II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK

Main site or place of performance:

United Kingdom and any of the crown dependencies (including but not limited to the Isle of Man).

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The following Contracting Authorities are entitled to place Orders subject to NHS Workforce Alliance approval. NHS Workforce Alliance member bodies and any additional new NHS Workforce Alliance members including wholly owned companies and subsidiaries, may utilise this framework agreement during the contract term. The entities eligible to utilise this framework agreement include but will not be limited to Acute; Foundation; Ambulance; Community; Care; Primary Care; Clinical Commissioning Groups, Mental Health Trusts, Integrated Care Systems (ICS's) and includes any Charitable Trusts to the foregoing, and other Contracting Bodies such as but not limited to Strategic and Special Health Authorities, Fire and Rescue, Police, Police Commissioners, Charities, Government, Local Government, Local Authorities including Commissioning and Social, Prisons, Education/Higher Education, Social Care and the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector, including any successor organisations or changes to the provision of the services or the responsibility/ownership of the aforementioned organisations, such as responsibility resting with local authorities changing to local government/other government or other publicly funded bodies. The framework is for the benefit of existing and emerging organisations during the life of the agreement, which includes but is not limited to providers, commissioners, delegated commissioners and support organisations. Listings of entities eligible to utilise any resulting agreement(s), subject to the approval of NHS Workforce Alliance include any other NHS/Public Sector bodies located in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, including any of the Crown Dependencies and NHS Collaborative Procurement Organisations: The NHS in England (National Health Service for the United Kingdom) including but not limited to: Foundation Trusts, Acute (Hospital) Trusts, Ambulance Trusts, Mental Health Trusts, Care Trusts listed at: https://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/nhstrustlisting.aspx (https://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/nhstrustlisting.aspx) Clinical Commissioning Groups: https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CCGListing.aspx (https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CCGListing.aspx) Area Teams: https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx (https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx) Special Health Authorities: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx(http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx) NHS Improvement: https://improvement.nhs.uk/ (https://improvement.nhs.uk/) Department of Health: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health) Arm's Length Bodies: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-contact-department-of-healtharms-length-bodies/department-of-healths-agencies-and-partner-organisations (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-contact-department-of-health-armslength-bodies/department-of-healths-agencies-and-partner-organisations) Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) and their individual constituent organisations: https://www.england.nhs.uk/stps/view-stps/ (https://www.england.nhs.uk/stps/viewstps/) Integrated Care Systems (ICS's) https://www.england.nhs.uk/integratedcare/integrated-care-in-your-area/ (https://www.england.nhs.uk/integratedcare/integrated-care-in-your-area/) NHS England: https://www.england.nhs.uk/ (https://www.england.nhs.uk/) and other organisations involved in commissioning primary care services via Clinical Commissioning Groups supported by Commissioning Support Units as well as any successor bodies of any of the above entities which are responsible for commissioning most aspects of NHS care (or equivalent body established pursuant to legislation enacted as a result of, or in connection with, the White Paper, Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS published July 2010. Continued at II.2.11 and VI.3 Additional information / See ITT

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Service Requirements / Weighting: 54

Quality criterion: Social Value / Weighting: 16

Cost criterion: Price / Weighting: 30

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options:

CCG: https://www.england.nhs.uk/resources/ccg-directory/ (https://www.england.nhs.uk/resources/ccg-directory/) CSU: https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/comm-supp/csu/ (https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/comm-supp/csu/) The Clinical Commissioning Board, Area Teams: https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx(https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx) and other organisations involved in commissioning and/or overseeing General Practitioner services, GP consortia, GP Practices and any other provider of primary medical services: a) who are a party to any of the following contracts:- General Medical Services (GMS)- Personal Medical Services (PMS)- Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) and/or b) Commissioned by NHS England or other organisations involved in commissioning or overseeing General Practitioner services, as described above. The NHS in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland including but not limited to Primary care services - GPs, pharmacies, dentists and optometrists, Hospital services, and community services, including those provided through community health centres and mental health services at: NHS Wales (National Health Service for Wales): including but not limited to Welsh Health Boards, NHS Trusts and Public Health Wales: http://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure (http://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure) NHS Scotland (National Health Service for Scotland) including but not limited to Regional NHS Boards, Special NHS Boards and public health body at: http://www.scot.nhs.uk/organisations/ (http://www.scot.nhs.uk/organisations/) Health and Social Care Services in Northern Ireland: (National Health Service for Northern Ireland) including but not limited to Health Trusts, Social Care Board and other HSC Agencies: http://online.hscni.net/ (http://online.hscni.net/) Social Enterprise UK: https://www.socialenterprise.org.uk (https://www.socialenterprise.org.uk) Local Authority Councils in England, Scotland and Wales: county, unitary, district, borough, and metropolitan councils (parish/community councils) Local Councils in England, Scotland and Wales: https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council (https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council) Local Authority Councils in Northern Ireland: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/local-councils-in-northern-ireland (https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/local-councils-in-northern-ireland) Isle of Man (IoM) Government and associated IoM based public bodies, including all IoM Government Departments and Cabinet Office, including but not limited to: Department of Health and Social Care: https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/departments/health-and-social-care/ (https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/departments/health-and-social-care/) The States of Jersey Government and administration including all Government Departments including but not limited to: Health and Social Services: https://www.gov.je/Government/Departments/HealthSocialServices/Pages/index.as px (https://www.gov.je/Government/Departments/HealthSocialServices/Pages/index.aspx) The States of Guernsey (Parliament and government) including but not limited to the Committee for Health and Social Care: https://www.gov.gg/article/152954/Health-and-Social-Services-Department (https://www.gov.gg/article/152954/Health-and-Social-Services-Department)Continued at VI.3 Additional information / See ITT

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

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

North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC)

Savile Street East,

Sheffield,

S4 7UQ

UK

Internet address(es)

URL: https://www.noecpc.nhs.uk