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PR BHFT 0825

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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29 Sep 2026 at 16:49

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust procured an integrated, cloud-based software service for managing the workforce lifecycle of clinical staff. The platform brings together electronic rostering, contracted job planning, appraisal and revalidation portfolio tracking, and deployment of temporary staff through bank and agency arrangements. The requirement is for software support services, with delivery recorded for the United Kingdom. It is aimed at suppliers able to provide a joined-up workforce management platform spanning both substantive staffing processes and temporary staffing deployment, rather than a standalone rostering or recruitment tool.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a selective route under a framework agreement, without a competitive call-off. LocumTap Limited, trading as Patchwork Health, was selected. The award date was 28 September 2026. The award value is £247,900 excluding VAT (£297,480 including VAT), incorporating the extension option. The contract period runs from 12 October 2026 to 11 October 2029, with an option to extend by one year, to a maximum end date of 11 October 2030. The procurement was arranged as one lot. The award is recorded as pending; the scheduled contract signature date was 9 October 2026.

For suppliers seeking to compete for this type of requirement in future, the award shows demand from Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for a single cloud-based service combining clinical e-rostering, contracted job planning, appraisal and revalidation portfolio management, and bank and agency staffing deployment. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate that these functions can work together across the clinical workforce lifecycle, with software support suitable for a healthcare organisation. The successful supplier was selected through a framework route, so relevant experience of supplying this integrated platform through an appropriate framework would strengthen a supplier’s position when the requirement next comes to market. The scope points to a supplier capable of supporting both workforce planning and operational temporary staffing processes.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PR BHFT 0825

Notice Description

An integrated cloud-based SaaS platform providing end-to-end workforce lifecycle management for clinical staff, including e-rostering, contracted job planning, appraisal/revalidation portfolio tracking, and temporary staffing deployment (bank/agency).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077ce7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092060-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72261000 - Software support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£247,900 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
12 Oct 2026 - 11 Oct 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRACKNELL
Postcode
RG12 2UT
Postcode Area
Reading
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ15 Berkshire East
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bracknell Forest
Electoral Ward
Bullbrook
Westminster Constituency
Bracknell

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

LOCUMTAP LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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