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title: "Medical Locum Agency Provision"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0358f1"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP"
published: "2024-06-05"
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# Medical Locum Agency Provision

Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0358f1

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## Summary

The Cardiff and Vale University Health Board issued a tender for Medical Locum Agency Provision. This procurement process, which has been completed, aimed to address an urgent need for specialist medical recruitment to maintain critical services within the mental health setting. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without prior publication. The contract, dated August 4th, 2022, was awarded to Medi Team Recruitment Ltd for a value of £181,447. The buyer organisation, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, based in Cardiff, UK, managed this procurement.

This tender for Medical Locum Agency Provision presents an opportunity for recruitment agencies specialising in medical cover, particularly for mental health services. Businesses providing healthcare staffing services, especially those able to respond quickly to urgent needs, will find this tender suitable. Given the significant impact on patient care identified in the contract description, suppliers with expertise in filling medical roles under time-sensitive conditions are well-suited to compete. The focus on maintaining service quality and workforce sustainability makes this tender crucial for healthcare recruitment specialists looking to grow their businesses.

## Notice

The Cardiff and Vale University Health Board have an urgent requirement to appoint into a specialist recruitment essential for continuation of medical cover. Risks of not appointing agency medical cover If we do not make an appointment then the impact to patient care will be: 1. Provision of the essential core medical capacity required to maintain the existing service within mental health setting, including out of hours commitments would be compromised - risks to patients would increase. 2. Sustainable workforce plan for MDT services would be undeliverable without these post being filled - this could lead to unacceptable staff pressures across the service. 3. Without these post- holders we could not continue to modernise services in the context of New Ways of Working.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Risks of not appointing agency medical cover If we do not make an appointment then the impact to patient care will be: 1. Provision of the essential core medical capacity required to maintain the existing service within mental health setting, including out of hours commitments would be compromised - risks to patients would increase. It is anticipated that the cover is required for a period of up to 6 months whilst a recruitment process is completed within the Health Board via NHS Jobs. The purpose of this VEAT is to put some compliance around the interim arrangements of providing cover whilst the formal recruitment process is completed and appointed 2. Sustainable workforce plan for MDT services would be undeliverable without these post being filled - this could lead to unacceptable staff pressures across the service. 3. Without these post- holders we could not continue to modernise services in the context of New Ways of Working.

### Procurement Information

This award is based on an urgent Clinical need to provide medical cover at very short notice via a recruitment agency that are not on framework. The role is specific to Mental Health medical cover and Medi Team are able to meet the requirements.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017476-2024 |
| 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 | 5 Jun 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Aug 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £181,447 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF14 4HH |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Heath |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff North |
| Delivery location | TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MEDI TEAM RECRUITMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 5 Jun 2024 at 15:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017476-2024
- 4 Aug 2022 at 12:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021412-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.procurement.wales.nhs.uk
- http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit

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