinical staffing framework agreement for the sourcing, introducing and supply of high quality, trained and fully vetted nursing and midwifery staff, medical and dental staff and other clinical staff, including without limitation, allied health professionals, emergency services personnel (including ambulance staff) and health science services staff, either by suppliers acting as an employment business for hire on Assignments (Temporary Agency Workers) and by suppliers acting as an employment agency for direct employment on fixed term, or permanent, engagements (Work-Seekers) or by suppliers acting as a neutral supply chain managed service provider. The framework agreement shall be for use by any of the UK public sector bodies (and any future successors to those organisations) identified under section VI.3 Additional information of this contract notice. The NHSCPP is seeking to appoint a number of suitable suppliers who shall support participating authorities calling-off under this framework agreement to deliver their respective NHS services to patients and other services users in accordance with all appropriate legislation, regulations, Guidelines and Good Industry Practice relevant to the supplier and the Services required, including but not limited to, Department of Health, NHS England, Monitor & NHS Trust Development Authority and the public sector body calling-off the framework agreement requirements' for safer recruitment and employment checks and need to adhere to “Price caps for agency staff: rules” (Monitor, November 2015)".
The services are for the sourcing, introduction and supply of high quality, trained and fully vetted nursing and midwifery staff from suppliers (acting as Employment Businesses) for hire on assignments by participating authorities calling-off this framework agreement. The Supplier must source, introduce and supply such temporary agency workers from either those registered with them as an employment business or following approval from the participating authority, source, introduce and supply any shortfall in requirements via managed service provision of other framework agreement suppliers, who have been awarded the same sub-Lot.
The services are for the sourcing, introduction and supply of high quality, trained and fully vetted medical and dental staff from suppliers (acting as Employment Businesses) for hire on assignments by participating authorities calling-off this framework agreement. The Supplier must source, introduce and supply such temporary agency workers from either those registered with them as an employment business or following approval from the participating authority, source, introduce and supply any shortfall in requirements via managed service provision of other framework agreement suppliers, who have been awarded the same sub-Lot.
The services are for the sourcing, introduction and supply of high quality, trained and fully vetted other clinical staff from suppliers (acting as Employment Businesses) for hire on assignments by participating authorities calling-off this framework agreement. The Supplier must source, introduce and supply such temporary agency workers from either those registered with them as an employment business or following approval from the participating authority, source, introduce and supply any shortfall in requirements via managed service provision of other framework agreement suppliers (sub-contractors), who have been awarded the same sub-Lot.
Where bidders are awarded a framework agreement for the provision of sub-Lots 1A, 1B and 1C, the supplier shall be automatically awarded this sub-Lot 1D. The services are for the sourcing, introduction and supply of high quality, trained and fully vetted clinical staff from suppliers (acting as Employment Businesses) for hire on assignments by participating authorities calling-off this framework agreement. The Supplier must source, introduce and supply such temporary agency workers from either those registered with them as an employment business or following approval from the participating authority, source, introduce and supply any shortfall in requirements via managed service provision of other framework agreement suppliers, who have been awarded this same sub-Lot or the other sub-Lots 1A and/or 1B and/or 1C.
The services are for the sourcing, introduction and supply of high quality, trained and fully vetted nursing and midwifery staff from suppliers (acting as Employment Agencies) for direct employment on fixed term, or permanent, engagements (contracts) by participating authorities calling-off this framework agreement. The Supplier must source, introduce and supply such work-seekers from either those registered with them as an employment agency.
The services are for the sourcing, introduction and supply of high quality, trained and fully vetted medical and dental staff from suppliers (acting as Employment Agencies) for direct employment on fixed term, or permanent, engagements (contracts) by participating authorities calling-off this framework agreement. The Supplier must source, introduce and supply such work-seekers from either those registered with them as an employment agency.
The services are for the sourcing, introduction and supply of high quality, trained and fully vetted other clinical staff from suppliers (acting as Employment Agencies) for direct employment on fixed term, or permanent, engagements (contracts) by participating authorities calling-off this framework agreement. The Supplier must source, introduce and supply such work-seekers from either those registered with them as an employment agency.
