Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Procurement and Logistics Service
77 Boucher Crescent
Belfast
BT12 6HU
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKN - Northern Ireland
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.1) Name and addresses
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
A Floor, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road
Belfast
BT9 7AB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.1) Name and addresses
Northern Health and Social Care Trust
Bretten Hall, Bush Road
Antrim
BT41 2RL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.1) Name and addresses
South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
Ulster Hospital, Upper Newtownards Rd
Belfast
BT16 1RH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.1) Name and addresses
Southern Health and Social Care Trust
Craigavon Area Hospital, 68 Lurgan Road
Portadown
BT63 5QQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.1) Name and addresses
Western Health and Social Care Trust
Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Glenshane Road
Londonderry
BT47 6SB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.1) Name and addresses
NI Blood Transfusion Service
Lisburn Road
Belfast
BT9 7TS
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Agency Workers - Nursing and Health Care Support [3063890]
Reference number
3063890
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Agency Workers - Nursing and Health Care Support Workers
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £735,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots
2
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 1 - Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79600000 - Recruitment services
- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
- 79624000 - Supply services of nursing personnel
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Agency Workers - Nursing and Health Care Support Workers
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 40
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £530,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Options for further extension periods; a) period or periods together totalling no more than
24 months as described in clause 2.2 of the SS17ac Commercial Conditions of Contract for
Services and, or b) up to three further periods, each of 6 months in the circumstances described in clause 2.3 of the SS17ac Commercial Conditions of Contract for Services
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The value in II.2.6 is the upper limit in the range £350,000,000 - £530,000,000 and accounts for the potential spend on Lot 1 over the initial 2 year period plus a potential 2 year extension to the Framework.. Should the option for an additional 18 months extension be used, as per clause 2.3 in the SS17ac Commercial Conditions of Contract for Services Contracts, the range will be a potential spend of £480,000,000 - £725,000,000.. None of the figures above represent a guarantee of uptake or minimum demand.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 2 – Healthcare Support Workers
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79600000 - Recruitment services
- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
- 79624000 - Supply services of nursing personnel
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Agency Workers - Nursing and Health Care Support Workers
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 40
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £205,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Options for further extension periods; a) period or periods together totalling no more than
24 months as described in clause 2.2 of the SS17ac Commercial Conditions of Contract for
Services and, or b) up to three further periods, each of 6 months in the circumstances described in clause 2.3 of the SS17ac Commercial Conditions of Contract for Services
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The value in II.2.6 is the upper limit in the range £140,000,000 - £205,000,000 and accounts for the potential spend on Lot 2 over the initial 2 year period plus a potential 2 year extension to the Framework.. Should the option for an additional 18 months extension be used, as per clause 2.3 in the SS17ac Commercial Conditions of Contract for Services Contracts, the range will be a potential spend of £190,000,000 - £280,000,000.. None of the figures above represent a guarantee of uptake or minimum demand.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 45
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-025183
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
21 November 2022
Local time
3:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
21 November 2022
Local time
3:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.3) Additional information
This Procurement exercise is being conducted within the context of the Department of Health for Northern Ireland Minister’s statement from October 2022, as per the following link - https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/health/doh-131022-wms.pdf. . . In section 1.2, it is stated that this procurement is a joint procedure and contract award is by a Central Purchasing Body. This contract is not a joint contract, it is a Central Purchasing Body Contract operated by BSO PaLS on behalf of the participants listed in section 1.1.. . The value in II.1.5 is the upper limit in the range £490,000,000 - £735,000,000 and accounts for the potential spend across both Lots over the initial 2 year period plus a potential 2 year extension to the Framework.. Should the option for an additional 18 months extension be used, as per clause 2.3 in the SS17ac Commercial Conditions of Contract for Services Contracts, the range will be a potential spend of £670,000,000 - £1,005,000,000.. None of the figures above represent a guarantee of uptake or minimum demand.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Procurement and Logistics Services
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom