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Medical Locums Neutral Vendor Service (extension)

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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06 Sep 2021 at 08:55

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22 Jul 2021 at 16:35

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the Medical Locums Neutral Vendor Service is led by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, focusing on the provision of a medical locum vendor service to Health Boards in the West of Scotland. This contract is currently complete following an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The tender is classified under the services sector, specifically providing personnel including temporary staff, with a significant contract value of £750,000. The procurement date was signed on 22nd July 2021, with the award status active and related to the original contract that spans from 7th February 2017 to proposed extension until 31st March 2023.

This tender represents a considerable opportunity for growth within the healthcare staffing sector, particularly for businesses that can provide medical personnel on a temporary basis. Suppliers capable of offering high-quality staffing solutions that meet NHS standards will find this contract relevant, especially large organisations already experienced in delivering such services. The collaborative nature of this contract involving multiple Health Boards may also present synergistic opportunities for suppliers who can navigate complexities in service delivery across various regions within the West of Scotland.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Medical Locums Neutral Vendor Service (extension)

Notice Description

Provision of a medical locums neutral vendor service to participating Health Boards in the West of Scotland

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of a medical locum neutral vendor service for supply of locum staff to participating Health Boards in the West of Scotland

Options: On a Board by Board basis, there is an option to utilise the neutral vendor service to arrange supply of AHP locums

Procurement Information

Preparation for a contract of this size and complexity has a long lead time of around 2 years especially so in that it is a collaborative contract involving five Health Boards, therefore the Covid-19 pandemic has caused an unavoidable diversion of Health Board resources across Human Resources, Medical Staffing, Finance and Procurement departments. A 12 month extension will therefore allow time to prepare for the longer term re-tender including a full options appraisal of future procurement options for medical locums. This is a reasonable and proportionate step in order to maintain a critical clinical service whilst balancing this against our legal duty to expose the requirement to full, open competition in due course.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02cb60
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021985-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£750,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Sep 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Jul 20215 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Additional Buyers

Dumfries and Galloway Health Board

NHS Ayrshire & Arran

NHS Forth Valley

NHS Lanarkshire

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
AYR
Postcode
G4 0SF
Postcode Area
Glasgow
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Dennistoun
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Retinue Solutions Ltd

Further Information

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