Award

Provision of Agency Staff for Clinical Coding Requirement

NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

07 Aug 2024 at 12:46

Award

02 Jul 2024 at 13:12

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, has completed a procurement process for the provision of agency staff for clinical coding requirements for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (UHB). The procurement, classified under the CPV code 79620000 (Supply services of personnel including temporary staff), falls within the services category and used a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition. Contracts have been awarded, with the most recent one signed on the 22nd of July, 2024, and covering a 9-month period with an estimated flexible value of £195,000. The location of the service delivery is Cardiff, specifically in the UKL22 region.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in the recruitment of clinical coders, especially those with a track record of delivering high-quality and consistent results. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in healthcare staffing, particularly in clinical coding, stand to benefit as this contract supports Cardiff and Vale UHB in meeting essential Welsh Government targets amidst recruitment challenges. As highlighted, Quality Coding & Information Recruitment Solutions Ltd, identified as an SME, has already been awarded the contract, underscoring the opportunities available for similarly scaled businesses capable of providing highly skilled clinical coders.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Notice Title

Provision of Agency Staff for Clinical Coding Requirement

Notice Description

Agency provision of Clinical Coders for Cardiff and Vale UHB.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NWSSP hosted by Velindre NHS Trust on behalf of Cardiff and Vale UHB the provision of agency Clinical Coders to alleviate work pressures due to unsuccessful recruitments and enable the Health Board to meet Welsh Government targets.

Procurement Information

Cardiff & Vale University Health Board wish to award a 9 month arrangement for the provision of agency staff to undertake essential Clinical Coding work as this is a service that cannot be discontinued until the Health Board fully delivers it's Welsh Government targets.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-047921
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024865-2024
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
SME

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
£195,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Jul 20241 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
bethan.dyke@wales.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1443848585

Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF15 7QZ
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
Delivery Location
TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

Local Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Electoral Ward
Taff's Well
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

QUALITY CODING & INFORMATION RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-047921-2024-08-07T13:46:36+01:00",
    "date": "2024-08-07T13:46:36+01:00",
    "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-047921",
    "description": "The value stated in this notice is a flexible estimated figure dependent on working days and availability of the agency clinical coders. (WA Ref:143641)",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "tender": {
        "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-047921",
        "legalBasis": {
            "id": "32014L0024",
            "scheme": "CELEX"
        },
        "title": "Provision of Agency Staff for Clinical Coding Requirement",
        "status": "complete",
        "classification": {
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "id": "79620000",
            "description": "Supply services of personnel including temporary staff"
        },
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "description": "Agency provision of Clinical Coders for Cardiff and Vale UHB.",
        "lots": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "description": "NWSSP hosted by Velindre NHS Trust on behalf of Cardiff and Vale UHB the provision of agency Clinical Coders to alleviate work pressures due to unsuccessful recruitments and enable the Health Board to meet Welsh Government targets.",
                "hasOptions": false,
                "awardCriteria": {
                    "criteria": [
                        {
                            "type": "price"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "status": "cancelled"
            }
        ],
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UKL22"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "UKL22"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "1"
            }
        ],
        "procurementMethod": "limited",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition",
        "coveredBy": [
            "GPA"
        ],
        "procurementMethodRationaleClassifications": [
            {
                "scheme": "TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL",
                "id": "D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE",
                "description": "The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive"
            }
        ],
        "procurementMethodRationale": "Cardiff & Vale University Health Board wish to award a 9 month arrangement for the provision of agency staff to undertake essential Clinical Coding work as this is a service that cannot be discontinued until the Health Board fully delivers it's Welsh Government targets."
    },
    "awards": [
        {
            "id": "020120-2024-CAV STA (2024/25) 8-1",
            "relatedLots": [
                "1"
            ],
            "status": "active",
            "suppliers": [
                {
                    "id": "GB-FTS-117415",
                    "name": "Quality Coding & Information Recruitment Solutions Ltd"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "024865-2024-CAV STA (2024/25) 8-1",
            "relatedLots": [
                "1"
            ],
            "status": "active",
            "suppliers": [
                {
                    "id": "GB-FTS-117415",
                    "name": "Quality Coding & Information Recruitment Solutions Ltd"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-FTS-109",
            "name": "NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw",
                "locality": "Cardiff",
                "region": "UK",
                "postalCode": "CF15 7QZ",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "telephone": "+44 1443848585",
                "email": "bethan.dyke@wales.nhs.uk"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ],
            "details": {
                "url": "http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/",
                "buyerProfile": "https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221",
                "classifications": [
                    {
                        "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE",
                        "id": "BODY_PUBLIC",
                        "description": "Body governed by public law"
                    },
                    {
                        "scheme": "COFOG",
                        "id": "07",
                        "description": "Health"
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-FTS-117415",
            "name": "Quality Coding & Information Recruitment Solutions Ltd",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Quality Coding & Information Recruitment Solutions Ltd"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Quality Coding & Information Recruitment Solutions Ltd, Sunrise Parkway, Linford Wood",
                "locality": "Milton Keynes",
                "region": "UK",
                "postalCode": "MK14 6LS",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "telephone": "+44 1908464038"
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ],
            "details": {
                "scale": "sme"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-FTS-111",
            "name": "High Court",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "High Court"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand",
                "locality": "London",
                "postalCode": "WC2A 2LL",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "telephone": "+44 2079477501"
            },
            "roles": [
                "reviewBody"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-FTS-109",
        "name": "NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)"
    },
    "contracts": [
        {
            "id": "020120-2024-CAV STA (2024/25) 8-1",
            "awardID": "020120-2024-CAV STA (2024/25) 8-1",
            "status": "active",
            "value": {
                "amount": 195000,
                "currency": "GBP"
            },
            "dateSigned": "2024-07-02T00:00:00+01:00"
        },
        {
            "id": "024865-2024-CAV STA (2024/25) 8-1",
            "awardID": "024865-2024-CAV STA (2024/25) 8-1",
            "status": "active",
            "value": {
                "amount": 195000,
                "currency": "GBP"
            },
            "dateSigned": "2024-07-22T00:00:00+01:00"
        }
    ],
    "language": "en",
    "bids": {
        "statistics": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "measure": "bids",
                "relatedLot": "1",
                "value": 1
            },
            {
                "id": "2",
                "measure": "smeBids",
                "relatedLot": "1",
                "value": 1
            },
            {
                "id": "3",
                "measure": "foreignBidsFromEU",
                "relatedLot": "1",
                "value": 1
            },
            {
                "id": "4",
                "measure": "foreignBidsFromNonEU",
                "relatedLot": "1",
                "value": 0
            },
            {
                "id": "5",
                "measure": "electronicBids",
                "relatedLot": "1",
                "value": 0
            }
        ]
    }
}