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Workforce Solutions

MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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01 Oct 2026 at 13:21

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust bought workforce solutions for bank and agency staffing demand. The service concerns personnel placement, supporting the Trust’s access to temporary staff through bank and agency arrangements. The buyer is the NHS foundation trust based at Leighton Hospital in Crewe. The stated delivery coverage spans England, across the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. This is a staffing service rather than a purchase of goods or construction work, and its scope is described as meeting bank and agency demand. The awarded supplier is based in London.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to LocumTap Ltd. The Trust used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition; the procurement was arranged as one lot. The contract was signed on 30 March 2026 and runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £16,000 excluding VAT (£19,200 including VAT). The award is active and the contract is active. The published data does not set out evaluation criteria or supplier eligibility requirements, so the award basis beyond the stated direct-award route is not described.

For staffing providers, this award is evidence that Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust buys bank and agency demand solutions to support access to temporary personnel. A credible competitor for the same requirement would need to demonstrate the ability to place suitable workers into healthcare staffing arrangements and respond to the Trust’s bank and agency demand. The stated service is personnel placement, with delivery coverage extending across England rather than only the Trust’s locality. The route used here was a below-threshold direct award without competition, so this outcome does not establish a competitive scoring model or formal capability thresholds. Providers with relevant healthcare workforce placement operations and capacity to serve the stated geographic coverage are the closest fit to this buyer’s recorded requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Workforce Solutions

Notice Description

Bank and Agency Demand Solutions

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077e9f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092839-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without 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

79610000 - Placement services of personnel

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£16,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Oct 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CREWE
Postcode
CW1 4TQ
Postcode Area
Crewe
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD62 Cheshire East
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cheshire East
Electoral Ward
Leighton
Westminster Constituency
Crewe and Nantwich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

LOCUMTAP LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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