---
title: "Medical Locums Neutral Vendor Service (extension)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02cb60"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE"
published: "2021-09-06"
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# Medical Locums Neutral Vendor Service (extension)

Buyer: NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02cb60

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## Summary

The procurement process for the Medical Locums Neutral Vendor Service is led by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, focusing on the provision of a medical locum vendor service to Health Boards in the West of Scotland. This contract is currently complete following an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The tender is classified under the services sector, specifically providing personnel including temporary staff, with a significant contract value of £750,000. The procurement date was signed on 22nd July 2021, with the award status active and related to the original contract that spans from 7th February 2017 to proposed extension until 31st March 2023.

This tender represents a considerable opportunity for growth within the healthcare staffing sector, particularly for businesses that can provide medical personnel on a temporary basis. Suppliers capable of offering high-quality staffing solutions that meet NHS standards will find this contract relevant, especially large organisations already experienced in delivering such services. The collaborative nature of this contract involving multiple Health Boards may also present synergistic opportunities for suppliers who can navigate complexities in service delivery across various regions within the West of Scotland.

## Notice

Provision of a medical locums neutral vendor service to participating Health Boards in the West of Scotland

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of a medical locum neutral vendor service for supply of locum staff to participating Health Boards in the West of Scotland

Options: On a Board by Board basis, there is an option to utilise the neutral vendor service to arrange supply of AHP locums

### Procurement Information

Preparation for a contract of this size and complexity has a long lead time of around 2 years especially so in that it is a collaborative contract involving five Health Boards, therefore the Covid-19 pandemic has caused an unavoidable diversion of Health Board resources across Human Resources, Medical Staffing, Finance and Procurement departments. A 12 month extension will therefore allow time to prepare for the longer term re-tender including a full options appraisal of future procurement options for medical locums. This is a reasonable and proportionate step in order to maintain a critical clinical service whilst balancing this against our legal duty to expose the requirement to full, open competition in due course.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021985-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Sep 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Jul 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £750,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE |
| Additional buyers | DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY HEALTH BOARD; NHS AYRSHIRE & ARRAN; NHS FORTH VALLEY; NHS LANARKSHIRE |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G4 0SF |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM92 Dumfries and Galloway |
| Local authority | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Electoral ward | Nith |
| Westminster constituency | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RETINUE SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

## Release History

- 6 Sep 2021 at 07:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021985-2021
- 22 Jul 2021 at 15:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017394-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nhsaaa.net
- http://www.nhsdg.co.uk
- http://www.nhsforthvalley.com
- http://www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk
- https://www.nhsggc.org.uk/about-us/procurement/
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00060
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00065
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00067
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00297
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10722
- https://www.retinue-solutions.com/
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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