Published date: 15 March 2019

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 25 March 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Procurement consultancy services - 79418000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£0 to £85,000

Procurement reference

20190315170107-68205

Published date

15 March 2019

Closing date

25 March 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

30 September 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The NHS spends c£16 billion a year on medicines. Driving better value from medicines spend is central to ensuring financial sustainability.

To support these ambitions, NHS England has embarked on a Medicines Value Programme (MVP) to deliver better value from its investments in medicines and has prioritised the management of therapeutic medicines. To meet the objectives of the MVP NHS England is seeking to implement Category Management, as a strategic end-to-end process for therapeutic medicines, which aligns business goals and requirements with supply market capability. The approach will enable NHS England to transform the long-term value achieved from money spent on medicines and provide:
1. A systematic and on-going appraisal of efficiency opportunities on a category basis, which could include a range of initiatives such as; commercial access agreements, therapeutic reviews, commissioning policies or exploring new models for procurement for specialised medicines
2. Processes to manage risk and identify any system failure
3. Model to identify the appropriate use of incentives and how best to transact (e.g. CQUINs) to drive system changes

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About the buyer

Contact name

David Bailey

Address

Cardinal Square
Derby
DE1 3QT
ENG

Telephone

+44 7554459309

Email

david.bailey1@nhs.net

Website

https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk/