All Procurement articles – Page 2
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NewsDHSC brings in business chiefs to help NHS ‘get more value’
Government has appointed four business leaders to help build closer connections with the most important NHS suppliers.
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NewsICB picks provider for £1.8bn contract
A trust is set to provide services for around two million people after winning all six lots in a £1.8bn procurement.
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HSJ LocalICB told to re-run tender after rule breaches
An integrated care board has been told to re-run part of a contract award after breaching procurement rules while choosing a new provider to manage earwax removal services.
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NewsNHSE urged not to scrap training scheme
Local leaders have urged NHS England to rethink its plans to scrap a training programme for procurement staff launched less than six months ago, HSJ has learned.
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CommentThe tiny number of contract disputes reflects well on NHS commissioners
Andrew Taylor, head of the Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel, highlights the key lessons for the NHS and private providers from the first year of the Provider Selection Regime.
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NewsSupplier suing trust after rival’s ‘lucrative proposal’
An acute provider is being sued after telling one of its suppliers its contract would not be extended due to a “lucrative proposal” from a rival.
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NewsTrust told it could not exclude race row firm from tender
An NHS trust was given legal advice that it could not exclude an IT firm whose owner made racist remarks about an MP from a procurement process which the firm eventually won.
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NewsNHSE director leaves to run FT’s subco
A senior procurement director at NHS England is leaving this summer to run the wholly-owned subsidiary of a large London acute trust.
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NewsExclusive: ‘Centralise tech procurement’ says 10-Year Plan advisory group
Ministers have been told to “centralise” decisions on – and purchasing of – NHS technology by one of the groups drawing up the 10-Year Health Plan, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHSE slows progress on national procurement strategy
NHS England is scaling back its ambitions for NHS procurement less than 18 months after it published a major new strategy intended to give the NHS a “a globally renowned” healthcare procurement operation.
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NewsJudge clears way for major national logistics contract award
NHS Supply Chain has been given the green light to award a £4.4bn logistics contract to its preferred supplier after a judge lifted suspensions applied to the procurement during a legal challenge.
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NewsNew financial system for the NHS in England delayed again
NHS England’s protracted efforts to launch a national accounting and finance system for the health service has been hit by further delays, HSJ understands.
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NewsICBs halt £465m tender after legal challenge
A group of integrated care boards have halted a procurement worth up to £465m, with little more than a month’s notice, after receiving legal challenges regarding its process.
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NewsContract value for NHS App work increased by 50 per cent
NHS England has increased the value of a contract with a supplier by 50 per cent for additional work on the NHS App to meet government ambitions.
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HSJ InteractiveNHS needs convincing government’s three shifts will happen, says Streeting’s adviser
Digital technology has a big part to play in helping the NHS deliver the ambitions of the forthcoming 10-year plan and address immediate operational pressures. The 3 December HSJ summit, in association with IBM, looked at how this could happen and what role AI might have in it.
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NewsNHSE launches £37bn framework for ‘new hospitals’
NHS England has launched a £37bn framework for the largest hospital-building drive in decades, in a bid to bolster market capacity.
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NewsCompetition watchdog finds in favour of commissioner for first time
The Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel has ruled in favour of a public body for the first time after its three previous decisions went against NHS commissioners.
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HSJ PartnersNavigating UK procurement regulations: A guide for NHS commercial professionals
The NHS spends almost £22bn on common goods and services each year. With tighter NHS budgets and resources, buying products and services is challenging. Working with Crown Commercial Service can help take some pressure off your capital projects.
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NewsCourt clears way for ICB to award £40m UCC contract
An integrated care board has been allowed to award a £40m urgent care centre contract to a new provider following a High Court judgment which marks the latest chapter in the commissioner’s ongoing legal row with its incumbent supplier.
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NewsTrust blames £1.8bn tender for going six months without board meeting
A community trust is set to go six months without a public board meeting – giving winter pressures and a large community services tender as its reasons.