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NHS Workforce Alliance Health Workforce Solutions

Awarded to ADECCO UK LIMITED, AGILE WORKFORCE SERVICES LIMITED, ATHONA LIMITED +40 more

Crown Commercial Service(buyer)

Published
Published 14 April 2025
Deadline
Closed 22 September 2025

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Overview

The Crown Commercial Service has awarded a £10 billion NHS Workforce Alliance framework to 42 suppliers including Adecco, NHS Professionals, Randstad, and others to provide sustainable workforce and recruitment solutions across all staffing areas. The agreement, which commenced following the January 2026 award, consolidates previous Managed Staff Banks and Workforce Improvement Services frameworks and will offer outsourced staff banks, managed services, temporary and permanent recruitment, tailored workforce management plans, and technology platforms to support NHS and other public sector organisations.

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£10,000,000,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
Contract type
Framework agreement
SME suitable
Yes
Published
14 April 2025
Questions by
3 September 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Placement services of personnelSupply services of personnel including temporary staff

Award outcome

Awarded value
£10,000,000,000
Award date
12 January 2026
Contract period
22 January 2026 → 21 January 2029
Contract length
3 years
Bids received
74
Winners
  • ADECCO UK LIMITED
  • AGILE WORKFORCE SERVICES LIMITED
  • ATHONA LIMITED
  • BLUESTONES INVESTMENT GROUP LIMITED
  • CONCEPT CARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  • DIRECT MEDICS LTD
  • DUTTON RECRUITMENT LIMITED
  • EVISA SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  • FENWICK HEALTHCARE STAFFING LIMITED
  • FOX MORRIS GROUP LTD
  • FUSION PEOPLE LIMITED
  • GLOBE LOCUMS LIMITED
  • H & G RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LTD
  • HCRG WORKFORCE AND SUGARMAN HOLDINGS LIMITED
  • HOLT MEDICAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED
  • HUNTER GATHERER AHP RESOURCING LIMITED
  • ID MEDICAL GROUP LIMITED
  • INTERACT MEDICAL LIMITED
  • LANCESOFT LTD
  • LITMUS WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  • Liaison Financial Services Limited
  • MAUSTEVE LIMITED
  • MEDACS HEALTHCARE LIMITED
  • MEDICAL 360 LIMITED
  • MEDSOL GROUP LIMITED
  • MYLOCUM LTD
  • NEWCROSS HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  • NHS PROFESSIONALS LIMITED
  • NL GROUP LIMITED
  • PARATUS PARTNERS LTD Also T/A Allied Match
  • PERTEMPS MEDICAL LIMITED
  • PULSE HEALTHCARE LIMITED
  • RANDSTAD SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  • REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED
  • RETINUE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  • SERVICE CARE SOLUTIONS LTD
  • SUPERIOR PERSONNEL LTD
  • Surecall Recruitment
  • TOTAL ASSIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED
  • TXM GROUP
  • WORKFORCE EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  • XANDER RECRUITMENT GROUP LIMITED
  • YOLK RECRUITMENT LIMITED

This contract ends on 21 January 2029.

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

74

29 from SMEs

Open and restricted tenders in Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 21% received only one.

Who bid

  • ADECCO UK LIMITEDWinner
  • AGILE WORKFORCE SERVICES LIMITEDWinner
  • ATHONA LIMITEDWinner
  • BLUESTONES INVESTMENT GROUP LIMITEDWinner
  • CONCEPT CARE SOLUTIONS LIMITEDWinner
  • DIRECT MEDICS LTDWinner
  • DUTTON RECRUITMENT LIMITEDWinner
  • EVISA SOLUTIONS LIMITEDWinner
  • FENWICK HEALTHCARE STAFFING LIMITEDWinner
  • FOX MORRIS GROUP LTDWinner
  • FUSION PEOPLE LIMITEDWinner
  • GLOBE LOCUMS LIMITEDWinner

+32 more

How bids were scored

  • Social value - Tackling Economic Inequality
  • Delivering Workforce Efficiencies
  • Contract Implementation
  • Agency supply chain management
  • Price

Market context

Typical award in Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

£73,970

Median of 18,950 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 135189.9× the median.

Crown Commercial Service in the last 12 months

45

contracts awarded, worth £48,327,141,690 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    12 February 2026

  2. Contract

    12 January 2026

  3. Contract Notice

    8 August 2025

  4. Planning Update

    22 May 2025

  5. Prior Information Notice

    9 May 2025

  6. Prior Information Notice

    14 April 2025

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