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title: "NHS Workforce Alliance Framework Agreement for Insourced Services to Support the Provision of Healthcare Services by NHS and other public bodies (including Clinical Services)"
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# NHS Workforce Alliance Framework Agreement for Insourced Services to Support the Provision of Healthcare Services by NHS and other public bodies (including Clinical Services)

Buyer: NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMERCIAL PROCUREMENT COLLABORATIVE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e7370b60-d8eb-4658-9fc4-b1e9f2d8cb42

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## Summary

The North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative has awarded a £2 billion contract for the NHS Workforce Alliance Framework Agreement for Insourced Services to Support the Provision of Healthcare Services by NHS and other public bodies. The contract, under the Light Touch Regime, spans from 1st July 2022 to 31st October 2025. The open procedure for this Health services contract closed on 28th February 2022. The buying organisation is located in Sheffield, UK, and Isle of Man, in the Health services industry category.

This large-scale contract offers opportunities for SMEs and other businesses in the healthcare services sector to provide clinical and medically related insourcing services such as diagnostics, cardiology, physiotherapy, and more. Companies like B. Braun Medical Limited, Medicare Insourcing Services Limited, and Scan Assure Medical Ultrasound Ltd are among the current suppliers. The framework agreement aims to supplement, support, and expand in-house capacity for healthcare provision by NHS and other public bodies. Submitting bids every six months allows flexibility for new bidders to participate in this contract.

## Notice

As part of the recovery from the COVID pandemic, the NHS and other public sector organisations have a requirement to supplement, support and expand their own in-house capacity through use of insourced service provision. This framework shall provide access to a wide range of insourced service solutions in support of delivery of compliant and high quality patient focused healthcare. This shall include provision of a wide range of clinical and medically related insourcing services, including but not limited to; Diagnostics, Diagnostic Imaging, Cardiology, Endoscopy, ENT, General Surgery, Gynaecology, Opthalmology, Orthopaedics, Physiotherapy, Urology, Dermatology and all other specialities and functions. A wide variety of specialisms and services in support of the provision of healthcare may be commissioned under this framework agreement, in order to provide a flexible and comprehensive solution to Participating Authorities. This framework agreement, established under Light Touch Regime, will be re-opened every six months for submissions from new bidders.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/95be3f5f-97a4-4c54-a454-a0fc760fe930 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Feb 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jun 2022 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2022 - 31 Oct 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,000,000,000 |
| 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 | NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMERCIAL PROCUREMENT COLLABORATIVE |
| Locality | SHEFFIELD |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S4 7UQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | Burngreave |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 18 |
| Supplier names | ALLIANCE HEALTH GROUP; B. BRAUN MEDICAL; COMMUNITAS CLINICS; CURX HEALTH; DAY WEBSTER; DR AM DESHPANDE; ES HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS; FRONTLINE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; GLOBE LOCUMS; INTERACT MEDICAL; INTERSOURCE MEDICAL SERVICES; MEDICARE INSOURCING SERVICES; MEDISERVICES HEALTHCARE; OPTIMUM PAIN MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT NETWORK; SANUS COR; SCAN ASSURE MEDICAL ULTRASOUND; SYNERGY HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIPS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 12 Sep 2022 at 13:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/95be3f5f-97a4-4c54-a454-a0fc760fe930

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/95be3f5f-97a4-4c54-a454-a0fc760fe930
  12th September 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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