Our framework agreements for the wider public sector, including Local Government, Bluelight services, Education and more, deliver value for money, streamline procurement and guarantee compliance with procurement regulations.
All suppliers must pass our stringent due diligence checks before being awarded a place to ensure only the best and most appropriate products and services are available, which means you can call-off in confidence.
They are actively managed and free to access with the flexibility to direct award or run a further competition, and if you need support, our experts can provide advice on the best solution available to meet your requirements and deliver best value.
Whether you need to leverage digital tools to streamline processes and deliver efficiency, upgrade your infrastructure and transport solutions to improve public services, review your back-office functions with audit and consultancy services, or access solutions that support shifting care to the community, our framework agreements can help.
There are 2,274 approved organisations who have access to the framework agreement portfolio and as such, can utilise any NHS SBS framework agreement whenever required.
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Download our portfolio containing key information in relation to each framework agreement.
Customer Framework Agreement Portal
Our Customer Framework Agreement Portal allows you 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
Why choose our framework agreements?
Easy to access
Our framework agreements are easy to access and designed to ensure competitive pricing, help drive savings and improve efficiencies. To allow more flexibility, customers have the ability to directly call-off from a framework or run a further competition. They offer a compliant route to market, providing a comprehensive choice of suppliers and excellent geographic coverage.
Flexible Options to Suit You
Depending on your needs, we can arrange one-off access to certain framework contracts to meet a specific demand. Alternatively, we can offer you access to our full framework agreement portfolios, enabling you to shift away from simply buying at the lowest price and towards procurement based on total cost of ownership. Whatever procurement support you need, we have flexible options for you.
Specialist Support and Advice
You can access our self-serve customer framework agreement portal, featuring our user-friendly buying guides advising whether a direct award or further competition is required. Our specialist teams are also on hand to support you to procure best value for money products and services. This includes:
- Experts who advise on which framework agreement best suits your needs
- Guidance on the most appropriate routes to market to ensure the delivery of value for money
- Support with supplier engagement at call-off
Through the help of our specialists, you can drive maximum value and efficiency from your procurements.
We don’t charge suppliers to appear on our framework agreements, but ask them for a nominal competitive fee should they successfully sell through one of our framework agreements. This fee is reinvested back into our services so we can keep delivering and developing new support services that enable the public sector to buy more easily and cost effectively.
Guidance regarding award of contracts under framework agreements, as per the Public Contract Regulations 2015:
- When the terms of a framework agreement are not precise enough to directly award a contract under Regulation 33(7) or 33(8)(a), the buyer must run a further competition, as per Regulation 33(8)(b) or 33(8)(c)
- When the terms of a framework agreement are precise enough to directly award a contract, the buyer must award the contract in accordance with any pre-prescribed rules (call-off protocol) regarding the use of catalogues, or reassessment of award criteria based on requirements configuration variations
- For further information about awarding contracts under our framework agreements please contact sbs.complianceandqualityassurance@nhs.net
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Chat to us about our framework agreements
If you’d like to have a chat about using our framework agreements, please reach out to the relevant contact in your area from the list below.
If you’re a supplier interested in tendering for our framework agreements, please visit our Supplier Information Page.
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