Awarded contract

National Framework Agreement for the provision of Job Planning Consultancy and Implementation Services

Details

Value
£2,400,000
Topic
Business and management consultancy and related services
Published
16 September 2024

Tender description

The objective of this framework is to provide NHS Organisations with expert assistance to deliver optimised job planning systems and processes. The expected outcomes of the Services will be: • An in-depth analysis of the current state of an NHS Organisation’s job planning systems and processes. • Detailed analysis of actual and forecast demand in respect of required clinical outcomes. • The creation of model job plans based on actual and forecast demand in respect of required clinical outcomes that are aligned with applicable NHS, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and British Medical Association (BMA) best practice standards. • Identification of gaps and/or variances between the current and model state, including but not limited to identification of variance(s) between current job plans and patient demand. • The development of optimised systems and processes for medical job planning. • Support, to the level specified in a Call Off Contract, to implement new optimised job planning systems and processes. • Effective knowledge transfer to enable the NHS Organisation to sustain and build on the implemented improvements. Lot 1: The objective of this framework is to provide NHS Organisations with expert assistance to deliver optimised job planning systems and processes. The expected outcomes of the Services will be: • An in-depth analysis of the current state of an NHS Organisation’s job planning systems and processes. • Detailed analysis of actual and forecast demand in respect of required clinical outcomes. • The creation of model job plans based on actual and forecast demand in respect of required clinical outcomes that are aligned with applicable NHS, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and British Medical Association (BMA) best practice standards. • Identification of gaps and/or variances between the current and model state, including but not limited to identification of variance(s) between current job plans and patient demand. • The development of optimised systems and processes for medical job planning. • Support, to the level specified in a Call Off Contract, to implement new optimised job planning systems and processes. • Effective knowledge transfer to enable the NHS Organisation to sustain and build on the implemented improvements.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date30 August 2024
  2. Completed: Award published16 September 2024
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About the buyer

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides acute hospital care in Chester as part of the NHS healthcare sector, buying through a dedicated procurement department. Formal tenders are advertised on the Atamis e-tendering portal via NHS Sourcing. Larger contracts also appear on Find a Tender, with smaller awards on Contracts Finder. A Strategic Procurement team runs tendering and reverse e-auctions for commodity pricing. The Trust's Commercial Procurement Services hosts national framework agreements for NHS trusts and public bodies. Clinical procurement specialists coordinate product trials with suppliers.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's contract awards have been in construction work, medical equipment and pharmaceuticals and repair and maintenance.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 79400000 · Business and management consultancy and related services
  • 79410000 · Business and management consultancy services
  • 79411100 · Business development consultancy services
  • 79414000 · Human resources management consultancy services
  • 80511000 · Staff training services

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