August Framework Agreement News

Welcome to our August update for framework agreements. Each month, we’ll be updating you on the latest news for our framework agreements.

Further suppliers added to Insourcing of Clinical Services

As of 1 August 2024, our Insourcing of Clinical Services Framework Agreement features additional suppliers across a broad range of specialties to support Elective Recovery and aid in the achievement of the faster diagnosis standard.

In addition, we have also launched our new Rate Card, which enables you to find and filter your required specialty and narrow down the supplier base to enable a direct award or further competition.

NHS SBS is an NHS England Accredited Framework Agreement Host and Insourcing of Clinical Services remains a compliant procurement route within the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).

If you require more information, please contact the Health team.

Hear more from our experts: HCSA podcast

Our Principal Category Manager, Ian French, recently featured on HCSA’s podcast to talk about the elective recovery challenge and how NHS SBS can support.

Listen to hear his take on how Trusts can meet the NHSE recovery targets, where he discusses how our framework agreements can support in more detail and provides top tips on how to select the right supplier to provide your services.

Preparing for the academic year – 2024/25 apprenticeship guidance

Category Manager, Ebony Armitage has pulled together some handy guidance on preparing for the 2024/25 academic year and utilising apprenticeships. Read Ebony’s article.

A deep dive into the NHS SBS Green Plan with Olivia Murphy-Fawcett

Olivia Murphy-Fawcett, our Head of Sustainability and Social Impact is taking part in the ‘Carbon Reduction, Sustainability and the Green Plan: What it means for NHS suppliers’ Health Contracts International webinar at 11am on 20 August. The webinar will take a deep dive into the NHS SBS Green Plan and the NHS Net Zero Supplier Roadmap, and help suppliers understand what these initiatives mean for them.

Register for the webinar.

Visit us at P4H

Visit our stand at P4H to find out how we can work with you to overcome the challenges you face. Whether that’s access to a compliant route to market via our framework agreements, a trusted Commercial Delivery Partner to deliver transformational change to your procurement function, or an end-to-end P2P solution that integrates with Finance and Accounting. Find out more.