Agencia has won an appointment to the NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC).
Agencia – known nationally and internationally for its expertise in healthcare, is one of the new appointments to the healthcare consultancy services framework delivered by NOE CPC, which works with more than 80 NHS and public sector organisations across England.
The East Yorkshire-based firm has won a four-year contract with NOE CPC following a tender process, and will provide a range of healthcare consultancy services to its members encompassing the following lots:
The specialist healthcare team at Agencia involves experts from across the firm, to give a comprehensive service to a range of NHS and healthcare organisations. Agencia’s UK clients include NHS England and Public Health England. It launched the popular Primary Care Direct – a “one-stop-shop” for GPs, dentists and pharmacists. It has also gained national recognition for the success of Rewire, an opiate painkiller addiction service.
International projects have included working with the Ministry of Health in Tunisia on a new system for coding medical documentation, and developing quality assurance arrangements for five German hospitals providing medical services for UK forces and their families on behalf of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and the UK Ministry of Defence.
Linda Maytum-Wilson, Agencia’s Health and Social Care Director said: “Our healthcare team has grown significantly in recent years in terms of our reputation and capability, and we are now regarded as being among the go-to healthcare advisors. Our appointment to the NOE CPC Healthcare Consultancy Services framework agreement helps to demonstrate our capability and we are delighted to be awarded this contract. As specialist and highly experienced healthcare experts, we understand the unique challenges and complexities of the NHS, so are ideally placed to offer our expertise to NOE CPC and its members.”
Who is NOE CPC?
NHS owned, North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) is hosted by Leeds and York Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) and provides collaborative and bespoke procurement solutions to the public sector. Through category expertise and harnessing the collective buying power NOE CPC deliver comprehensive, compliant and innovative procurement solutions which save the NHS money.
Objective of the Framework Agreement
The objective of the Framework Agreement was to appoint capable organisations to provide a range of Healthcare Consultancy Services that meet the broad needs of NHS and other healthcare organisations. From an NHS perspective there was a focus on securing best value, and realising quantifiable improvements in both operational efficiency and cost. The tender process aimed to select Appointed Service Providers who would, amongst other things:
Who is eligible to use the Framework?
Those eligible to use the NOE CPC framework include NHS and other healthcare organisations. The framework is not restricted to the listed NOE CPC member bodies in the North of England, as any other NHS/ public sector bodies located in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are eligible to access Agencia’s services via this framework.
How does it work and what are the client benefits?
For many clients, undertaking an OJEU or other tendering process for their own organisation can be a mammoth task. The production of a PQQ, ITT document, bespoke specification, pricing matrix and supporting documents which comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 takes time. The coordination and investment in time of key stakeholders including technical service users is also a distraction from core activities. Combined with the highly regulated tender scoring and evaluation process, a typical OJEU tender can take at least 6 months to complete at a significant cost.
NOE CPC offers a fantastic alternative to in-house tendering, providing rapid access to high quality services from Agencia who have successfully completed a rigorous OJEU tendering process.
To find out if your organisation is already an NOE CPC member, or to find out how to become a member, click here: https://www.noecpc.nhs.uk/current-members
Why choose Agencia?
Agencia has worked at the heart of health and social care delivery since its inception in 1997. Drawing on our unparalleled experience of helping run the world’s largest integrated national health system, we can offer solutions to major healthcare challenges.
What makes us different? Well to put it simply, we not only design the change but also make it happen, turning strategy into action and action into results.
Our work has addressed a diverse range of challenging issues both in the UK and internationally.
We are proud to have been trusted to deliver over 400 contracts, including developing and exporting British public service expertise.
Agencia is an official supplier on the UK Government Conflict, Stability and Security Fund and Prosperity Fund Frameworks and a member of the Price Waterhouse Coopers [PwC] UK alliance delivering the UK Department for International Development [DFID] Good Governance Fund.
Our Capability
We are not consultants but a team of industry experts with years of on-the-ground experience in a range of diverse fields.
All staff members have operated at senior management level within Health and Social Care organisations and have achieved recognised professional accreditations or qualifications in specialist areas, combined with significant operational experience of deploying those skills.
Specialist Expertise
Our specialisms include redesigning, implementing and delivering new services, working with government to deliver effective new policies and helping providers and commissioners improve frontline services.
Whole system approaches: Integrating health and social care; strategic plans; planning change; the role of public health in planning; commissioning and contracting for quality and efficiency; financial modelling of change programmes; engagement of users, carers, staff and stakeholders.
Strengthening primary and community care: Developing care closer to home; reducing dependence on hospitals; decommissioning institutions (e.g. learning disability, residential care, mental health) in favour of community based solutions; specialisation in General Practice, practice management and systems.
Hospital management: The roles of doctors and nurses in management; management structures and processes.
Leadership development: The role of boards and senior teams; developing clinical champions and leaders; leading teams of professionals and clinicians. Finance Identification of current costs in providing services; financial modelling the effects of service change and integration; good practice in health and social care accounting.
Professional development: Workforce development; career planning for doctors, nurses and managers. Governance, risk management and safety Senior management of health and social care organisations; board structures and processes; transparency and accountability; capturing and using the views of patients, carers and the public; managing clinical safety; protection of vulnerable children and adults; communication with the public; managing the relationship between public and private sector organisations.
Care of older people: Design and management of older people’s services e.g. residential care homes; community based health and social care support for older people; managing dementia in the community and specialist units.
Service provision: Designing and running services on behalf of commissioners e.g. substance misuse treatment services.
Our Health and Social Care portfolio can be viewed below:
Health and Social Care Portfolio
Agencia’s Primary Care Direct service: https://primarycaredirect.co.uk/
