Clinical and Healthcare Staffing

Clinical and Healthcare Staffing (RM6281) is a UK public-sector framework agreement managed by NHS Workforce Alliance (hosted by NHS London Procurement Partnership). It is re-tendering now. Agency, locum and bank doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and healthcare staffing for NHS trusts. Lot 4 covers social care staffing for local authorities.

When does it re-tender?

The re-tender is live now. This is the window to bid, if you're not already on the framework, act before it closes.

Replaces RM6161. Being consolidated with RM6277 into a single agreement, RM6397, expected to go live ~February 2027.

How to prepare a bid

A re-tender asks for the same building blocks every time. Have these ready before the notice publishes, most take weeks to assemble:

• Cyber Essentials, and Cyber Essentials Plus if the framework requires it
• Up-to-date insurances (employer, public and professional indemnity)
• Financial evidence: your latest accounts and turnover figures
• Two or three case studies mapped to this framework's scope
• Core policies: equality, health and safety, data protection
• A capacity statement showing you can deliver at the required volume
• Temporary-labour compliance: IR35 status, umbrella and payroll arrangements
• DBS checks, professional registration and a safeguarding policy
• Confirm the exact re-tender dates against the source notice; frameworks are frequently extended.

Start a trial to follow this framework and be alerted before the window opens.

CPV codes covered

The Common Procurement Vocabulary codes that describe this framework's scope. Match these to your business to judge relevance.