ClosedBusiness services

National Framework Agreement for the provision of Job Planning Consultancy and Implementation Services[E16]

Chester, United KingdomCountess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust[E1]

In plain English

What they want: 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.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 1 Jul 2024, 14:00 UTC+1. UTC: 1 Jul 2024, 13:00 UTC.
Published 30 May 2024.
Value: Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation TrustSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]: 1 Jul 2024, 14:00 UTC+1
Value: Not stated
Published[E14]: 30 May 2024
Procedure[E13]: Open procedure (above threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 5 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

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. 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) Register your organisation on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once); 3) Accept the portal terms and conditions and click 'continue', enter your organisation and user details; note the username you chose and click 'Save' …[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: British Oversea Territories.[E7]
ConditionDelivery location: Channel Islands.[E6]
ConditionDelivery location: Europe.[E11]
ConditionDelivery location: Isle of Man.[E10]
ConditionDelivery location: Rest of the World.[E9]
ConditionDelivery location: United Kingdom.[E8]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 14:10 UTC
The deadline (2024-07-01T13:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document ea6a8b29-ae0a-492c-93e3-d8a108cfbaef-755428

Evidence

16 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Document ea6a8b29-ae0a-492c-93e3-d8a108cfbaef-755428, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:10 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 79400000 (Business and management consultancy and related services).
Document ea6a8b29-ae0a-492c-93e3-d8a108cfbaef-755428, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:10 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“England”
Document ea6a8b29-ae0a-492c-93e3-d8a108cfbaef-755428, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:10 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 1 Jul 2024, 14:00 UTC+01:00.
“2024-07-01T14:00:00+01:00”
Document ea6a8b29-ae0a-492c-93e3-d8a108cfbaef-755428, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:10 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“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 system…”
Document ea6a8b29-ae0a-492c-93e3-d8a108cfbaef-755428, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:10 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: Channel Islands.
Document ea6a8b29-ae0a-492c-93e3-d8a108cfbaef-755428, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/1, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:10 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
Delivery location: British Oversea Territories.
Document ea6a8b29-ae0a-492c-93e3-d8a108cfbaef-755428, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:10 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
Delivery location: United Kingdom.
Document ea6a8b29-ae0a-492c-93e3-d8a108cfbaef-755428, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/5, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:10 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
Delivery location: Rest of the World.
Document ea6a8b29-ae0a-492c-93e3-d8a108cfbaef-755428, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/4, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:10 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Delivery location: Isle of Man.
Document ea6a8b29-ae0a-492c-93e3-d8a108cfbaef-755428, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/3, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:10 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
Delivery location: Europe.
Document ea6a8b29-ae0a-492c-93e3-d8a108cfbaef-755428, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/2, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:10 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document ea6a8b29-ae0a-492c-93e3-d8a108cfbaef-755428, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:10 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E13
The procedure is: Open procedure (above threshold).
Document ea6a8b29-ae0a-492c-93e3-d8a108cfbaef-755428, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:10 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E14
The notice was published on 30 May 2024.
“2024-05-30T15:55:37+01:00”
Document ea6a8b29-ae0a-492c-93e3-d8a108cfbaef-755428, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:10 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E15
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document ea6a8b29-ae0a-492c-93e3-d8a108cfbaef-755428, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:10 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E16
The notice is titled "National Framework Agreement for the provision of Job Planning Consultancy and Implementation Services".
Document ea6a8b29-ae0a-492c-93e3-d8a108cfbaef-755428, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:10 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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