Nationally Contracted Products (NCP) Launch : General Wound Care Dressings (ICN 1531)

Change:      

• Nationally Contracted Products (NCP) initiative is strategically co led by NHS Improvement and the Department of Health and is being operationalised through the NHS Supply Chain.
• Four of these NCP’s are renewal’s and two are brand new areas.
• The aim of the four NCP renewals was to aggregate national demand to provide a sustainable competitive price for the NHS.
• The two new NCP areas were chosen due to the savings potential and the ability to ensure resilience and continuity of supply.

Impact:     

• There are six lots:
  Lot 1 – Film Dressings (NCP Renewal)
  Lot 2 – Film Island Dressings (NCP Renewal)
  Lot 4 – Barrier Film (NCP Renewal)
  Lot 5 – Barrier Cream (New NCP)
  Lot 9 – Backed Super Absorbents (NCP Renewal)
  Lot 10 – Non Backed Super Absorbents (New NCP).
• The awarded suppliers are:
  3M United Kingdom PLC (Lots 1 and 4)
  Bunzl Retail & Healthcare Supplies Limited (Lots 1 and 2)
  Rocialle Healthcare Limited (Lot 2)
  Medicareplus International Limited (Lot 5)
  Richardson Healthcare Limited (Lot 1)
  T J Smith and Nephew Limited (Lots 1,4 and 5)
  Pharmed Limited (Lot 2)
  Paul Hartmann Limited (Lot 9)
  Absorbest AB (Lots 9 and 10)
  KCI Medical Limited (Lot 10)
  Joint Operations (Lot 10)
  H&R Healthcare Limited (Lot 9).
• As of 14 March 2022, the products of the unsuccessful supplier(s) will be delisted from the online catalogue for a minimum period of 24 months:
  3M United Kingdom PLC (Lot 5)
  BSN Medical Limited (Lot 10)
  Paul Hartmann Limited (Lot 2)
  Medicareplus International Limited (Lot 4)
  Richardson Healthcare Limited (Lot 2, Lot 9)
  T J Smith and Nephew Limited (Lot 2).
• The NCP product will become available to order on 14 March 2022.
• There are potential national savings of £1.4 million (13.26%)*.

Next Steps:      

• For information on trust specific savings opportunities please contact your Customer Relationship Manager. Trust Impact Statements will be available in the week commencing 7 February 2022.
• If you have any questions about the Nationally Contracted Products, please contact your local NHS Supply Chain Customer Relationship 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