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title: "Procurement for the provision of a Framework Agreement for Digital Flexible Pools for the deployment of sessional clinical capacity in primary care to NHS England"
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# Procurement for the provision of a Framework Agreement for Digital Flexible Pools for the deployment of sessional clinical capacity in primary care to NHS England

Buyer: NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4a48248e-2c2e-43fb-b720-208a90ce7260

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## Summary

The NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit, acting on behalf of NHS England, has awarded a £20,000,000 contract for the provision of a Framework Agreement for Digital Flexible Pools to support sessional clinical capacity deployment in primary care. The procurement process was completed, and the contract will be in effect for an initial 24-month period, potentially extendable for another 24 months. The procurement method undertaken was an Open procedure above the threshold, with the tender closing on 28th April 2023 and the contract period starting on 29th April 2023 until 1st October 2023.

This awarded tender opens up business opportunities for suppliers to provide digital solutions for sessional clinical capacity deployment in primary care. Businesses focusing on industry-specific software development, IT requirements review, as well as supply services of nursing and medical personnel would be well-suited to compete for this framework agreement. The contract involves integrated care boards, clinical commissioning groups, primary care networks, and other relevant authorities, with a maximum of 8 suppliers expected to be awarded contracts.

## Notice

NHS England is conducting a framework procurement to implement Digital Flexible Pools for the deployment of sessional clinical capacity in primary care. This supports the delivery of Primary Care Flexible Staff Pools and will provide increased support to local systems in deploying their workforce. Suppliers are invited to offer a digital solution, deployable in local areas of the country, which enables practices to post available sessions, with individuals easily indicating their availability and selecting sessions that suit them. The digital solution must be able to make or facilitate payments to the sessional clinicians and process payment information to a GP Practice. The digital solution must be able to meet the requirements as outlined in the service specification. Primarily Digital Flexible Pools will focus on the deployment of GPs, but will also be required to support the deployment of other sessional clinical and sessional non-clinical primary care roles as required locally. The service will be awarded as a framework for the use of Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and other relevant Authorities as defined within the tender documentation, and it is anticipated that a maximum of 8 suppliers will be awarded contracts. The framework will be for an initial duration of 24 months, with a possible extension of a further 24 months. The procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central & West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of NHS England. Interested suppliers will be able to view the tender opportunity via the Atamis website. Additional information: The services are deemed to be subject to the full regime of current EU procurement legislation and as such this tender will be conducted in accordance with, and governed by, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/149c7412-b39a-49d8-a297-4c712f2fb30f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Apr 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | 28 Apr 2023 - 1 Oct 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £20,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £20,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 3NX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 8 |
| Supplier names | ID MEDICAL GROUP; LANTUM; MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE CSU; MY LOCUM MANAGER; ONE WIRRAL; PAIROO; PATCHWORK; PRACTEUS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 72212100 - Industry specific software development services
- 72223000 - Information technology requirements review services
- 79624000 - Supply services of nursing personnel
- 79625000 - Supply services of medical personnel

## Release History

- 28 Mar 2023 at 09:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/149c7412-b39a-49d8-a297-4c712f2fb30f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/149c7412-b39a-49d8-a297-4c712f2fb30f
  28th March 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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