Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2016-02-02
Buyer: NE1 Procurement Services
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 79600000 | 79610000 | 79620000 | 79624000 | 79625000
Award criteria: Price, Quality

Technical requirements: Price
Quality
NE1 Procurement Services as the Central Purchasing Body is putting in place a Pan Collaborative Framework Agreement for use by UK public sector bodies identified at VI.3) (and any future successors to these organisations), which include Central Government Departments and their Arm's Length Authorities and Agencies, Non Departmental Public Authorities, NHS Authorities and Local Authorities.
The Temporary Health Sector Professional Personnel Framework Agreement is seeking Suppliers capable of sourcing Work-Seekers of all Health and Social Care Disciplines including:
Supplying or managing the supply of Work Seekers of all Health and Social Care Disciplines for engagement by the Contracting Authority(s) on a temporary basis either:
A description of the Services that the Potential Provider will be required to supply under this Framework Agreement are set out in the Invitation to Tender.
NE1 Procurement Services reserves the right for an electronic auction to be held by Public Sector Authorities during further competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement(s).
The menu option on the website in order to find this procurement exercise is by clicking on the option box entitled ‘Tender Opportunities’.
The terms of the proposed Framework Agreement will also permit a public sector contracting authority, awarding a contract under this Framework Agreement, to publish the text of that contract, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the contracting authority.
The Central Purchasing Body 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 tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Central Purchasing Body be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates.
If the Central Purchasing Body decides to enter into a Framework Agreement with the successful supplier, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded.
Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. Any orders placed under this Framework Agreement will form a separate contract under the scope of this Framework between the supplier and the specific requesting contracting body.
The Central Purchasing Body and other contracting bodies utilising the Framework reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement.
NE1 Procurement Services wishes to establish a Framework Agreement for use by the following UK public sector bodies (and any future successors to these organisations):
Central Government Departments, Local Government and Public Corporations that can be accessed at the Public Sector Classification Guide:


Winner: Primary Care Recruitment Ltd, NC Healthcare Ltd, TXM Healthcare Ltd, Newlands Healthcare Ltd, Total Assist Healthcare Group Ltd, Day Webster Ltd, RMR Recruitment Ltd, Capital Staffing Services Ltd, Sensible Locums Ltd T/A Sensible Staffing, Fine Locums Ltd
Number of bids: 11