Non Clinical Staffing
This framework will be made up of seven lots. All public and third sector organisations including NHS contracting authorities, central government, local government, universities, charities and blue light (emergency) services can hire a range of quality non-clinical workers through a range of engagement types including fixed-term, temporary positions and contractors. The 7 lots give you the ability to secure quality candidates on a regional and national basis across the UK. Roles include, but are not limited to:
Lot 1 – Administration and secretarial roles
Lot 2 – Finance, accounts and audit roles
Lot 3 - IT technicians, analysts and technical engineer specialists
Lot 4 - Legal secretaries, paralegals and lawyers
Lot 5 – Environmental and scientific roles, such as EA and senior assistant scientists, technical and clinical coders including health records secretaries
Lot 6 – Caterers, drivers, security, estates and maintenance roles
Lot 7 – Managed Service Provision: master/neutral vendor
Benefits of using the Framework
- NHS England approved route to market for non-clinical temporary staffing
- Wide range of experienced suppliers including SME’s, specialist niche suppliers and managed solution options
- Maximum agreement rates are fixed and are also limited in line with the NHS England agency price caps
- Achieve larger savings using the built-in discounts (you can access discounts for length of placement, by nominating a worker, or by hiring large volumes of workers at the same time)
- Transparent rates and costs for both PAYE and limited company temporary workers, including fixed term appointments
- We carry out quality assurance audits to make sure worker pre employment checks for NHS roles follow the NHS Employers Check Standardsand Skills for Health
- Non-NHS contracting authorities can specify what pre-employment checks they need: for example, Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS)
- Direct award is available and supported by the NHS Workforce Alliance to enable quick access to workers when needed
- Access a range of tools to help you select suppliers including rate card, award support tool and region/skills matrix
- Free to use; you don’t need a membership and framework fees are collected from suppliers
Lot Structure
Lot 1 – Admin and Clerical
Lot 2 - Corporate Functions
Lot 3 – IT Professionals
Lot 4 – Legal
Lot 5 – Scientific, Technical and Clinical Coding
Lot 6 – Estates, Facilities Management and Ancillary Staff
Lot 7 – MSP: Master/Neutral Vendor
Suppliers
Lot 1: Admin and Clerical – 65 suppliers
Lot 2 - Corporate Functions – 111 suppliers
Lot 3 – IT Professionals – 89 suppliers
Lot 4 – Legal – 20 suppliers
Lot 5 – Scientific, Technical and Clinical Coding – 20 suppliers
Lot 6 – Estates, Facilities Management and Ancillary Staff – 68 suppliers
Lot 7 – MSP: Master/Neutral Vendor – 14 suppliers
Authority
Workforce Alliance: This is an Workforce Alliance framework agreement delivered by Crown Commercial Services (CCS) and available to our member organisations via NHS Commercial Solutions. This agreement is available to non-NHSCS member organisations via CCS
Supporting Documents
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