Scope
Reference
C387759
Description
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 £37m 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
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £188,856 excluding VAT
- £188,856 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
14 January 2026
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
14 January 2026
Standstill period
- End: 23 January 2026
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
26 January 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 27 January 2026 to 31 March 2026
- 2 months, 5 days
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
Information about tenders
- 5 tenders received
- 5 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 5 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 4 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Submission
Submission type
Tenders
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Supplier
Transformation Nouse
- Companies House: 09849662
3rd Floor South 4-8 Heddon Street
London
W1B 4BT
United Kingdom
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXLV-9225-PRBN
KCH Business Park, 129 Coldharbour Lane
London
SE5 9NY
United Kingdom
Email: kch-tr.corporateprocurement@nhs.net
Website: https://www.kch.nhs.uk/
Region: UKI45 - Lambeth
Organisation type: Public authority - central government