National Recruitment Software System

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    "procurementMethodRationale": "NHS England (NHSE) is required to maintain the provision of a National Recruitment Platform to support Local, Regional and National recruitment across the Four Nations. This platform specialises in the recruitment of the following staffing groups:\u003cbr/\u003e- Foundation\u003cbr/\u003e- Medical\u003cbr/\u003e- Dental\u003cbr/\u003e- Pharmacy\u003cbr/\u003e- Healthcare Science\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eThere is a clear clinical risk should the national recruitment platform not be maintained and service continuity is of paramount importance.  A stable recruitment system is required to ensure delivery of business as usual recruitment processes across the four nations.  The wider landscape across national recruitment is changing and with annual increases in application numbers this has created an administrative burden for NHSE England\u2019s regional recruitment teams. \u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eNHSE has commissioned industry leaders to undertake assessments of the market, through discovery exercises, to understand whether there is competition in the market capable of meeting NHSE\u2019s Technical requirements. The assessments have considered product disaggregation and wider market analysis.  NHSE is currently undertaking an Alpha project to assess options that might allow for the development of alternative products or pre-built systems that will meet all the technical requirements (in Lots or otherwise) that NHSE believes does not exist currently .  \u003cbr/\u003eAdditionally, previously competed procurements have only resulted in one bidder or one bidder with support from a partner supplier.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eAt this stage, NHSE has concluded that competition in the market does not exist in the form of a customisable Commercial Off the Shelf product. This is primarily due to the specialist nature of the technical requirements and in particular the need for interoperable functionality with other clinical government recruitment platforms.  \u003cbr/\u003eNHSE remains committed to keeping this position under regular review to ensure that the best value for money is delivered.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eNHS England commenced negotiations for the direct award of the services with Hicom Technology Limited in December 2024 and is satisfied that the tests permitting the use of the Negotiated Procedure without prior publication (Reg 32(2)(b)(ii) and (iii) PCR 2015) and the Government Commercial Function\u2019s Procurement Act 2023 Guidance: Transitional and Saving Arrangements have been met.",
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