December Framework Agreement News

Welcome to our December update for framework agreements. It’s been a busy 2024 for the team, with ten new framework agreements and renewals of existing framework agreements. Plus we welcomed new suppliers to our Insourcing of Clinical Services Framework Agreement.

Business Services Framework Agreements
Consultancy and Advisory Services for Health

Construction and Estates Framework Agreements
Design, Furniture and Appliances 2
Grounds Maintenance and Associated Services
Linen and Laundry
Security Services, CCTV and VSS

Digital and IT Framework Agreements
Cloud Solutions 2
Digital Health Advisory
Medicines Optimisation Prescribing Decision Support Systems 3

Health Framework Agreements
Clinical Managed Services
Contrast Media

Award Winning Framework Agreement

Our pioneering Artificial Intelligence (AI) Software in Neuroscience for Stroke Decision Making Support Framework Agreement has been named the winner of this year’s Public Finance ‘Solutions Partner – Digital’ award.

Read more about the win here.

Digital Transformation – HCSA Podcast

Our Senior Category Manager for Digital & IT, David Holbrook, recently featured on HCSA’s podcast to talk about procuring emerging digital technology and how NHS SBS can support the NHS and wider public sector to embrace technology.

Listen to hear his take on how Trusts can prioritise their digital transformation, how AI can support the NHS, and how technology can release clinical colleagues to do what they do best – caring for patients.

How can the back office support the front line?

With the onset of winter, the NHS approaches the most challenging time of year. In an editorial for NHE, we explore the main challenges, take a look at how the back office can support the front line and how our portfolio of innovative framework agreements can help winter-proof the health service.

Find out more in our article with National Health Executive.

Three New Soft FM Framework Agreements

We’ve launched three new soft facilities management (FM) procurement solutions designed to enhance operational efficiency, save costs and ensure high quality environments for NHS patients, staff and visitors. They are:

• Grounds Maintenance and Associated Services
• Linen and Laundry
• Security Services, CCTV and VSS

Our Construction and Estates team kick-off January with a customer webinar to launch these new Soft FM framework agreements.

Register for the webinar

Live Tenders

The following tenders are live for suppliers to bid on:

New Year, New Framework Agreement

The start of January 2025 will bring the new Decarbonisation of Estates Framework Agreement from our Construction and Estates team. If you want to be notified when this framework agreement launches, please sign-up to our newsletter here.

Could you work with us?

We’ve got a number of vacancies within our Procurement team, including in Procurement Solutions, who manage our framework agreements.

See the opportunities available