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Key advantages of using these framework agreements
- Access to vetted suppliers in the Digital & IT market, solutions co-created with NHS partners such as NHS Digital
- Savings to be achieved through using competitive framework agreement pricing
- Opportunities to undertake collaborative procurement initiatives, aligned to wider Digital Strategy
- IT Sourcing experts at hand to discuss your requirements and guide you through route to market options
- Free to access and use for NHS & wider public sector
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Browse our range of Digital & IT Framework Agreements
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Audio Visual Solutions and Integrated Operating Theatres 2
Digital Dictation, Speech Recognition and Outsourced Transcription
Medicines Optimisation Prescribing Decision Support Systems 3
Patient/Citizen Communications & Engagement Solutions
Digital & IT Framework Agreements
The Digital & IT Category team provided deep category-specific insight, expertise and support aligned to category management principles across all procurement services NHS SBS provides, whether that be advisory, procurement as a service, or access to framework agreements.
Our vision is to help the NHS and wider Public Sector across the UK improve patient and social care through use of technology and achieve data-driven digital transformation. We aim to enable government to leverage, through compliant procurement and 3rd party supply chain, its investments in the health and social care system to enhance digital capability & resilience at national, regional and local level.
We offer rich, insightful, leading edge, value based, policy aligned solutions. Our UK Public Sector ICT spend under management is hundreds of millions of pounds across a category portfolio of technology framework agreements covering a range of product and service areas: Cyber Security, Digital Workplace, Consultancy, Technology Enabled Care and Healthcare Clinical Tech. Customers achieve significant savings by using our framework agreements and can be assured that awarded suppliers have been reviewed and assured using stringent quality metrics.
We act as a trusted commercial ‘go to’ partner for the NHS and healthcare system at national, regional and local levels. We collaborate strategically with suppliers, such as global tech brands and innovative SMEs, to support and enhance their commercial go-to market supply strategy. We work alongside partners, such as NHS Digital, NHS England and its Transformation Directorate, Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) and North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC), to co-create collaborative, transformative solutions for the NHS and wider Public Sector.
Digital Healthcare Framework Agreements
Our Digital Healthcare framework agreements are most commonly used by NHS or social care organisations across all healthcare settings – primary, secondary, community & social care, including local authorities. Technology solutions procured are patient facing and leverage data and technology to improve patient care.
Digital Workforce & IT Transformation Framework Agreements
Our Digital Workforce & IT Transformation framework agreements provide solutions that help accelerate the achievement of digitalisation of the NHS and wider healthcare system whilst reducing the impact and administrative load on its workforce by freeing up clinical personnel to be more focused on patient care. They provide access to deep specialist and qualified technical resource to enable digital healthcare leaders to achieve their desired outcomes by enhancing and augmenting existing in-house IT and Digital capabilities and skills. The range of services available includes professional services, people, consultancy, developers, implementation support and intelligent automation software.
Digital Workplace Framework Agreements
Our Digital Workplace framework agreements are common technology enablers, they provide tools and resources for NHS employees and clinical staff but are also heavily used by the wider healthcare system and public sector organisations across the UK. These deliver the associated infrastructure to underpin a customer’s digital transformation journey.
Customer Framework Agreement Portal
Our Customer Framework Agreement Portal allows our customers to:
- Browse our range of framework agreements, with instant access to all associated documents.
- Search by keyword to easily find the information you’re looking for.
- Access support from our team of experts, who can advise on further competitions and answer any questions you might have.
“I have recently been working with NHS SBS IT colleagues, in particular Kelly regarding NHS SBS framework agreements and general enquires. The level of detail provided on their frameworks is always extremely useful, enabling timely project plans thus reducing the time to market. Kelly’s response is always timely and professional, and I would recommend working with this team for your digital and IT needs.”
Paul Adams
ICS Category Lead at Shropshire Healthcare Procurement Service
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