Welcome to our March 2025 framework agreement update.
Building Safety and Fire Compliance Launches
The estimated cost to eradicate the NHS maintenance backlog is £13.8bn, surpassing the £13.6bn total cost of running the NHS estate. This backlog is impacting patient care; the National Audit Office reported 5,400 clinical incidents in 2023-2024 due to infrastructure failures and poor conditions, and Trust documents reveal deficiencies increase risk of fires, floods, electrical failures, and hazardous material exposure.
Our new framework agreement, Building Safety and Fire Compliance Framework Agreement, can support you to address this. It provides a full compliance offer, including active and passive fire safety, fire risk assessment, and consultancy services, essential to mitigate risks such as life hazards, liability, operational disruption, reputational damage, and legal penalties.
The Case for Change – The North View Adult Mental Health Unit Project Customer Webinar
Join us on Friday 28 March 2025 at 10:00am as we facilitate a webinar with Marc Reed, Associate Director of Capital, Estates & Facilities at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, and Andrew Arnold, Director at Gilling Dod Architects.
During the webinar they will discuss the compliance issues with an aging mental health estate and how they approached the design and build of a new state-of-the-art mental health inpatient unit on the North Manchester General Hospital site, which was procured via NHS SBS up to RIBA stage 3.
Find out more about this webinar here.
Live Tenders
The following tenders are live for suppliers to bid on:
SAP Ariba:
Respiratory Therapy Solutions – SAP Ariba
SAP Ariba:
Online Sexual Health Services – SAP Ariba
FTS:
Online Sexual Health Services – Find a Tender
Contracts Finder:
Online Sexual Health Services – Contracts Finder
SAP Ariba:
Interpretation and Translation Services – SAP Ariba
FTS:
Interpretation and Translation Services – Find a Tender
Contracts Finder:
Interpretation and Translation Services – Contracts Finder
The Procurement Act 2023
The Procurement Act 2023 is poised to transform the NHS’s procurement landscape. Implemented on 24 February 2025 – after a four-month delay – the new legislation has some noble goals, including streamline processes, enhancing transparency, and foster greater inclusivity in public sector contracting.
Hear from Lee Morgan, our Procurement Policy Manager in this blog, where he discusses some of the key changes and what they mean for procurement teams.
Launching in April 2025
Our Digital & IT team is launching Tech Devices – Link 4 in early April. This framework agreement will cover the supply of, and associated services for IT hardware, meeting the device requirements of the NHS and wider public sector to support the smooth delivery of services. Complete this form if you would like us to let you know when this framework agreement launches.
Alongside this, our Health team is launching our first Provider Selection Regime (PSR) framework agreement in April; Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism: Assessment and Diagnosis, NHS Talking Therapies and Crisis Services, which is designed to support improved patient access to care and diagnosis of common mental health conditions, severe mental illness, and neurological conditions. If you would like to know when it launches, complete this form.
