NHS Workforce Alliance Health Workforce Solutions (RM6380)
Framework Overview
Framework Reference Number: RM6380
This open framework agreement, let under the Procurement Act 2023, gives access to strategic and bespoke workforce solutions, including but not limited to outsourced staff banks, strategic managed service solutions, temporary and permanent recruitment solutions (domestic and international), workforce management plans and vendor management systems.
Additional Information
Background
The aim of the Health Workforce Solutions Framework is to provide long-term strategic delivery of health workforce staff to support patient care aligned to the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan. To achieve this, awarded suppliers deliver holistic, innovative healthcare resource solutions in line with the your strategic and operational targets.
This framework is the replacement framework for the Managed Staff Banks Framework RM6278 and Workforce Improvement Services Framework RM6163. It includes all the elements that have led to the Managed Staff Bank and Workforce Improvement Services frameworks success, with the necessary amendments to facilitate growth, innovation, technology and improved ease of use for all parties.
RM6380 allows the choice to pick any combination from the following service lines via a single Lot.
- Outsourced Staff Banks
- Agency Supply Chain Management
- Direct Engagement
- Permanent Recruitment (International and Domestic)
- Recruit, Train, Deploy
- Advisory and Discovery Services
- Statement of Works
Please note, the framework should not be used as a route to supply transactional agency workers in isolation or for standalone technology systems. In this case please refer to ourClinical staffingandNon-Clinical staffingframeworks, and ourWorkforce Technology Systemsframework.
Benefits
Key benefits
- Alternatives to agency staffing models: Offers innovative workforce solutions that provide viable alternatives to traditional agency staffing models.
- Future focused workforce solutions: Designed to meet evolving NHS workforce priorities aligned with NHS 10 Year Health Plan.
- Vendor management systems: Helps manage agency staffing cost pressures for temporary staffing oversight.
- Source candidates for specialist roles: Access domestic and international recruitment specialists.
- Single Lot flexibility: Source one or multiple service lines through a single, streamlined procurement route saving you time and resources.
- Access to NHS-compliant suppliers using rigorously pre-approved strict criteria to ensure they meet the specific needs of the NHS.
Additional benefits
- Free to use. No need for membership as framework fees are collected from suppliers.
- Award both with and without competitionis available.
- Provides a complete workforce modelthrough a single contracting option, simplifying procurement and governance. It enables the incorporation of multiple service elements—such as managed staff banks, international recruitment, permanent staffing, and other tailored workforce services—within one unified agreement.
- Aligned to the NHS England strategyfor ICS and regional level collaborations allowing for enhanced strategic solutions.
- Enables enhanced regional workingand information sharing.
- Additional service linessuch as statement of work and recruit, train, deploy are available under this framework to support the NHS 10 Year Health Plan and Medium Term Planning Framework
- A wide range of experienced suppliersto support the delivery of solution-focused services, with options to enhance the delivery via supply chains.
- Suppliers have been testedagainst specific experience and financial viability thresholds to ensure capability and capacity to meet Buyer requirements.
- All suppliers have been evaluatedusing the Sourcing Playbook methodology, which includes enhanced financial checks to ensure financial viability throughout the contract term.
- This Frameworkupholds the NHS England Agency Rules.
- IR35-compliant
- We conduct independent worker health assurance auditsto ensure worker pre-employment checks for NHS roles follow the NHS Employments Check Standardsand Skills for Health
- Social value elementshave been specifically applied to help NHS Buyers deliver the net zero target.
- Supplier Relationship Management programmeand Strategic Supplier Relationship Management programme to support effective management of Suppliers under the framework.
- All suppliers for this agreement have committed to comply with theProcurement Policy Note 06/21: ‘Taking account of Carbon Reduction Plans in the procurement of major government contracts’as required. If a Supplier is required to publish a carbon reduction plan, this can be located on their individual Supplier details page.
Suppliers
Adecco UK Ltd
AGILE WORKFORCE SERVICES LIMITED
Athona Ltd
Bluestones Investment Group
Direct Medics Ltd
Dutton Recruitment LTD
Evisa Solutions Ltd
FENWICK HEALTHCARE STAFFING LIMITED
Fox Morris Group
Fusion People Limited
Globe Locums Limited
H&G Recruitment Solutions
HCRG Workforce & Sugarman Holdings Ltd
Holt Doctors Limited
Hunter AHP Resourcing Ltd
ID Medical Group Limited
Interact Medical Ltd
LanceSoft Ltd.
Liaison Financial Services Ltd
Litmus Managed Solutions Ltd
London Cactus
Medacs Healthcare PLC
MEDICAL 360 LIMITED
Medsol Healthcare Services Ltd
Mylocum ltd
Newcross Healthcare Solutions
NHS Professionals Ltd
NL Group Limited
Paratus Partners
Pertemps Medical Limited
Pulse Healthcare Limited
Randstad Solutions Limited
Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited
Retinue Solutions
Service Care Solutions
Surecall Recruitment
Total Assist
TXM Healthcare
WORKFORCE EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
XANDER RECRUITMENT GROUP LIMITED
Yolk Recruitment Limited