University Hospital
Clifford Bridge Road
Walsgrave
Coventry
CV2 2DX

Direct Line: 024 76968771
www.uhcw.nhs.uk

Dear Requester

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Freedom of Information Request Form

If you have submitted a request under the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) your request will be considered and you will receive our response
within the statutory timescale of 20 working days.

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University Hospital
Clifford Bridge Road
Walsgrave
Coventry
CV2 2DX

Direct Line: 024 76968771
www.uhcw.nhs.uk

Our Ref: FOI/2010
Date: 16th September 2022

By email only:

Dear Requester

We write further to your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act received 5th August 2022.  We have set out your request,
together with our response below. 

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 No. Sourcing is managed through Temporary Staffing Solutions.
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
1c. As part of the arrangement, is any technology provided by the supplier
to help manage the procurement of agency staff? Not applicable
1d. Please provide the contract start and end date for the supplier
(dd/mm/yy) Not applicable

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 247Time/Allocate, PlusUs, Retinue, Liaison
etc.) 247Time/Allocate
2c. Under the DE/Outsourced Employment arrangement, which staffing groups
are managed? For example; Medical, Dental and Allied Health Professions
2d. Please provide the contract start and end date for the DE supplier
(dd/mm/yy) June 2022 - May 2025
2f. How much did the organisation pay the supplier in 21/22 (April 2021 to
March 2022) for the provision of the direct engagement service? See below

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. Allocate, NHSP
etc. Allocate
3c. Please provide the contract start and end date for this provider
(dd/mm/yy) June 2022 - May 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, Allocate, Liaison, Patchwork, Locum’s Nest etc). If
more than one supplier is used, please name all suppliers Allocate
4b. Please name the staffing group each provider is used for e.g. medical,
nursing, AHPs, admin and clerical Medical, Dental, Allied Health
Professions, Nurses, Midwifes and Healthcare Assistants
4c. Please provide the contract start and end date for each bank supplier
(dd/mm/yy) June 2022 - May 2025
4d. How much did the organisation pay the supplier(s) in 21/22 for the
provision of the bank service? See below

Relating to your request for information on costs, we are unable to
provide you with this information as this information falls within the FOI
exemption set out at Section 43 (Commercial interest).

Section 43(2) of the FOIA states that “information is exempt information
if its disclosure under the Act would, or would likely to, prejudice the
commercial interests of any person (including the public authority holding
it)”.

As we have provided the information that we do hold your request is now
closed.  We trust that this is satisfactory but if you are dissatisfied
with the way that it has been handled you have the right to ask for an
internal review.  Internal review requests should be submitted within two
months of the date of receipt of the response to your original letter and
should be addressed to: David Walsh, Director of Corporate Affairs,
University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge
Road, Coventry CV2 2DX.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision.  The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information
Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF.

Yours sincerely

Andrea Phillips
FOI & Access to Health Records Manager