NHS Workforce Alliance Framework Agreement for Insourced Services to Support the Provision of Healthcare Services by NHS and other public bodies (including Clinical Services)

  • North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) (hosted by and acting through Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.)

F14: Notice for changes or additional information

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-016946

Published 19 July 2021, 3:18pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) (hosted by and acting through Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.)

Savile Street East,

Sheffield,

S4 7UQ

Email

procurement@noecpc.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/noecpc


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

NHS Workforce Alliance Framework Agreement for Insourced Services to Support the Provision of Healthcare Services by NHS and other public bodies (including Clinical Services)

Reference number

2021/S 000-016894

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

To support recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative on behalf of Procurement in Partnership (comprising NHS London Procurement Partnership, East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub, NHS Commercial Solutions and NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative) in collaboration with Crown Commercial Service (CCS), together known as NHS Workforce Alliance, is seeking to award a framework agreement to be utilised by NHS and other public sector organisations. This agreement shall be available for both Providers and Commissioners of services including NHS Foundation Trusts, NHS Trusts, Special Health Authorities and others operating across all healthcare related sectors and settings, including Acute sector (eg, hospitals), Mental Health, Community Health Ambulance Services, Care Trusts, CCGs, ICSs, CICs, GPs, and others.


Section six. Complementary information

six.6) Original notice reference

Notice number: 2021/S 000-016894


Section seven. Changes

seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice

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To support recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative on behalf of Procurement in Partnership (comprising NHS London Procurement Partnership, East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub, NHS Commercial Solutions and NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative) in collaboration with Crown Commercial Service (CCS), together known as NHS Workforce Alliance, is seeking to award a framework agreement to be utilised by NHS and other public sector organisations. This agreement shall be available for both Providers and Commissioners of services including NHS Foundation Trusts, NHS Trusts, Special Health Authorities and others operating across all healthcare related sectors and settings, including Acute sector (eg, hospitals), Mental Health, Community Health Ambulance Services, Care Trusts, CCGs, ICSs, CICs, GPs, and others.

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As part of the recovery from the COVID pandemic, the NHS and other public sector organisations have a requirement to supplement, support and expand their own in-house capacity through use of insourced service provision. This framework shall provide access to a wide range of insourced service solutions in support of delivery of compliant and high quality patient focused healthcare. This shall include provision of a wide range of clinical and medically related insourcing services, including but not limited to; Diagnostics, Diagnostic Imaging, Cardiology, Endoscopy, ENT, General Surgery, Gynaecology, Opthalmology, Orthopaedics, Physiotherapy, Urology, Dermatology and all other specialities and functions. A wide variety of specialisms and services in support of the provision of healthcare may be commissioned under this framework agreement, in order to provide a flexible and comprehensive solution to Participating Authorities.

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VI.3

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Educational Establishments in England including schools and colleges:https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/ Schools in Wales:http://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/address-list-of-schools/?lang=enFurther Education and 6th Form Colleges in the UK:http://findfe.com/Higher Education Recognised or listed bodies in the UK offering degree-level courses:https://www.gov.uk/check-a-university-is-officially-recognised Schools in Scotland including primary, secondary and special schools:https://education.gov.scot/parentzone/Educational Establishments in Scotland:http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/ScotXed/SchoolEducation/SchoolEstablishmentsSchools and Educational Establishments in Northern Ireland:https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plusHigher Education Universities and Colleges in Northern Ireland: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/universities-and-colleges-northern-irelandUK Police Forces in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales including National Special Police Forces.https://www.police.uk/forces/England Fire and Rescue Serviceshttp://www.fire.org.uk/fire-brigades.htmlScottish Fire and Rescue Serviceshttp://www.firescotland.gov.uk/your-area.aspxWelsh Fire and Rescue Serviceshttp://gov.wales/topics/people-and-communities/communities/safety/fire/localservices/?lang=enNorthern Ireland Fire and Rescue Servicehttps://www.nifrs.org/areas-districts/UK Maritime an Coastguard Agencyhttps://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency/about/access-and-openingRegistered charities in England and Wales:https://www.gov.uk/find-charity-informationRegistered charities in Scotland:https://www.oscr.org.uk/charitiesRegistered charities in Northern Ireland:http://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/charity-search/Ministry of Defence (MOD):https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defenceRegistered social landlords, government funded, not-for-profit organisations that provide affordable housing, including housing associations, trusts and cooperatives. England:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housingScotland: http://directory.scottishhousingregulator.gov.uk/pages/default.aspxWales:http://gov.wales/topics/housing-and-regeneration/publications/registered-social-landlords-in-wales/?lang=en Northern Ireland:https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/housing-associations Organisations referenced above can be found detailed in either the NHS Act 2006, and/or the Public Contract Regulations 2015, and/or the Government Departments, Agencies and Public Bodies: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations• Ministerial Departments (25 including Agencies and Public Bodies)• Non-Ministerial Departments (21 including Agencies and Public Bodies)• Agencies and Other Public Bodies (376)• High Profile Groups (78)• Public Corporations (10)• Devolved Administrations (3)

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To support recovery from COVID19 pandemic, Procurement in Partnership (NHS London Procurement Partnership, East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub, NHS Commercial Solutions and NHS North of England Commercial Procurement) in collaboration with Crown Commercial Service (CCS), together known as NHS Workforce Alliance, is awarding a framework agreement to be utilised by NHS and public sector organisations. Agreement shall be available for Providers and Commissioners of services including NHS Foundation Trusts, NHS Trusts, Special Health Authorities and others operating across all healthcare related sectors and settings, including Acute sector, Mental Health, Community Health Ambulance Services, Care Trusts, CCGs, ICSs, CICs, GPs, and others. The agreement shall be available to organisations owned by those authorities including companies and LLPs, and any successor bodies of those organisations, and/or any other public sector bodies in United Kingdom, or crown dependencies. A variety of specialisms and services to support the provision of healthcare may be commissioned under this framework agreement, to provide a flexible and comprehensive solution.This framework agreement is for Healthcare Services under the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The framework agreement and its operational features, including the re-opening of the framework agreement at six-monthly intervals throughout its life, have been designed in line with the flexibilities offered under the PCR when procuring such Light Touch Regime services.In addition to those authorities listed, additional Contracting Authorities entitled to place Orders subject to NHS Workforce Alliance approval, are as listed in full in Invitation to Tender documents, including those found detailed in either the NHS Act 2006, and/or the Public Contract Regulations 2015, and/or the Government Departments, Agencies and Public Bodies: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations• Ministerial Departments (25 including Agencies and Public Bodies)• Non-Ministerial Departments (21 including Agencies and Public Bodies)• Agencies and Other Public Bodies (376)• High Profile Groups (78)• Public Corporations (10)• Devolved Administrations (3)