NHS SBS Announces Development of an NHS-wide Procurement with a Framework Value Potentially Worth £1.25 Billion

Leading NHS business support specialist, NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) is developing an NHS-wide framework for the procurement of healthcare clinical information systems that will save Trusts both time and money compared with procuring these specialist systems individually.

NHS SBS has issued an OJEU notice to gather supplier responses to the framework that has been created following close collaboration with the organisation’s provider clients to identify their future requirements.

The framework agreement, which is due to be operational at the end of this year, has a potential framework value of £1.25 billion over a six-year period, and will be open for any NHS trust to access.

The framework is divided into six lots covering core healthcare clinical information systems; theatre clinical systems; integrated emergency care clinical systems; child health systems; maternity systems and specialist electronic prescribing clinical systems.

By utilising the framework each NHS trust will avoid having to go through the full OJEU process which can take up to 12 months and involve spending tens of thousands of pounds. Instead the trusts can localise their requirements from the framework and hold mini-competitions which can be completed in a reduced timeframe and at a much-reduced cost.

NHS SBS director of procurement Peter Akid explains: "The agreement is the result of months of collaboration with our clients to identify just what their needs will be for these complex and specialist systems in the future. This, combined with our procurement expertise has given us the confidence to know we can procure a national framework that nonetheless can still be tailored to meet the local needs of each trust.

"Precisely because these are expensive specialist systems, trusts need to have the confidence that their chosen suppliers will deliver. With this in mind, we will manage the framework, including rigorous supplier testing to ensure complete governance and a compliant route to market.

"For suppliers, the framework will provide greater opportunities by opening up the market to them, and they will ultimately benefit by not incurring the expenditure that would potentially be involved with submitting individual tenders.

"This initiative represents how a more strategic approach to procurement frameworks, based on a thorough examination of what Trusts will actually need in the future, can deliver far greater savings and benefits."

Suppliers have until the 23/09/2014 to respond. They can find out more by contacting Thomas Slater, NHS SBS Assistant Director Provider Procurement on 0161 212 2420 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

About NHS Shared Business Services
NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) is the market leader in business support services for the NHS.

NHS SBS provides Finance & Accounting, Procurement, Employment Services and Primary Care Services to 35% of NHS providers and 100% of NHS commissioners, delivering operational efficiencies as well as real cost savings of circa 30% for the NHS.

We currently employ over 1,800 people who bring a unique mix of NHS and commercial expertise. We now process around £100 billion of NHS payments each year, pay 200,000 NHS employees and recover more than £14 billion of NHS debt for our clients.

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