Nationally Contracted Products (NCP): Film and Film Island Dressings (ICN 707)

Change:
• Nationally Contracted Products (NCP) programme is strategically co led by NHS Improvement and the Department of Health and is being operationalised through the NHS Supply Chain.
• NCP aims to implement the Carter Report recommendations to harness the national buying power of the NHS, remove “unwarranted product variation” and improve efficiency. NCP focuses on reducing variety at a sub category level and channelling national commitment to this optimised product range to drive savings.

Impact:
• This NCP has been split in to two sub categories Lot 1 Film Dressings and Lot 2 Film Island Dressings.
• The following suppliers have been awarded to each Lot:
  

  Lot 1	Lot 2
  365 Healthcare	365 Healthcare
  3M United Kingdom Plc	Paul Hartmann Limited
  Richardson Healthcare Limited	Richardson Healthcare Limited
  Smith & Nephew Healthcare Ltd	Smith & Nephew Healthcare Ltd

• As of 7 July 2019, the products of the unsuccessful suppliers will be delisted from the online catalogue for a minimum period of 24 months:
  

  Lot 1	Lot 2
  Aspen Medical Europe Ltd (Ex Unomedical)	3M United Kingdom Ltd
  BSN Medical Limited	Aspen Medical Europe Ltd (Ex Unomedical)
  Clinisupplies Ltd	BSN Medical Limited
  IMS Euro Ltd	Clinisupplies Ltd
  KCI Medical Ltd	IMS Euro Ltd
  L&R Medical UK Ltd	Plc L&R Medical UK
  Molnlycke Healthcare Ltd	Medicareplus International Ltd
  Paul Hartmann Limited	Molnlycke Healthcare Ltd
  Shermond	Shermond
  Vygon UK Ltd

• The NCP product will become available to order on 8 July 2019.
• There are potential national savings of £2.5 million (37%)*.

Next Steps:

• For information on trust specific savings opportunities please contact your Account Manager. Trust Impact Statements were made/will be available in the week commencing 20 May 2019.
• If you have any questions about the Nationally Contracted Products, please contact your local NHS Supply Chain Account Manager.

*NCP aims to implement the Carter Report recommendations to harness the national buying power of the NHS, remove “unwarranted product variation” and improve efficiency. NCP focuses on reducing variety at a sub category level and channelling national commitment to this optimised product range to drive savings.