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Provision of a Master Vendor Service for Temporary Clinical Staff

NHS England

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26 Aug 2026 at 17:28

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS England procured a temporary clinical staffing service to recruit and supply clinical and healthcare workers for patient safety roles. The requirement is a personnel supply service, covering temporary staff rather than permanent appointments. It is a service contract delivered in London, with NHS England based at Wellington House, SE1 8UG. The arrangement is intended for organisations able to act as a master vendor, coordinating the provision of temporary clinical staff for the buyer’s patient safety needs. Businesses operating in healthcare recruitment, temporary clinical staffing or managed workforce supply are the most relevant potential competitors for this requirement.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. NHS England used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender submission deadline was 3 March 2026 at 12:00 UTC. The contract was awarded to MEDACS HEALTHCARE LIMITED on 6 March 2026 for £625,000 including the stated GBP currency. The contract period runs from 5 March 2026 to 4 March 2027. The award is active. The opportunity was not identified as suitable for small or medium-sized enterprises or voluntary, community and social enterprises. The published procurement information does not set out lots or a separate evaluation weighting.

This award shows NHS England has an established requirement for coordinated temporary clinical and healthcare staffing in patient safety roles, using a framework call-off route. A credible future competitor would need a strong, reliable supply network of appropriately experienced clinical and healthcare workers, together with the operational capacity to source, vet, schedule and manage temporary personnel at NHS scale. Organisations should be able to operate as a master vendor rather than simply introduce individual candidates, and should understand the governance, responsiveness and workforce continuity expected in patient-facing NHS environments. The current supplier is a large healthcare staffing business, indicating that scale and established delivery capability are important competitive characteristics when this requirement returns to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of a Master Vendor Service for Temporary Clinical Staff

Notice Description

Temporary recruitment of clinical and healthcare staff for patient safety roles.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-752b70f5-2826-4225-9ed6-62f16c7a2dc4
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9719a503-74b5-49a7-8e3b-1b5948ef44bb
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£625,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£625,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
3 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Mar 20265 months ago
Contract Period
5 Mar 2026 - 4 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS England
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 8UG
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI45 Lambeth
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Lambeth
Electoral Ward
Waterloo & South Bank
Westminster Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Medacs Healthcare Limited

Further Information

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