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APX058 - Framework for the Provision of Agency Nursing, Care, Support and Ancillary Staff
Published 15 Oct 2026
15 Oct 2026
Deadline in 8 days
- Primary CPV
-
79624000 *
Supply services of nursing personnel
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland
- Value
- No value specified
- Contract
-
2 years Duration
04/01/2027 03/01/2029
- Contract Types
-
79 *Business services: law, marketing, consu...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
10 Butcher Street, Derry / Londonderry, BT48 6HL, United Kingdom · UKN
Contact
Award Criteria
- Tender Evaluation Sum (60%)
- Proposed Methodology for the Provision of Agency Staff (25%)
- Staff Training, Compliance & Safeguarding (15%)
Related tenders
APEX HOUSING ASSOCIATION
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
79624000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-0780d5
The Contracting Authority intends to establish a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of suitably qualified, experienced and compliant Agency Workers to meet temporary staffing requirements across a range of services and schemes operated by Apex Housing.
The Framework Agreement for each Lot shall commence on the Commencement Date and shall continue for an initial period of two (2) years.
The Contracting Authority shall have the option to extend the Framework Agreement by up to two (2) further periods of twelve (12) months (2+1+1).
The Framework Agreement will facilitate the provision of Agency Workers for ad hoc, emergency and short-term assignments on an as-required basis.
The requirements have been divided into the following Lots:
• Lot 1 – Provision of Agency Nursing Staff
• Lot 2 – Provision of Agency Care, Support and Ancillary Staff
Each Lot will be assessed and awarded independently and will result in a separate Framework Agreement. Apex intends to appoint a maximum of three Suppliers to each Lot, based on their final ranking.
Full CPV breakdown
- 79624000 — Supply services of nursing personnel (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Restricted / competitive (suppliers are shortlisted first)
- Contract type
- Services
- Lots
- 2
- Procurement method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- Framework may be extended for two additional 12 month periods.
- Framework agreement
- Yes
- Framework details
- The Framework Agreement will operate as a ranked multi-supplier framework. Up to three suppliers will be appointed to each Lot and ranked 1st, 2nd and 3rd based on the outcome of the tender evaluation. Where the Contracting Authority requires Agency Workers, assignments will be offered to the highest-ranked supplier in the first instance. If that supplier is unable to meet the requirement within the timescales specified in the Framework Agreement, the Contracting Authority may offer the assignment to the next-ranked supplier, and thereafter to the third-ranked supplier where necessary. No guarantee is given as to the volume or value of Services to be procured under the Framework Agreement.
- Submission method
- https://etendersni.gov.uk
- Award decision expected
- 1 Dec 2026
- Reserved / special regime
- Light Touch
- Number of lots
- 2
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 15 Oct 2026 11:51
- Deadline
- 30 Oct 2026 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0780d5
- Notice ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0780d5
Lots (2)
Lot 1: Provision of Agency Nursing Staff
This Lot covers the provision of suitably qualified Agency Nursing Staff and Residential Officers to support nursing and residential care services operated by Apex Housing.
4 Jan 2027 to 3 Jan 2029 · Active
Lot 2: Agency Care, Support and Ancillary Staff
This Lot covers the provision of suitably qualified and experienced Agency Care, Support and Ancillary Staff to provide temporary cover for ad hoc, emergency and short-term assignments across a range of services and schemes operated by Apex Housing.
4 Jan 2027 to 3 Jan 2029 · Active
Full notice record
94 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Name | Apex Housing Association |
| Address › Street | 10 Butcher Street |
| Address › Town / city | Derry / Londonderry |
| Address › Postcode | BT48 6HL |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKN0A |
| Contact › Email | Procurement@apex.org.uk |
| Role | buyer |
| Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Northern Irish devolved regulations apply |
Buyer
| Name | Apex Housing Association |
Tender
| Title | APX058 - Framework for the Provision of Agency Nursing, Care, Support and Ancillary Staff |
| Status | active |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › Description | Supply services of nursing personnel |
| Item › Item 1 › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKN |
| Item › Item 1 › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Item 1 › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Social work and related services |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Supply services of personnel including temporary staff |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Supply services of domestic help personnel |
| Item › Item 2 › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKN |
| Item › Item 2 › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Item 2 › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £17,000,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | selective |
| Procedure | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Category | services |
| Special regime | Light touch |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Techniques › Framework agreement | Yes |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Method | Without reopening competition |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Type | closed |
| How to submit | https://etendersni.gov.uk |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 1 Dec 2026 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Title | Provision of Agency Nursing Staff |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Description | This Lot covers the provision of suitably qualified Agency Nursing Staff and Residential Officers to support nursing and residential care services operated by Apex Housing. |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Status | active |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Value › Value incl. VAT | £2,500,000 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | price |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Tender Evaluation Sum |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 60 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Proposed Methodology for the Provision of Agency Staff |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 25 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name | Staff Training, Compliance & Safeguarding |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight | 15 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Type | economic |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Description | At the Tender Submission Deadline, the Supplier must hold current RQIA registration as a Nursing Agency. Evidence of registration must be provided in response to Question 15 of the PSQ. A pending application for registration will not satisfy this Condition of Participation. This requirement applies only to Lot 1. Suppliers tendering only for Lot 2 should respond “Not Applicable” to Question 15 of the PSQ. |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Contract period › Start | 4 Jan 2027 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Contract period › End | 3 Jan 2029 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Contract period › Can be extended to | 3 Jan 2031 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Renewal › Description | Framework may be extended for two additional 12 month periods. |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Title | Agency Care, Support and Ancillary Staff |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Description | This Lot covers the provision of suitably qualified and experienced Agency Care, Support and Ancillary Staff to provide temporary cover for ad hoc, emergency and short-term assignments across a range of services and schemes operated by Apex Housing. |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Status | active |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Value › Value incl. VAT | £14,500,000 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | price |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Tender Evaluation Sum |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 60 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Proposed Methodology for the Provision of Agency Staff |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 25 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name | Staff Training, Compliance & Safeguarding |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight | 15 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Contract period › Start | 4 Jan 2027 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Contract period › End | 3 Jan 2029 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Contract period › Can be extended to | 3 Jan 2031 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Renewal › Description | Framework may be extended for two additional 12 month periods. |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Not published |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097400-2026 |
| Document › Document 2 › Published | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Has Recurrence | Yes |
| Recurrence › Dates › Start | 9 Sep 2030 |
| Amendment › Description | Conditions of Participation amended for Lot 1- At the Tender Submission Deadline, the Supplier must hold current RQIA registration as a Nursing Agency. Evidence of registration must be provided in response to Question 15 of the PSQ. A pending application for registration will not satisfy this Condition of Participation. This requirement applies only to Lot 1. Suppliers tendering only for Lot 2 should respond “Not Applicable” to Question 15 of the PSQ. |