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Written question asked by Baroness Masham of Ilton (Crossbench) on Tuesday, 25 June 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 July 2019. It was answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Conservative) on Friday, 5 July 2019 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

NHS: Procurement

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have consulted (1) the Health Care Supply Association, (2) the Urology Trade Association, and (3) organisations representing patients who use continence products, about the development by NHS Improvement of proposals to introduce a centralised NHS procurement system for products and services; and if not, why not.

Answer

NHS Improvement, through an open and competitive procurement process, awarded Deloitte a contract to support NHS Improvement to develop a new NHS Procurement Target Operating Model. The contract for phase 1 of this work, which ended on 31 May 2019, cost £400,000.

The new Procurement Target Operating Model will consider the processes, data and skills and capabilities to deliver a more efficient procurement service. The remit of the Procurement Target Operating Model programme does not cover clinical products and therefore were not considered as part of this review. NHS Improvement has collaborated with National Health Service providers’ chief executives, finance and procurement leads to develop the NHS’s procurement target operating model. Members of the Healthcare Supply Association have also been engaged with as part of the target operating model’s development.

Clinical products, including continence products, which are procured by the NHS are the remit of Supply Chain Coordination Limited who work with NHS providers’ procurement teams across England. Clinical product suppliers have not been engaged with on the new procurement target operating model as they are outside its remit.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL16660
Session
2017-19
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
NHS Procurement Incontinence Urology Trade Association Health Care Supplies Association
Link
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