Suppliers

NHS Supply Chain is committed to providing an effective and efficient procurement service.

We are involved in £1.6 billion of the £5.3 billion NHS spend per annum. Our procurement team manages the purchasing and delivery of more than 620,000 products and distributes to over 600 healthcare organisations across the country.

We use our expertise and range of procurement services to select the most appropriate suppliers to deliver best value for money, quality, and where appropriate, sustainability for our customers.

Key benefits for suppliers working with us are:

• Beneficial terms and conditions.
• Product feedback from clinical and medical professionals.
• Competitive and transparent tender and contract process.
• Opportunities to increase sales and grow market share through purchasing volume and scale of customer base.
• Promotion of new technology and innovative products support with marketing and communications.

Marketing programmes

NHS Supply Chain can offer suppliers the opportunity to participate in marketing programmes on its framework agreements.

• Benefits individual or groups of suppliers within any specific agreement.
• Programmes may take the form of promotions for individual products and suppliers or joint supplier marketing programmes.

To participate, suppliers will be expected to pay a fee proportionate to the cost and value of the promotional opportunity. Suppliers will not be obliged to take part in these promotions.

Contact

If you would like further information please contact: info@supplychain.nhs.uk

If your query relates to supplying the English NHS via NHS Supply Chain please contact: info@supplychain.nhs.uk for more information.

If you are a current supplier to NHS Supply Chain and you wish to become a registered supplier portal user please contact: supplier.communications@supplychain.nhs.uk .

Distribution Centres

• Information for supplier of stocked products
• Information for suppliers of cross dock / blue diamond products
• Information for supplier of e-direct products