Insourced Services to support the Provision of Healthcare Services

The revised framework will consist of two lots:

Lot 1 – Medical and Clinical Services including full and partial pathways, being delivered on Contracting Authorities premises, using own equipment and facilities, and providing clinical governance and oversight

Lot 2 – Managed Services Provision where the supplier manages a number of services that a Contracting Authority requires and manages the suppliers on behalf of the Contracting Authority

A compliant route to market

This new framework is being run under The Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023 (PSR 2023) which came into effect in January 2024.  It covers all the services under the current agreement (RM6276) and will be awarded against the key criteria as set out under PSR 2023, making it a compliant route to market for our customers.

• Tender submissions now closed
• Framework anticipated to launch in January 2026

What is Insourcing?

Insourcing is a term used to describe a range of medical and clinical services which are deployed to use spare, out-of-hours capacity within a trust, alongside its existing provisions. The intention is to bolster service outputs and improve efficiency.

Such services are typically provided by medical or clinical providers who can provide the specialist capabilities required to deliver an end-to-end service, including clinical governance and oversight.

• Regulatory compliance – tailored to PSR 2023
• Improved specification
• Supports trusts in meeting government targets
• Ability to obtain value for money through further competition
• Flexibility to add new services
• Improved supplier matrix that includes additional common and specialised services, and that can be added to and updated in real time
• Cost releasing savings on % discount off NHS Payment Scheme Tariff for Contracting Authorities
• Contracting Authorities can quickly gain access to compliant suppliers without needing to complete their own procurement exercise
• Improved framework user guide which includes how to compliantly make an award
• Explicit PSR compliance FAQ document with compliance flow diagram
• Access to suppliers that have passed a high quality and financial stability bar
• Ability for trusts to utilise a MSP for all requirements, reducing resource required by trusts who require more than one service
• Award tool in development to support direct awards against the key criteria under PSR 2023
• Ability to contract with providers on bespoke terms and conditions which incorporate flow through as applicable from the NHS Standard Contract
• Enhanced call-off terms and conditions which incorporate specific requirements when procuring services

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