Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Colchester District General Hospital,Turner Road
COLCHESTER
CO4 5JL
UK
Contact person: Tracey Gant
Telephone: +44 1206747474
E-mail: commissioning@esneft.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKH14
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Managed Service for Bank Staff Platform & International Recruitment
Reference number: ESNEFT3086
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79620000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
to deliver a Managed <br/>Service for the Staff Bank. This arrangement covers the management of demand and <br/>deployment of flexible workers, the provision of a vetting service compliant with NHS <br/>Employment Standards, and a fully auditable software solution with the capability to <br/>cascade requirements across the managed bank, collaborative bank, and agency <br/>suppliers.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 365 334.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH14
Main site or place of performance:
Head Office/Colchester Hospital: Turner Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5JL.<br/>Ipswich Hospital: Heath Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 5PD
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Re Procurement of Managed Service for Bank Staff Platform & International <br/>Recruitment – Ref: ESNEFT 3086
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Direct Award to incumbent supplier whilst an options appraisal is to be carried out for future ESNEFT Bank Staffed Services
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation
Direct Award to incumbent supplier whilst an options appraisal is to be carried out for future ESNEFT Bank Staffed Services
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/03/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NHS PROFESSIONALS LIMITED
06704614
Breakspear Park, Breakspear Way, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire,
Hemel Hempstead
HP2 4TZ
UK
Telephone: +44 3332407552
E-mail: bidsandframeworks@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKH23
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 365 334.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Colchester District General Hospital,Turner Road
COLCHESTER
CO4 5JL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/04/2026