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title: "Workforce Technology Systems"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0458e5"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2024-05-10"
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# Workforce Technology Systems

Buyer: GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0458e5

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## Summary

The Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is planning a procurement process for Workforce Technology Systems. This framework aims to support the NHS Long Term Plan and Digital People Plan by providing software systems and digital solutions for staff management. The procurement is classified under the "Software package and information systems" category and is valued at £500,000,000. Key dates include issuing the ITT pack in September 2024, with contract award and framework agreements expected in Jan/Feb 2025. The procurement will involve multiple public bodies, charities, and private sector organisations across the UK.

This tender for Workforce Technology Systems presents significant business growth opportunities for software providers, IT companies, and HR technology firms. Businesses interested in supplying workforce software, training systems, and HR application software should engage in the pre-tender market process to influence the final framework scope. The framework will offer both direct award and further competition opportunities, encouraging innovation and setting standards for data interoperability. Interested parties should review the detailed market briefing, take part in supplier briefings, and ensure compliance with interoperability requirements to maximise their chances of securing a contract.

## Notice

This framework is being brought to the market through the NHS Workforce Alliance and is a new framework for locally delivered Workforce Technology Systems. The framework seeks to continue to support the NHS Long Term Plan and Digital People Plan by providing a route to market for all software systems and digital solutions in use, to support the management, deployment and development of jobs and staff and associated reporting and analytics. The framework will set out to establish minimum standards with regards to interoperability, Service Levels, Key Performance Indicators and to support the development of the market in regards transparency of solutions and perceived value

The indicative timeline for the framework procurement is currently as follows (this is subject to change as the detailed scope, structure and requirements evolve):
Issue a detailed market briefing document to all suppliers that respond to the PIN
by June 2024
Hold supplier briefing sessions throughout June 2024 and again in August / September 2024
Issue draft documentation to all suppliers participating in pre-tender market engagement September 2024
Meet with suppliers participating in pre-tender market engagement June-August 2024
Finalise ITT pack September 2024
ITT publication September / October 2024
Standstill / Debrief Jan 2025
Contract Award Notice published Jan 2025
Framework Agreements signed Jan / Feb 2025

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The scope of this multi lot framework agreement includes all workforce software, training systems, Human Resource Application Software or anything which can be reasonably described as Workforce Technology.

The framework Lots will be divided into sub-categories (Sub-Lots) and will support the procurement of the above listed solution types (II.2 - Description), and anything which can be described in a similar way, in the hopes that this framework will enable innovation and evolution of systems and software available in the market throughout the life of the framework whilst setting clear standards for data and interoperability.

The framework agreement will allow for both further competition and direct award to all
awarded suppliers. 

In order to facilitate direct award, this framework will require either, or a combination of;
a) The submission of a full and unrestricted National Price list which will be published in a catalogue and available to all potential contracting authorities with details of additional savings through collaborative or group purchasing activities.
b) Specific details around the interoperability of supporting solutions with either; 
a. in-situ solutions, 
b. collective solution procurement (where the dominant solution is being competitively sourced or procured via direct award as per (a)), or 
c. where the solution is an advancement in the evolution of the product lifecycle or an additional feature to the original software (for example; a solution purchased to provide job planning but has developed a Junior Doctor Module with seamless interoperability which removes the need for a secondary procurement resulting in an alternative provider and additional interoperability complications).
c) Where a merger of contracting authorities / organisations takes place and multiple solutions are in place, the decision can be made to harmonise solutions whereby the Trusts can support an award based on the performance SLA's and KPI's of the incumbent provider, or where either part (a) or (b) can be satisfied.
d) Where a merger or "buy-out" of Solution Providers takes place, contracting authorities can choose to direct award to the "new" provider in so much that either (a) or (b) (or both) can be satisfied.

It is the intention of the NHS Workforce Alliance to ensure NHSE CCF endorsement and Spend Controls approval as part of the establishment of this framework.

The primary purpose of this notice is to both:
a) provide the supply market with an indicative timetable for the procurement of the framework and; 
b) encourage expressions of interest for suppliers to participate in detailed pre-tender market
engagement to support the finalisation of the scope, structure and award mechanics of the framework.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015053-2024 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 May 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 30 Sep 2024 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 9RT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark |
| Local authority | Southwark |
| Electoral ward | London Bridge & West Bermondsey |
| Westminster constituency | Bermondsey and Old Southwark |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 10 May 2024 at 15:15 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015053-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.lpp.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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