We help the NHS build the commercial maturity needed to operate effectively in a system where deficits, enforcement action and organisational mergers are reshaping expectations.
With NHS organisations facing rising deficits, tougher regulatory scrutiny and increasing pressure to deliver sustainable, recurrent savings, commercial decisions must be sharper and grounded in operational reality. Our Consulting team supports Trusts and ICBs in making smarter, more sustainable choices — aligning strategic ambition with day‑to‑day delivery.
And we don’t just advise — we do the delivery.
By positioning ourselves as a strategic and delivery partner our Commercial Consulting team turns complex NHS commercial challenges into new income opportunities, improved models and measurable savings.
From cost and debt recovery, contract management and procurement to transformation programmes and change management, we support the full commercial lifecycle — helping teams drive efficiency, strengthen governance and deliver value and control.
Services:
- Commercial operational improvement
- Cost recovery and provider-to-provider debt solutions
- Procurement and contract management
- Transformation and change management
- Specialist services: capital, clinical products, estates.
Emma Whigham, Markets and Supply Chain Director for the New Hospital Programme, talks about the support NHS SBS’s consultancy team provides to the New Hospital Programme, and the impact it has.
Working in partnership NHS SBS Consulting has been a fantastic experience. As SRO for a large complex project the professionalism and support SBS gave me and all of my colleagues helped ensure professionals from across our region had the capacity to focus their energies on building a structure fit for the future. The role NHS SBS Consulting have played to help our leaders think about how we embed compliance, streamline processes, and value-focused function has played an important role in our transformational project. NHS SBS were genuine partners in bringing clarity, confidence and lasting impact.
Joe Lever MCIPS
Procurement Director & Joint GM Procurement Lead
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Why Choose Us
Where strategy meets delivery — the NHS’s only fully integrated corporate services consulting partner.
Trusted NHS Experience, Backed by Corporate Delivery Power
Our consultants bring deep NHS system understanding alongside the structured delivery approaches proven in large-scale commercial transformation. We understand the operational pressures you face and build enduring solutions that work in real clinical and corporate environments.
Part of the NHS Family
As a joint venture between the Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) and Sopra Steria, we operate at the heart of the NHS — and our approach reflects NHS values, governance and ways of working, making it easier to onboard and easier to deliver.
Delivering Savings Back into Care
We have supported Trusts and ICBs on procurement and commercial programmes of every size, delivering meaningful cashable and non-cashable savings. These gains strengthen local budgets and help redirect resources back into services, staff and patient care.
Shaping Tomorrow’s NHS Needs
We stay ahead of national priorities, policy shifts and system pressures, helping you prepare for what is coming next. Our advice is practical and always aligned to the strategic direction of the NHS – ensuring your commercial and procurement decisions stand the test of time.
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