January Framework Agreement News

Welcome to our first update of 2025 for framework agreements. It’s set to be a busy year for the team, and we look forward to rounding up all the news for you.

Missed the HCSA Podcast?

At the end of 2024, Senior Category Manager for Digital & IT, David Holbrook, featured on the HCSA podcast to talk about procuring emerging digital technology and how NHS SBS can support the NHS and wider public sector to embrace technology.

If you haven’t had time to listen yet, catch-up 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.

Soft FM Webinar

Our Construction and Estates team are holding a customer webinar this month to introduce you to the three Soft FM framework agreements we launched at the end of 2024.

Register for the webinar

Live Tenders

The following tenders are live for suppliers to bid on:

Live PINs

The following PIN is live for suppliers:

Get Ready for the Procurement Act 2024

The Procurement Act 2023 will go live on 24 February 2025. To support readiness for the new regime, the Cabinet Office are running two webinars for suppliers and other external organisations in January.

These sessions will focus on:

• What the key changes are
• How the central digital platform will work (featuring a live demonstration)
• Will provide an opportunity to ask questions

Thursday, 23 January 2025 (10.30-11.30)

Friday, 24 January 2025 (11.00-12.00)

Information and guidance for suppliers is also available here. We are also regularly updating our own Procurement Regulations page to keep our suppliers up to date.

Decarbonisation of Estates is coming!

This month sees the launch of the new Decarbonisation of Estates Framework Agreement from our Construction and Estates team. If you want to be kept up to date on this framework agreement, please sign-up to our newsletter here.

How Can the Back Office Support the Front Line?

In an editorial for NHE towards the end of 2024, we explored the main challenges facing the NHS, and took 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

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