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title: "AHP Agency - Hard to Fill Roles - PSL"
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buyer: "United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust"
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# AHP Agency - Hard to Fill Roles - PSL

Buyer: United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d27ff5f4-0a2e-49b0-9e61-6051231d8964

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## Summary

United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust procured agency support for hard-to-fill allied health professional (AHP) roles. The requirement is for a tier 2 supplier on the Trust’s preferred supplier list, providing clinical and healthcare staffing through the RM6281 framework, Lot 3 covering AHP, healthcare science and emergency staffing. The work is associated with Lincoln County Hospital in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, and supports the Trust’s recruitment and placement of agency staff into difficult-to-fill healthcare roles. This is a healthcare recruitment and staffing opportunity rather than the purchase of physical goods. The procurement was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a selective call-off from the RM6281 clinical and healthcare staffing framework. The tender deadline was 22 June 2026 at 12:00. The award was made on 4 August 2026 to DIRECT MEDICS LTD, with an awarded value of £250,000 including the stated GBP currency. The contract runs from 17 July 2026 to 14 May 2027. The estimated procurement range was £53,615 to £250,000. The published outcome records one active award and names DIRECT MEDICS LTD as the selected supplier. The available procurement information identifies the framework call-off route but does not set out a separate evaluation weighting.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible suppliers would need established capability in healthcare recruitment and the ability to source allied health professionals for roles that are difficult to fill. Experience supplying agency staff into NHS or comparable clinical environments would help demonstrate understanding of clinical workforce requirements, compliance expectations and rapid placement needs. Suppliers would also need the operational capacity to act as a tier 2 preferred-list provider under a public-sector staffing framework, managing candidate pipelines, vetting, coordination and ongoing service delivery. Small and medium-sized recruitment businesses were considered suitable for this requirement, so specialist agencies with focused AHP networks may be well placed to compete when the Trust next tests the market.

## Notice

Provision of Agency Support for AHP hard to fill roles as a tier 2 PSL supplier. Via RM6281 - Provision of Clinical and Healthcare Staffing: Lot 3 AHP, HSS and Emergency

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3432372e-3cea-4f32-bc0c-199912fdb937 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Jun 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 17 Jul 2026 - 14 May 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £250,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £250,000 |
| 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 | United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Locality | LINCOLN |
| Postcode area | Lincoln |
| Postcode | LN2 5QY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF3 Lincolnshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF30 Lincolnshire CC |
| Local authority | Lincoln |
| Electoral ward | Abbey |
| Westminster constituency | Lincoln |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Direct Medics Ltd. |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 25 Aug 2026 at 13:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3432372e-3cea-4f32-bc0c-199912fdb937

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3432372e-3cea-4f32-bc0c-199912fdb937
  25th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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