Where bidders are awarded a framework agreement for the provision of sub-Lots 2A, 2B and 2C, the supplier shall be automatically awarded this sub-Lot 2D. The services are for the sourcing, introduction and supply of high quality, trained and fully vetted clinical staff from suppliers (acting as Employment Agencies) for direct employment on fixed term, or permanent, engagements (contracts) by participating authorities calling-off this framework agreement. The Supplier must source, introduce and supply such work-seekers from either those registered with them as an employment agency.
The services are for the sourcing, introduction and supply of high quality, trained and fully vetted clinical staff from only sub-Lot 1A, 1B and 1C framework agreement awarded suppliers for hire on assignments by participating authorities calling-off this framework agreement. The Supplier must not itself source, introduce and supply such temporary agency workers from any own registered pool, or otherwise, and act at all time in a neutral manner to manage a supply chain, or tiers, of participating authority approved sub-contractors. Where the participating authority approved sub-contractor is an affiliated or associated or subsidiary company of the supplier, then when sending requests for temporary agency workers to its affiliated or associated or subsidiary companies, those companies must not receive more favourable treatment or terms than other participating authority approved sub-contractors and any quotations received by the supplier must be treated equally and without any discrimination.
This framework agreement is for an initial duration of two (2) years, with the Authority having the option to extend by two further periods of 2 x 12 months, taking the total possible duration of the framework agreement to a total of four (4) years.
Consortium bids are acceptable but the authority may require the consortium to incorporate a special purpose vehicle and provide parent company guarantees, please see the Invitation to tender for details.
This procurement will be managed electronically via the LPP eSourcing portal. To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered as suppliers on: www.lppsourcing.org
This framework is compliant with the ‘Price caps for agency staff: rules’ (Monitor, November 2015) (as varied, amended, supplemented, extended, restated and [or] replaced and any subsequent guidance or requirements issued by Monitor and/or the NHS Trust Development Authority or any other regulatory body). 1. The purpose of the service for lot 1 is for the supply of fully vetted Temporary Agency Workers from Suppliers (acting as Employment Businesses) for hire by Participating Authorities on Assignments. The purpose of the service for lot 2 is for the introduction of fully vetted Work-Seekers from Suppliers (acting as Employment Agencies) for direct employment by the Participating Authority on fixed term, or permanent, Engagements. The purpose of the service for lot 3 is a Neutral Supply Chain Management Service delivery model for the sourcing, introduction and managing the supply of appropriately vetted Temporary Agency Workers from Participating Authority approved Sub-Contractors for hire by Participating Authorities on Assignments. The framework agreement will bring together a comprehensive range of suppliers providing a mix of national, local, niche and speciality coverage for: Nursing and Midwifery and nursing related services Doctors, GPs including Dental Other Clinical Staff Including AHP/HSS This Framework Agreement will include, and be for the benefit of all NHSCPP member bodies (whether full, associate or other members) and any additional new NHSCPP members for the duration of the contract, plus any other NHS/Public Sector bodies located in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, subject to the approval of NHSCPP, including but not limited to Acute Trusts, Foundation Trusts, Clinical Commissioning Groups, Ambulance Trusts, Care Trusts, Hospital Trusts, Mental Health Trusts, Community Health Trusts, Special Health Authorities, Health Boards, NHS Commissioning Boards, Commissioning Support Units and other health organisations (Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland), Health and Social Care Trusts (Northern Ireland), Community Health Councils, Local Health Boards, Social Enterprises, NHS Collaborative Procurement Hubs/Organisations, GP Practices, Primary Care Commissioners, Department of Health, Public Health England and Local Authorities (where Local Authorities are engaged in the provision or commissioning of health related services, for example (but not limited to) the fields of healthcare, social care, early years care and public health). Listings of the entities eligible to utilise any resulting agreement(s), subject to the approval of NHSCPP, can be found at: Acute Trusts: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs): http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CCGListing.aspx Mental Health Trusts: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/MentalHealthTrustListing.aspx Ambulance Trusts: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AmbulanceTrustListing.aspx Care Trusts: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CareTrustListing.aspx NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA): http://www.ntda.nhs.uk/ Special Health Authorities: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx