Direct and Non Direct Engagement & 3rd Party Vendor Management System
Reference: 24-25207
Date response sent: 15/08/2024
Details of enquiry
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
1b. What is the name of the MV/NV provider(s) and what staffing groups do they source? e.g. medical, nursing etc.
1c. As part of the arrangement, is any NV technology provided by the supplier to help manage the procurement of agency staff?
1d. Please provide the contract start and end date for the supplier (dd/mm/yy)
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).
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)
2c. Under the DE/Outsourced Employment arrangement, which staffing groups are managed? For example; Medical, Admin, Scientific staff. Please list all applicable
2d. Please provide the contract start and end date for the DE supplier (dd/mm/yy)
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?
Vendor Management System for Nurse Agency
3a. Does the organisation use a third-party Vendor Management System for the supply of nurse agency staff?
3b. Who supplies your Vendor Management System? E.g. RL Datix/Allocate, NHSP etc.
3c. Please provide the contract start and end date for this provider (dd/mm/yy)
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
4b. Please name the staffing group each provider is used for e.g. medical, nursing, AHPs, admin and clerical
4c. Please provide the contract start and end date for each bank supplier (dd/mm/yy)
4d. How much did the organisation pay the supplier(s) in 23/24 for the provision of the bank service?
Response sent
Sourced Staffing Arrangements
1a. Do you have a master vendor (MV) or neutral vendor (NV) arrangement in place for sourcing agency staff?
No
1b. What is the name of the MV/NV provider(s) and what staffing groups do they source? e.g. medical, nursing etc.
Not applicable, see response to Q1a above
1c. As part of the arrangement, is any NV technology provided by the supplier to help manage the procurement of agency staff?
Not applicable, see response to Q1a above
1d. Please provide the contract start and end date for the supplier (dd/mm/yy)
Not applicable, see response to Q1a above
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).
We have a temporary staff bank, where temp staff are directly employed on a contract with the Trust.
We do not use a third party to provide a Direct Engagement/Outsourced Solution
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.)
Not applicable, see response to Q2a above
2c. Under the DE/Outsourced Employment arrangement, which staffing groups are managed? For example; Medical, Admin, Scientific staff. Please list all applicable.
We hire temporary Admin and Clerical Staff, Doctors, and 2 nurses.
2d. Please provide the contract start and end date for the DE supplier (dd/mm/yy)
Not applicable. We only hire directly from on-framework agencies
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?
Not applicable, see response to Q2a above.
Vendor Management System for Nurse Agency
3a. Does the organisation use a third-party Vendor Management System for the supply of nurse agency staff?
No
3b. Who supplies your Vendor Management System? E.g. RL Datix/Allocate, NHSP etc.
Not applicable, see response to Q3a above.
3c. Please provide the contract start and end date for this provider (dd/mm/yy)
Not applicable, see response to Q3a above.
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
Not applicable. The Trust manages its own bank staff (in-house), and does not use dedicated technology for this
4b. Please name the staffing group each provider is used for e.g. medical, nursing, AHPs, admin and clerical
Not applicable, see response to Q4a above
4c. Please provide the contract start and end date for each bank supplier (dd/mm/yy)
Not applicable, see response to Q4a above
4d. How much did the organisation pay the supplier(s) in 23/24 for the provision of the bank service?
Not applicable, see response to Q4a above