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Medical Locum Agency Provision

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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05 Jun 2024 at 16:00

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04 Aug 2022 at 13:30

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Summary of the contracting process

The Cardiff and Vale University Health Board issued a tender for Medical Locum Agency Provision. This procurement process, which has been completed, aimed to address an urgent need for specialist medical recruitment to maintain critical services within the mental health setting. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without prior publication. The contract, dated August 4th, 2022, was awarded to Medi Team Recruitment Ltd for a value of £181,447. The buyer organisation, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, based in Cardiff, UK, managed this procurement.

This tender for Medical Locum Agency Provision presents an opportunity for recruitment agencies specialising in medical cover, particularly for mental health services. Businesses providing healthcare staffing services, especially those able to respond quickly to urgent needs, will find this tender suitable. Given the significant impact on patient care identified in the contract description, suppliers with expertise in filling medical roles under time-sensitive conditions are well-suited to compete. The focus on maintaining service quality and workforce sustainability makes this tender crucial for healthcare recruitment specialists looking to grow their businesses.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Medical Locum Agency Provision

Notice Description

The Cardiff and Vale University Health Board have an urgent requirement to appoint into a specialist recruitment essential for continuation of medical cover. Risks of not appointing agency medical cover If we do not make an appointment then the impact to patient care will be: 1. Provision of the essential core medical capacity required to maintain the existing service within mental health setting, including out of hours commitments would be compromised - risks to patients would increase. 2. Sustainable workforce plan for MDT services would be undeliverable without these post being filled - this could lead to unacceptable staff pressures across the service. 3. Without these post- holders we could not continue to modernise services in the context of New Ways of Working.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Risks of not appointing agency medical cover If we do not make an appointment then the impact to patient care will be: 1. Provision of the essential core medical capacity required to maintain the existing service within mental health setting, including out of hours commitments would be compromised - risks to patients would increase. It is anticipated that the cover is required for a period of up to 6 months whilst a recruitment process is completed within the Health Board via NHS Jobs. The purpose of this VEAT is to put some compliance around the interim arrangements of providing cover whilst the formal recruitment process is completed and appointed 2. Sustainable workforce plan for MDT services would be undeliverable without these post being filled - this could lead to unacceptable staff pressures across the service. 3. Without these post- holders we could not continue to modernise services in the context of New Ways of Working.

Procurement Information

This award is based on an urgent Clinical need to provide medical cover at very short notice via a recruitment agency that are not on framework. The role is specific to Mental Health medical cover and Medi Team are able to meet the requirements.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0358f1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017476-2024
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

79600000 - Recruitment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£181,447 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Jun 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Aug 20224 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 Wales Shared Services Partnership
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF14 4HH
Postcode Area
Cardiff
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Heath
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Medi Team Recruitment Ltd

Further Information

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