NHSCPP National Clinical Staffing Framework Agreement.

Descriptions

NHS London Procurement Partnership in collaboration with NHS Commercial Solutions, East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub and North of England NHS Commercial Procurement Collaborative have come together to form the NHS Collaborative Procurement Partnership (NHSCPP). The NHSCPP is putting in place a national clinical staffing framework agreement for the sourcing, introducing and supply of high quality, trained and fully vetted nursing and midwifery staff, medical and dental staff and other clinical staff, including without limitation, allied health professionals, emergency services personnel (including ambulance staff) and health science services staff, either by suppliers acting as an employment business for hire on Assignments (Temporary Agency Workers) and by suppliers acting as an employment agency for direct employment on fixed term, or permanent, engagements (Work-Seekers) or by suppliers acting as a neutral supply chain managed service provider. The framework agreement shall be for use by any of the UK public sector bodies (and any future successors to those organisations) identified under section VI.3 Additional information of this contract notice. The NHSCPP is seeking to appoint a number of suitable suppliers who shall support participating authorities calling-off under this framework agreement to deliver their respective NHS services to patients and other services users in accordance with all appropriate legislation, regulations, Guidelines and Good Industry Practice relevant to the supplier and the Services required, including but not limited to, Department of Health, NHS England, Monitor & NHS Trust Development Authority and the public sector body calling-off the framework agreement requirements' for safer recruitment and employment checks and need to adhere to “Price caps for agency staff: rules” (Monitor, November 2015)".