---
title: "Workforce Solutions"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077e9f"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2026-10-01"
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# Workforce Solutions

Buyer: MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077e9f

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## Summary

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust bought workforce solutions for bank and agency staffing demand. The service concerns personnel placement, supporting the Trust’s access to temporary staff through bank and agency arrangements. The buyer is the NHS foundation trust based at Leighton Hospital in Crewe. The stated delivery coverage spans England, across the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. This is a staffing service rather than a purchase of goods or construction work, and its scope is described as meeting bank and agency demand. The awarded supplier is based in London.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to LocumTap Ltd. The Trust used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition; the procurement was arranged as one lot. The contract was signed on 30 March 2026 and runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £16,000 excluding VAT (£19,200 including VAT). The award is active and the contract is active. The published data does not set out evaluation criteria or supplier eligibility requirements, so the award basis beyond the stated direct-award route is not described.

For staffing providers, this award is evidence that Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust buys bank and agency demand solutions to support access to temporary personnel. A credible competitor for the same requirement would need to demonstrate the ability to place suitable workers into healthcare staffing arrangements and respond to the Trust’s bank and agency demand. The stated service is personnel placement, with delivery coverage extending across England rather than only the Trust’s locality. The route used here was a below-threshold direct award without competition, so this outcome does not establish a competitive scoring model or formal capability thresholds. Providers with relevant healthcare workforce placement operations and capacity to serve the stated geographic coverage are the closest fit to this buyer’s recorded requirement.

## Notice

Bank and Agency Demand Solutions

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092839-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £16,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | CREWE |
| Postcode area | Crewe |
| Postcode | CW1 4TQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD62 Cheshire East |
| Local authority | Cheshire East |
| Electoral ward | Leighton |
| Westminster constituency | Crewe and Nantwich |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LOCUMTAP LTD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79610000 - Placement services of personnel

## Release History

- 1 Oct 2026 at 13:21 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092839-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092839-2026
  1st October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://patchwork.health
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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