An end-to-end P2P solution that delivers a transactional procurement service together with catalogue content management, underpinned by enabling technology.
The NHS needs to strengthen clinical care, deliver operational efficiency and improve financial performance. With EP2P, you can achieve this:
- Accurate, automated catalogues and processes reduce time spent ordering, releasing time for patient care and improving compliance
- Standardise what’s purchased across departments and sites to reduce unwanted variation. Prevent duplicate payments, out of contract purchasing, and incorrect or obsolete items being ordered for lower non-pay spend, stronger financial control and governance, better supply chain resilience and reduced waste
- Delivery of monthly reports track compliance and potential savings and service improvement opportunities at both Trust and ICS level. Maximise catalogue coverage and identify and secure cash savings from tail spend
Simon Moore, Associate Director of Procurement at Norwich and Norfolk Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, chats to NHS SBS’s Alex Curling about his background and the positive impact EP2P is having across Norfolk and Waveney ICS, delivering operational savings of 26%.
Host: Alex Curling
Guests: Simon Moore
Scope of EP2P Service
eCommerce
Our eCommerce service provides a market leading end-to-end technology platform for your organisation to seamlessly and securely procure goods and services.
The right products, listed at the right price and aligned to contracts, are available to be easily ordered in a consumer-style shopping catalogue, with rich product data so requisitioners know exactly what they are purchasing. Automation enables seamless approvals and PO creation, ensuring products are paid for and delivered on time, resulting in tangible improvements in patient care.
Requisitioning to PO processing & reporting
We provide a requisition to purchase order process aligned to your organisations financial instructions, ensuring compliance with governance. By reducing manual intervention and human error we can deliver faster and more efficient processing times at a lower cost.
P2P automation frees teams from transactional procurement and supplier management tasks, and removes barriers to PO creation, so they can dedicate more time to enhancing patient experience and delivering strategic procurement activity.
Catalogue management
Our catalogue management service creates and manages catalogues bespoke to your organisation that are designed to maximise automation and provide a consumer style buying experience, making compliance to governance more achievable, maximising control and spend management.
Less time spent ordering, more time spent focusing on patient care and delivering services.
Low value & complexity sourcing
We provide a tailored low value and complexity sourcing service, enabling your organisation to free up internal resources to focus on higher value procurements, whilst still retaining control and driving value for money in your low complexity spend.
Spend reporting & analytics
A single, master catalogue with accurate product data and analytics gives your team the insight to create category strategies and align contracts, securing cash savings from traditionally difficult to manage tail spend. This strategic approach to sourcing enables delivery against cost improvement plans and the alignment of procurement activity with financial objectives, delivering better contract management and heightened financial control, vital for sustainable growth.
End-user support & advice
Built with requisitioners and approvers in mind, our solution is intuitive. End-users have access to a support centre and we provide continuous help and training, so your team will have the knowledge to use the solution effectively, enabling them to raise requisitions promptly and in line with governance.
Effective supplier management
We work closely with your suppliers on expedited delivery, product alternatives and swaps, and optimised ordering processes. The result? Reduced product downtime, accelerated payments and improved cash flow.
Featured Case study
Pioneering ICS-wide corporate services for huge savings
Trusts in the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) partnered with our team to deliver an integrated finance and EP2P p...
View case study“For me, the most important thing is that this was done with us, not to us. We were able to make sure that the EP2P system works just as well for community and mental health as it does for acute trusts, which made the whole experience hugely positive.
“The new EP2P system has improved not just my life, but that of my front-line colleagues. I’m able to do things like easily keep track of call-off orders. They are able to save time by ordering consumables quickly and simply. Plus there are the benefits of better stock visibility.”
Steve Worley, Head of Procurement at Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
“As an IT Manager in the NHS, procurement is not my primary function, and while I understand SFI’s and procurement routes to a degree, the Procurement Team have always been available by web portal, email or phone and consistently provided clear, concise and robust replies to questions I’ve faced.
“It’s fair to say that procurement would be a lot more time consuming without their valued assistance.”
Mark Sharman, Infrastructure Network Manager, North of England Commissioning Support (NECS)
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