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NHS Workforce Alliance Health Workforce Solutions

Crown Commercial Service

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Crown Commercial Service

Buyer Address: 9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street, Liverpool, UKD72, L3 9PP, United Kingdom

Contact Email: supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk

Contact Telephone: +44 3454102222

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
10000000000.0 GBP
Gross: 12000000000 GBP
Published
08 Aug 2025, 14:34
Deadline
22 Sep 2025, 14:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
79610000 - Placement services of personnel
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The NHS, and other public sector organisations, use external suppliers to support workforce and recruitment programs. CCS, in partnership with the NHS procurement hubs, operates as the NHS Workforce Alliance and currently has a portfolio of frameworks that offer different routes and models for additional staff and resources. This agreement will offer sustainable and flexible workforce solutions for all staffing areas via a range of services, including delivery of outsourced staff banks, managed service solutions, temporary and permanent recruitment solutions, tailored workforce management plans to meet individual customer needs and technology services to provide customers with platforms to manage solutions effectively. This agreement will replace the current Managed Staff Banks (RM6278) and Workforce Improvement Services (RM6163) agreements and will support the NHS and other public sector organisations to implement more strategic contracts to deliver more cost effective workforce solutions. This agreement will not replace existing agency staffing agreements, including Non-Clinical Staffing (RM6277) and National Framework for the Provision of Clinical and Healthcare Staffing (RM6281), and will not directly enable the provision of transactional agency supply in isolation.

Linked Documents

Other Documents (1)

Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047369-2025

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value: GBP 10,000,000,000

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 12,000,000,000

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-01-22T00:00:00+00:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2029-01-21T23:59:59+00:00

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Social value - Tackling Economic Inequality

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Delivering Workforce Efficiencies

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Contract Implementation

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Agency supply chain management

Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Price

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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