All Procurement articles – Page 14
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NewsNHS seeks £10bn covid deal with private hospitals
Private providers have been asked to apply to a new procurement framework worth up to £10bn, from which NHS organisations will purchase additional capacity for up to four years.
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NewsSecond leading trust chooses tech supplier not included on NHSE and X approved list for £175m deal
One of the NHS’s flagship teaching trusts has defied NHSX and NHS England by selecting an electronic patient record system supplier not included on their approved framework, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsFourth senior departure from NHS procurement body
The chief commercial officer of NHS Supply Chain has stood down as part of an organisational restructure, making him the fourth departure to be confirmed from the top of the agency inside two weeks.
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NewsTwo consultancies won covid contracts worth at least £19m
Two consultancy firms won contracts worth at least £19m for work supporting the government’s covid response, new contract documents reveal.
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NewsChief exec of NHS agency resigns
The man reponsible for leading the troubled NHS Supply Chain agency has resigned, HSJ has learned.
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NewsBid to simplify outsourcing ‘could reduce need for subsidiary firms’
A government attempt to simplify the rules around outsourcing could have “massive” implications for the NHS, HSJ has been told.
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NewsHalf the £15bn PPE allocation was spent by the end of July
The Department for Health and Social Care spent £7.2bn on personal protective equipment in the first four months of the coronavirus pandemic, almost half the £15bn so far allocated by the Treasury, new figures suggest.
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HSJ LocalCity plans ‘integrated care system for mental health’
Local mental health commissioning may be transferred to NHS providers under a new contract in one of the UK’s biggest cities.
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NewsExclusive: Commercial covid labs seek NHS support
The private sector component of England’s national covid testing regime is running short on capacity and has asked the NHS for help, HSJ has learnt.
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HSJ LocalMajor trust awards facilities contracts worth £236m to two firms
A major London trust has awarded facilities management contracts worth £236m to two firms.
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HSJ Local‘Missed opportunities’ in management of troubled service, review finds
Several ‘missed opportunities’ by local commissioners to tackle problems within a troubled autism service have been identified by an independent review.
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News£1.4bn procurement launched for community and discharge services
NHS trusts in Yorkshire and the Midlands have signalled a need for external help for discharge and community services through a new £1.4bn procurement framework, amid the health service’s response to covid-19.
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NewsNHS braces for £10bn spend on outsourcing work to private hospitals
The NHS could spend £10bn outsourcing work to private hospital groups over the next four years, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsExclusive: NHS agency put under Cabinet Office-backed review in wake of PPE crisis
Government has placed the national agency which was at the centre of the coronavirus PPE crisis under review, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsExclusive: No refunds over Ayanda Capital mask deal
The government will not receive reimbursement for 50 million masks which may never be used in the NHS, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsCCG rejects medics’ plea to halt landmark procurement
A plea by hospital consultants for their local commissioners to delay the procurement of a landmark “integrated care provider” contract has been rejected, HSJ can confirm.
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NewsNational NHS chiefs plan end to ‘messy’ covid tech deal
The NHS does not intend to renew a national contract with its main video platform provider Attend Anywhere and will instead aim to develop a more pluralistic market, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsPrior: use of barcodes should be ‘commonplace in the NHS’
The widespread adoption of barcoding by the NHS is needed to meet the challenge posed by the Cumberlege patient safety review, according to NHS England chair Lord David Prior.
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NewsNHS coronavirus spend hits £32bn
The Treasury has revealed the NHS has been given over £30bn to fight covid19.
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NewsNew firm to be brought in to ‘harden’ covid testing system
A new external provider is being sought to “harden” the management of covid-19 home testing, to make it “fully resilient, scalable and automated”, in a £7m national deal.