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title: "Contingent Labour - Nursing Support for Blood Supply"
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# Contingent Labour - Nursing Support for Blood Supply

Buyer: NHS Blood and Transplant  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b66ddbe0-9c37-48ba-a1e4-aef445cb556b

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## Summary

NHS Blood and Transplant procured contingent labour services for nursing support connected with blood supply operations. The requirement is for temporary, multidisciplinary healthcare staffing supplied on an as-required basis. The service is intended to maintain continuity of operational activities, cover short-term workforce requirements, support recruitment gaps and respond to fluctuations in demand. This is a healthcare personnel supply service, classified under CPV 79620000. Delivery is associated with NHS Blood and Transplant’s site at North Bristol Park, Bristol, and the wider England-based operation. The buyer is NHS Blood and Transplant, the organisation responsible for using the supplied staff to support its blood supply activities.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 3 September 2026 to Sanctuary Personnel. It used a selective call-off from a framework agreement, rather than an open standalone competition. The contract value is £122,000. The contract period runs from 14 October 2026 to 30 June 2027. The tender submission deadline was 3 September 2026 at 12:00. The award was made for the contingent staffing requirement as a single service, with staff provided when required under the call-off terms. The recorded outcome identifies Sanctuary Personnel as the selected supplier. The opportunity was marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

This award demonstrates demand from NHS Blood and Transplant for a specialist staffing provider able to supply temporary healthcare personnel for blood supply operations. A credible future competitor would need access to suitably qualified nursing and wider multidisciplinary healthcare professionals, together with the recruitment reach and operational capacity to respond to short-term gaps and changing demand. The requirement favours suppliers able to manage contingent workers reliably, provide staff on an as-required basis and maintain continuity across an operationally important healthcare service. Experience supplying temporary clinical staff to NHS or comparable healthcare environments would strengthen a supplier’s position, as would the ability to mobilise personnel efficiently and administer placements under a framework call-off arrangement.

## Notice

Provision of contingent labour services to support NHS Blood and Transplant. The contract provides temporary multidisciplinary healthcare staffing resources to maintain continuity of activities, address short-term workforce requirements, support recruitment gaps, and respond to fluctuations in operational demand. Staff are supplied on an as-required basis under the terms of the call-off contract.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d60e1d57-ec54-4322-84cd-8b0ca3225e08 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 14 Oct 2026 - 30 Jun 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £122,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £122,000 |
| 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 Blood and Transplant |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Postcode area | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS34 7QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Filton |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Sanctuary Personnel Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

## Release History

- 17 Sep 2026 at 15:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d60e1d57-ec54-4322-84cd-8b0ca3225e08

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d60e1d57-ec54-4322-84cd-8b0ca3225e08
  17th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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