Arms Length Bodies: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/arms-length-bodies/our-arms-length-bodies NHS England: http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/d-com/ and other organisations involved in commissioning of primary care services via Clinical Commissioning Groups — CCGs supported by the Commissioning Support Units — CSU's which will be responsible for commissioning most aspects of NHS care (or equivalent body/bodies 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. CCG: www.commissioningboard.nhs.uk/ccg-details/ CSU: www.commissioningboard.nhs.uk/appointments/csu NHS Professional Regulator: http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/thenhs/healthregulators/Pages/professional-standards-authority.aspx The Clinical Commissioning Board, Area Teams: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx and other organisations involved in commissioning and/or overseeing General Practitioner services and GP consortia and GP Practices: and any other provider of primary medical services: a) who are a party to any of the following contracts: — General Medical Services (GMS), — Personal Medical Services (PMS), — Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) and/or b) Commissioned by NHS England or other organisations involved in commissioning or overseeing General Practitioner services, as described above. Social Enterprises: http://www.socialenterprise.org.uk/ Local Authorities: http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/org/la-data.do NHS Wales (National Health Service for Wales) including but not limited to: Welsh Health Boards, Primary care services — GPs, pharmacies, dentists and optometrists, Hospital services, and community services, including those provided through community health centres and mental health services: http://www.nhsdirect.wales.nhs.uk/localservices/localhealthboards/ NHS Scotland (National Health Service for Scotland) including but not limited to: NHS Boards, Hospitals, Primary care Services GPs, pharmacies, dentists and optometrists, Hospital services, and community services, including those provided through community health centres and mental health services: http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/organisations/index.aspx NHS Northern Ireland (National Health Service for Northern Ireland) including but not limited to: Health and Social Care Trusts, Primary care Services GPs, pharmacies, dentists and optometrists, Hospital services, social care services and community services, including those provided through community health centres and mental health services: http://www.hscni.net/ Included also are UK: Prison services: https://www.justice.gov.uk/contacts/prison-finder, Police forces: https://www.police.uk/forces/ , Fire services: http://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs Publically funded educational establishments: http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/quickSearchResult.xhtml and Community Interest Companies The members of the NHS London Procurement Partnership may be found at: http://www.lpp.nhs.uk/about-lpp/our-members/ The members of the East of England NHS CPH may be found at :https://www.noecpc.nhs.uk/current-members The members of North of England NHS Commercial Procurement Collaborative may be found at https://www.noecpc.nhs.uk/ The members of the NHS Commercial Solutions may be found at: http://www.commercialsolutions-sec.nhs.uk/trusts.php. It is expected that public sector bodies and those associated with public sector activities will make use of this framework arrangement (whether acting individually or on behalf of or together as members of any consortium). 2. The NHSCPP expressly reserves the right (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the competition and in no circumstances will the NHSCPP be liable for any costs incurred by operators. If the NHSCPP decides to enter into a Framework Agreement with a successful operator, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent call off contracts being awarded by the public sector bodies identified below. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to both Framework Agreement and call off contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of the operator. Any Orders placed under this Framework Agreement will form a separate call off contract under the scope of the Framework Agreement between the specific public sector body and the successful operator. NHSCPP and the public sector bodies identified below calling off under the Framework Agreement reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the Framework Agreement. The duration referenced in Section II.1.4 above if for the placing of Orders (award of specific call off contracts) under the Framework Agreement. Operators should note that there will be no guaranteed volumes under any Framework Agreement awarded and the value provided in Section II.1.4 above is only an estimate, based upon current analysis of likely usage and the value may be subject to change. NHSCPP cannot guarantee operators any business through this Framework Agreement. 3.The total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement cannot be calculated accurately or guaranteed, but has nevertheless been estimated with the range given for the duration of the Framework Agreement. 4. Suppliers may bid for 1 or all lots and sub lots.

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