FOI/25/149

Request

Sourced Staffing Arrangements

1a. Do you have a master vendor (MV) or neutral vendor (NV) arrangement in place for sourcing agency staff? If so, please state which arrangement is in place

Neutral Vendor

1b. What is the name of the MV/NV provider(s) and what staffing groups do they source? E.g. medical, nursing etc.                                                                                                                

Litmus temporary Staffing Service

All staffing groups

1c. As part of the arrangement, is any NV technology provided by the supplier to help manage the procurement of agency staff?    

None                                                           

1d. Please provide the contract start and end date for the supplier (dd/mm/yy)     

Contract ends as of June 2025            

Direct Engagement

2a. Does the organisation use a third party to provide a Direct Engagement/Outsourced Employment Solution? (This is where the NHS organisation sources agency staff via a recruitment agency but hold a direct contract between the organisation and the worker – there is often VAT savings associated to this employment model)        

Yes                                           

2b. What is the name of the Direct Engagement (DE)/Outsourced Employment supplier (e.g Staff Direct/247Time/Allocate/RL Datix, PlusUs, Retinue, Liaison, NHS Professionals, Agile Workforce/Holt, Litmus/Medacs etc.)

PWC                                                                          

2c. Under the DE/Outsourced Employment arrangement, which staffing groups are managed? For example; Medical, Admin, Scientific staff. Please list all applicable      

Medical

AHP’s           

2d. Please provide the contract start and end date for the DE supplier (dd/mm/yy)

1^st July 2024 – 30 June 2026

2f. How much did the organisation pay the supplier in 23/24 (April 2023 to March 2024) for the provision of the direct engagement service?       

3% commission                                                             

Vendor Management System for Nurse Agency

3a. Does the organisation use a third-party Vendor Management System for the supply of nurse agency staff?    

Yes                                                                                                                 

3b. Who supplies your Vendor Management System?  E.g. RL Datix/Allocate, NHSP etc.

RL Datix

3c. Please provide the contract start and end date for this provider (dd/mm/yy)     

15^th May 2020 – 29^th April 2025   

 

Bank Management

4a. Please name the technology provider used to manage the supply of your bank staff, inclusive of any outsourced or managed arrangements (i.e. NHSP, Bank Partners, RL Datix/Allocate, Liaison, Patchwork, Locum’s Nest etc). If more than one supplier is used, please name all suppliers

Rl Datix

4b. Please name the staffing group each provider is used for e.g. medical, nursing, AHPs, admin and clerical    

All staffing groups                                                                                                                               

4c. Please provide the contract start and end date for each bank supplier (dd/mm/yy)

15th May 2020 – 29^th April 2025   

4d. How much did the organisation pay the supplier(s) in 23/24 for the provision of the bank service?

£210,979