National Recruitment Software System

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id

ocds-h6vhtk-054722

Status

complete

Procurement Method

limited

Main Procurement Category

goods

Procurement Method Details

Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Why this procedure was chosen

NHS England (NHSE) is required to maintain the provision of a National Recruitment Platform to support Local, Regional and National recruitment across the Four Nations. This platform specialises in the recruitment of the following staffing groups:<br/>- Foundation<br/>- Medical<br/>- Dental<br/>- Pharmacy<br/>- Healthcare Science<br/><br/>There is a clear clinical risk should the national recruitment platform not be maintained and service continuity is of paramount importance. A stable recruitment system is required to ensure delivery of business as usual recruitment processes across the four nations. The wider landscape across national recruitment is changing and with annual increases in application numbers this has created an administrative burden for NHSE England’s regional recruitment teams. <br/><br/>NHSE has commissioned industry leaders to undertake assessments of the market, through discovery exercises, to understand whether there is competition in the market capable of meeting NHSE’s Technical requirements. The assessments have considered product disaggregation and wider market analysis. NHSE is currently undertaking an Alpha project to assess options that might allow for the development of alternative products or pre-built systems that will meet all the technical requirements (in Lots or otherwise) that NHSE believes does not exist currently . <br/>Additionally, previously competed procurements have only resulted in one bidder or one bidder with support from a partner supplier.<br/><br/>At this stage, NHSE has concluded that competition in the market does not exist in the form of a customisable Commercial Off the Shelf product. This is primarily due to the specialist nature of the technical requirements and in particular the need for interoperable functionality with other clinical government recruitment platforms. <br/>NHSE remains committed to keeping this position under regular review to ensure that the best value for money is delivered.<br/><br/>NHS England commenced negotiations for the direct award of the services with Hicom Technology Limited in December 2024 and is satisfied that the tests permitting the use of the Negotiated Procedure without prior publication (Reg 32(2)(b)(ii) and (iii) PCR 2015) and the Government Commercial Function’s Procurement Act 2023 Guidance: Transitional and Saving Arrangements have been met.

Lots and requirements

Items and delivery

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Award information

Contracts and changes

Recorded locations

• Buyer location · London · UKJ1 · SE1 8UG · United Kingdom
• Delivery location · UK