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| Source: | Find a Tender Service (FTS) |
| Notice Type: | Tender notice |
| Buyer: | North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust |
| Main Category: | Services |
| Procurement Method: | Restricted procedure |
| Submission Methods: | Electronic submission, Written |
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| Estimated Value (ex. VAT): | £688,094.79 |
| Release Date: | 24 June 2026 |
| Application Deadline: | — |
| Contract Start Date: | 1 December 2026 (Estimated) |
| Contract End Date: | 30 November 2027 (Estimated) |
| Contract Duration: | 1.0 years |
| Procurement ID (OCID): | ocds-h6vhtk-06bc1c |
| Notice Reference: | 059400-2026 |
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North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Neutral Vendor to provide a fully managed service for the supply of Temporary Clinical Workforce across its sites.<br/>The appointed Neutral Vendor will be responsible for the sourcing, and fulfilment of temporary clinical staffing requirements, acting as an intermediary between the Trust and a diverse range of approved staffing agencies. The service will support the Trust in maintaining safe staffing levels, ensuring continuity of care, and delivering value for money.<br/>The scope of services includes, but is not limited to:<br/>Provision of temporary clinical staff across a range of disciplines and grades.<br/>Management of a compliant and high-quality agency supply chain.<br/>Implementation of robust governance, assurance, and framework compliance measures (e.g. monitoring of agency compliance, right to work, mandatory training and professional registration).<br/>Delivery of real-time workforce management, booking, and reporting systems.<br/>The Provider should provide a system that ensures software functionality, a system portal, provision of direct and non-direct engagement staff costing data. <br/>The Software must have Electronic Communication Functionality with other Software within the Trust.<br/><br/>The Neutral Vendor will be expected to work collaboratively with the Trust to:<br/>Ensure compliance with NHS workforce regulations and relevant frameworks (NHS Workforce Alliance).<br/>Reduce off-framework agency usage and mitigate associated risks.<br/>Deliver measurable efficiencies and demonstrate continuous improvement.<br/>Maintain high levels of service performance against agreed KPIs and service levels.<br/>The service will operate across all NCIC sites, with flexibility to accommodate future service changes, expansion, or rationalisation in line with organisational and system-wide requirements.
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