Welcome to the July edition of Framework Agreement News. This month, we’re highlighting how our framework agreements continue to support innovation, efficiency and sustainability across the public sector, featuring:

• An install of solar panels at an NHS Trust study
• Insights into ambient voice technology (AVT)
• An upcoming webinar to help organisations prepare for winter pressures
• Opportunities for Healthcare AI Solutions

Case Study Spotlight: Delivering Solar at Scale Across Norfolk’s NHS Estate

In our latest case study, Carbon3, a supplier on our Decarbonisation of Estates Framework Agreement, delivered a major solar PV programme across seven operational hospital sites for Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust, working within tight funding deadlines and complex clinical environments.

the project required careful planning, rapid mobilisation and close collaboration to ensure installations could be completed safely while maintaining uninterrupted healthcare services.

From detailed surveys and structural assessments through to installation and commissioning, this project demonstrates how public sector organisations can accelerate their decarbonisation ambitions through effective procurement and delivery partnerships.

Latest Blog: From Digital Ambition to Clinical Reality: Enabling AVT with Digital Dictation

As the NHS continues to tackle rising demand and workforce pressures, technologies that reduce administrative burden and improve clinical efficiency are becoming increasingly important. Ambient Voice Technology (AVT) is emerging as a practical solution, helping clinicians spend more time with patients and less time on documentation.

In our latest blog, Category Manager, Iman Fetouaki, explores the benefits of AVT and digital dictation, and how customers can access these technologies via our Digital Dictation, Speech Recognition and Outsourced Transcription Solutions 2 Framework Agreement.

Read the blog

Live Tenders and Planned Procurement Notices

The following Notices are now live:

Webinar spotlight: Stay Ahead of Winter: Smarter Planning for Seasonal Pressures

To prepare for the pressure that winter places on NHS services, we’re hosting a webinar to explore practical ways organisations can prepare and respond effectively.

The webinar will cover key seasonal challenges, including A&E demand, capacity constraints, patient flow, and winter viruses, while highlighting strategies such as remote wards and the use of our framework agreements to support service delivery and improve patient outcomes.

Catch-up on the UKHLSI Webinar for Healthcare AI Solutions

Last month, Paddy Howlin, Procurement Solutions Director, and James Gee, Head of Category for Digital and IT, joined a special webinar with UK Healthcare and Life Sciences Innovation (UKHLSI), a healthcare innovation network and UK AI (the trade association for the UK’s AI industry) to offer practical insight into how industry stakeholders can best engage with our upcoming Healthcare AI Solutions framework agreement, covering topics including:

• Bidding requirements
• Accreditation standards
• Consortium arrangements
• Future opportunities for market participation.

The tender for this framework agreement closes on 21 July.

Catch-up on the webinar