Notice Information
Notice Title
NHS Workforce Alliance Healthcare Solutions
Notice Description
Crown Commercial Service, as the Authority, intends to put in place an agreement for the provision of Health Workforce Solutions for use by Central Government and UK public sector bodies. The lotting structure of this framework will be determined as a result of the market engagement. Further information is included in the Additional Information section VI.3.
Lot Information
Lot 1
NHS Workforce Alliance Healthcare Solutions - Sustainable and flexible workforce solutions, including delivery of outsourced staff banks, managed service solutions, temporary and permanent recruitment solutions (domestic and international), tailored workforce management plans to meet individual customer needs and vendor management systems.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04affd
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034086-2024
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79610000 - Placement services of personnel
79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
79624000 - Supply services of nursing personnel
79625000 - Supply services of medical personnel
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £5,000,000,000 £1B-£10B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Oct 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 31 Jul 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 3454102222
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LIVERPOOL
- Postcode
- L3 9PP
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD72 Liverpool
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Liverpool
- Electoral Ward
- City Centre North
- Westminster Constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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