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Contingent Labour - Nursing Support for Blood Supply

NHS Blood and Transplant

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17 Sep 2026 at 15:20

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS Blood and Transplant procured contingent labour services for nursing support connected with blood supply operations. The requirement is for temporary, multidisciplinary healthcare staffing supplied on an as-required basis. The service is intended to maintain continuity of operational activities, cover short-term workforce requirements, support recruitment gaps and respond to fluctuations in demand. This is a healthcare personnel supply service, classified under CPV 79620000. Delivery is associated with NHS Blood and Transplant’s site at North Bristol Park, Bristol, and the wider England-based operation. The buyer is NHS Blood and Transplant, the organisation responsible for using the supplied staff to support its blood supply activities.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 3 September 2026 to Sanctuary Personnel. It used a selective call-off from a framework agreement, rather than an open standalone competition. The contract value is £122,000. The contract period runs from 14 October 2026 to 30 June 2027. The tender submission deadline was 3 September 2026 at 12:00. The award was made for the contingent staffing requirement as a single service, with staff provided when required under the call-off terms. The recorded outcome identifies Sanctuary Personnel as the selected supplier. The opportunity was marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

This award demonstrates demand from NHS Blood and Transplant for a specialist staffing provider able to supply temporary healthcare personnel for blood supply operations. A credible future competitor would need access to suitably qualified nursing and wider multidisciplinary healthcare professionals, together with the recruitment reach and operational capacity to respond to short-term gaps and changing demand. The requirement favours suppliers able to manage contingent workers reliably, provide staff on an as-required basis and maintain continuity across an operationally important healthcare service. Experience supplying temporary clinical staff to NHS or comparable healthcare environments would strengthen a supplier’s position, as would the ability to mobilise personnel efficiently and administer placements under a framework call-off arrangement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Contingent Labour - Nursing Support for Blood Supply

Notice Description

Provision of contingent labour services to support NHS Blood and Transplant. The contract provides temporary multidisciplinary healthcare staffing resources to maintain continuity of activities, address short-term workforce requirements, support recruitment gaps, and respond to fluctuations in operational demand. Staff are supplied on an as-required basis under the terms of the call-off contract.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-b66ddbe0-9c37-48ba-a1e4-aef445cb556b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d60e1d57-ec54-4322-84cd-8b0ca3225e08
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
SME, VCSE
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
£122,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£122,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Sep 20261 months ago
Contract Period
14 Oct 2026 - 30 Jun 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 Blood and Transplant
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS34 7QH
Postcode Area
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Filton
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Sanctuary Personnel Ltd

Further Information

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