National Framework for Workforce Transformation Solutions
The proposed Framework will provide clients with a range of tools and solutions to deliver measurable improvements in all areas of workforce management.
United Kingdom-Chester: Human resources management consultancy services
2020/S 247-615628
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
Postal address: Liverpool Road
Town: Chester
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
Postal code: CH2 1UL
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: info@coch-cps.co.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.coch-cps.co.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
Town: UK
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: info@coch-cps.co.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.nhssourcing.co.uk
I.2)Information about joint procurement
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
National Framework Agreement for the Provision of Workforce Transformation Solutions
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
The proposed framework will provide clients with a range of tools and solutions to deliver measurable improvements in all areas of workforce management. The successful supplier will act as partner to support and facilitate a workforce transformation journey. For many clients, this transformation journey will start with a focus on temporary workforce spend; controlling agency usage, developing stronger staff banks, facilitating collaboration and providing access to actionable workforce intelligence. The journey will then progress through a range of tools and solutions to help clients to optimise and transform their workforce.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The solutions available to Clients through this framework will include as a minimum:
• providing actionable data, trends and analytics,
• national, regional and local benchmarking,
• enabling collaborative working e.g. regional collaborative working on data and/or resources,
• deployment of whole workforce analytics to improve intelligence and decision making,
• root cause analysis tools to identify workforce demand and risks,
• facilitate the deployment of people programmes to tackle identified causes of workforce demand and risks in the areas of retention, wellbeing, recruitment and absence management,
• technology review and upgrades to streamline processes and provide real time intelligence,
• the development and utilisation of a collaborative workforce,
• bespoke training programmes, project management resource and managed service support (onsite and remote) during implementation and ongoing.
The tools and solutions provided by the supplier under this framework will enable clients to achieve:
• a workforce resourced through the most cost effective route, leading to more patient care hours and/or reduced costs,
• an ability to manage a large workforce with intelligent measures and trends,
• best practice processes leading to improved workforce control and governance,
• improved visibility of requirements for workforce planning and risk,
• adherence to the NHS People Plan,
• an exemplar of workforce management in the NHS.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
VI.3)Additional information:
Supplier instructions how to express interest and bid:
1) Browse to the esourcing portal https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk and click on view current opportunities;
2) Select the title of the ITT;
3) Review the ITT, framework agreement specification, prerequisites and list of eligible users (you may do this without registering);
4) Register your organisation on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once);
5) Accept the portal terms and conditions and click ‘continue’, enter your organisation and user details; note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete; you will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure);
6) Login to the portal with the username/password;
7) Click the ‘PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier);
8) Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content;
9) Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your ‘My PQQs/My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only). You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ITT Details’ box;
10) Responding to the ITT. Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining). You can now use the messages function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification. Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the ITT There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
VI.4.1)Review body
Town: London
Country: United Kingdom
VI.4.3)Review procedure
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the framework agreement is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the framework agreement is entered into.
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: