Planning

Anchor Hanover Group - Temporary Agency Staff (Care Homes)

  • Anchor Hanover Group

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-000938

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04cf4d

Published 10 January 2025, 5:35pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Anchor Hanover Group

2 Godwin Street

Bradford

BD1 2ST

Contact

Allen Norman

Email

allen.norman@anchor.org.uk

Telephone

+44 7483945952

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKE41 - Bradford

National registration number

7843

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.anchor.org.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.anchor.org.uk/

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Housing and community amenities


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Anchor Hanover Group - Temporary Agency Staff (Care Homes)

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Anchor Hanover are looking for an outsourced partner to provide temporary staff across c121 Care Homes as and when required.

This tender is for a Neutral Vendor only solution and NOT a Master Vendor or local agencies. If you are a not a Neutral vendor then please feel free to contact your preferred Neutral Vendor to partner with.

The ITT will be one lot only and will cover the following roles - Healthcare Assistant; Team Leaders; Housekeeper & all Catering roles

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £50,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This tender is for a Neutral Vendor only solution and NOT a Master Vendor or local agencies. If you are a not a Neutral vendor then please feel free to contact your preferred Neutral Vendor to partner with.

The ITT will be one lot only and will cover the following roles - Healthcare Assistant; Team Leader; Housekeeper & all Catering roles.

The Natural Vendor will be expected to have a portal for Anchor to put its shifts on, panel agencies to submit candidates and to have a suite of management information reports as well.

The portal should have the functionality to manage Anchor's Bank Staff as well if Anchor chooses to use this.

Account Management is key to building relationships with the panel agencies as well as Anchor's locations (this is very much a 3 way relationship).

The contract duration will be an initial 3 years duration with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years (3 years 1+1).

Estimated contract start date is 1.8.25.

two.2.14) Additional information

This will be a restricted procedure and the SQ and ITT will be run at the same time.

The supplier will have to complete both the SQ and the ITT and submit at the same time.

Anchor will score all SQ responses and will shortlist the top 5 highest scoring suppliers that will be invited to the ITT stage. Anchor will only score the top 5 suppliers ITT responses.

Anchor will reserve the right to moderate the scoring after presentation (the presentation brief will be for the suppliers to bring to life their written ITT submission).

To register on Anchor e-sourcing platform before the tender goes live, please visit the following link:
https://anchor.my.site.com/ProSpend__eSourcing_Community_Registration?locale=uk

Once the opportunity goes live ( 3rd Feb 2025) you will be able to join the opportunity via the following link : https://anchor.my.salesforce-sites.com/?searchtype=Projects

The tender will go live on 3rd Feb 2025, however you wont be able to see any documentation until this date.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

3 February 2025


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No