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title: "Provision of Consultancy Service for Workforce Assessment"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-059f21"
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buyer: "KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
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# Provision of Consultancy Service for Workforce Assessment

Buyer: KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059f21

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## Summary

The procurement process led by King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust focuses on the "Provision of Consultancy Service for Workforce Assessment," targeting the business and management consultancy services category. This contract, associated with improving the efficiency of medical workforce rota management, has reached the award stage with Transformation Nouse appointed as the supplier after a competitive flexible open procedure. Located in London, KCH aims to address medical workforce management to achieve £37 million in cost improvements by 2025/26. The award was announced on 14th January 2026, with the contract scheduled to commence on 27th January and conclude on 31st March 2026, valued at £188,856 GBP. The procurement prioritised both service quality and cost, setting it within a public authority central government framework.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specializing in consultancy and workforce optimisation within the healthcare domain, particularly those with experience in the NHS system. The project demands expertise in workforce analysis, making it ideal for consultancies capable of conducting deep dive reviews to improve rota management. SMEs like Transformation Nouse who can demonstrate proficiency in optimizing medical workforce efficiency, integrating analytical tools, and providing collaborative solutions would find ample room for business growth in these procurement engagements. By contributing to the hospital's financial and operational targets, successful contractors can establish themselves as pivotal partners in public healthcare improvements.

## Notice

1 Background to the Medical Workforce Rota Management Review 1.1 King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (KCH) is undertaking a strategic review of its medical workforce rota management as part of its wider financial and workforce transformation programme. The Trust's Financial Strategy highlights the need to deliver sustainable workforce efficiencies over the next five years, with a target of achieving a PS37m recurrent cost improvement plan (CIP) in 2025/26 across clinical services. 1.2 Within this context, Workstream 7 - Workforce Improvement has been established to identify and deliver opportunities for workforce optimisation. A key focus is the medical workforce, where improvements in rota design, utilisation, and deployment are essential to balancing financial efficiency with patient safety, education and training, and staff work-life balance. 1.3 The Trust is therefore seeking an external partner to conduct a combination

### Planning Information

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (KCH) is undertaking preliminary market engagement in relation to a forthcoming Medical Workforce Rota Management Review. This exercise is being conducted as an informal engagement to gather insight and best practice from both peer NHS Trusts and experienced consultants who have delivered similar reviews.
The purpose of this engagement is to explore:
Approaches and methodologies adopted in implementing medical workforce rota reviews.
Lessons learned from comparable workforce transformation programmes within other Trusts.
Innovative solutions and tools that can improve efficiency, enhance sustainability, and align workforce planning with national benchmarks.
How rota redesign can support the dual priorities of safeguarding patient safety and clinical training requirements, while also promoting staff wellbeing.
The feedback from this informal engagement will help to shape KCH’s procurement strategy, specification, and evaluation criteria for the planned Medical Workforce Rota Management Review.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003286-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Oct 2025 |
| Future notice date | 6 Oct 2025 |
| Award date | 14 Jan 2026 |
| Contract period | 27 Jan 2026 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000 |
| Lots value | £200,000 |
| Awards value | £188,856 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Additional buyers | KCH INTERVENTIONAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LLP; KING’S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE5 9NY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth |
| Local authority | Lambeth |
| Electoral ward | Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction |
| Westminster constituency | Dulwich and West Norwood |
| Delivery location | TLI London, TLI45 Lambeth, TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TRANSFORMATION NOUSE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

## Release History

- 14 Jan 2026 at 18:18 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003286-2026
- 27 Oct 2025 at 16:31 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068707-2025
- 22 Sep 2025 at 13:11 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058522-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003286-2026
  14th January 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068707-2025
  27th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058522-2025
  22nd September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com/?searchtype=Projects
- https://www.kch.nhs.uk/
- https://www.kings-fm.co.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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