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Contract Notice

Agency Workers – Medical and Dental

  • First published: 12 March 2025
  • Last modified: 12 March 2025
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-02e9cd
Published by:
Procurement and Logistics Service
Authority ID:
AA20085
Publication date:
12 March 2025
Deadline date:
25 March 2025
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Supply of Agency Workers - Medical and Dental (Medical Locums) to Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland

Full notice text

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Procurement and Logistics Service

77 Boucher Crescent

Belfast

BT12 6HU

UK

E-mail: boucher.sourcing@hscni.net

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

I.1) Name and addresses

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

A Floor, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road

Belfast

BT9 7AB

UK

E-mail: boucher.sourcing@hscni.net

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

I.1) Name and addresses

Northern Health and Social Care Trust

Bretten Hall, Bush Road

Antrim

BT41 2RL

UK

E-mail: boucher.sourcing@hscni.net

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

I.1) Name and addresses

South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust

Ulster Hospital, Upper Newtownards Rd

Belfast

BT16 1RH

UK

E-mail: boucher.sourcing@hscni.net

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

I.1) Name and addresses

Southern Health and Social Care Trust

Craigavon Area Hospital, 68 Lurgan Road

Portadown

BT63 5QQ

UK

E-mail: boucher.sourcing@hscni.net

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

I.1) Name and addresses

Western Health and Social Care Trust

Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Glenshane Road

Londonderry

BT47 6SB

UK

E-mail: boucher.sourcing@hscni.net

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

I.2) Joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.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 abovementioned address


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address


I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Agency Workers – Medical and Dental

II.1.2) Main CPV code

79000000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Supply of Agency Workers - Medical and Dental (Medical Locums) to Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 345 000 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for maximum 2 lots

II.2) Description

Lot No: 1

II.2.1) Title

Lot-1 - FY1, FY2, CT1, CT2, ST1, ST2, ST3, ST4, ST5, ST6, Specialty Doctor

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

79600000

79620000

79625000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK

UKN

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Supply of Agency Workers - Medical and Dental (Medical Locums) to Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland

II.2.5) Award criteria

Criteria below:

Quality criterion: Award Criteria Quality / Weighting: 60

Quality criterion: Award Criteria – Social Value / Weighting: 10

Cost criterion: Award Criteria – Price / Weighting: 30

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 155 000 000.00  GBP

II.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:

Period or periods together totaling up to 24 months from the expiry of the initial term as described in Clause 2.2 of the SS71 Framework Agreement.

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

II.2.14) Additional information

The value provided in II.2.6 is the upper limit in the range between 135 000 000 GBP to 155 000 000 GBP and accounts for the potential spend on Lot 1 over the initial 2-year period. This value is provided for information purposes only and is not deemed to be a condition of contract or a guarantee of demand.

Lot No: 2

II.2.1) Title

Lot-2 - Consultant, Specialist, Associate Specialist

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

79600000

79620000

79625000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK

UKN

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Supply of Agency Workers - Medical and Dental (Medical Locums) to Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland

II.2.5) Award criteria

Criteria below:

Quality criterion: Award Criteria - Quality / Weighting: 60

Quality criterion: Award Criteria - Social Value / Weighting: 10

Cost criterion: Award Criteria - Price / Weighting: 30

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 190 000 000.00  GBP

II.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:

Period or periods together totaling up to 24 months from the expiry of the initial term as described in Clause 2.2 of the SS71 Framework Agreement.

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

II.2.14) Additional information

The value provided in II.2.6 is the upper limit in the range between 165 000 000 GBP to 190 000 000 GBP and accounts for the potential spend on Lot 2 over the initial 2-year period. This value is provided for information purposes only and is not deemed to be a condition of contract or a guarantee of demand.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


III.2) Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.

Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 200

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2021/S 000-025183

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 25/03/2025

Local time: 15:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 21/09/2025

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 25/03/2025

Local time: 15:30

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

VI.3) Additional information

This procurement exercise is being conducted within the context of the Health Minister’s statement from October 2022, 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 £300,000,000 - £345,000,000 and accounts for the potential spend across both Lots over the initial 2-year period to the Framework. Should the option for an additional 24 months extension be. used, as per clause 2.2 in the SS71 Framework Agreement, the range will be a potential spend of £600,000,000 - £690,000,000. None of the figures above represent a guarantee of uptake or minimum demand.

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service

77 Boucher Crescent

Belfast

BT12 6HU

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

20/02/2025

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security Other Services
79600000 Recruitment services Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
79625000 Supply services of medical personnel Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
79620000 Supply services of personnel including temporary staff Recruitment services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
boucher.sourcing@hscni.net
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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