Existing Suppliers
NHS Supply Chain delivers procurement and logistics to the NHS.
All NHS Supply Chain suppliers have access to the Supplier Portal, an online system to support supplier management tasks such as:
- Viewing the stock position of your products
- Creating and running reports including customer demand and service levels
- Accessing key NHS Supply Chain contacts
- Creating Advance Shipment Notice (ASN) for the National Distribution Centre (NDC)
- Amending Blue Diamond and stock orders and confirmed eDirect deliveries.
Please contact us for more information about procurement processes.
Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) Team
See our Downloads ▼ section for:
- Code of Conduct – all of our suppliers are expected to adhere to the Supplier Code of Conduct.
- Data Standards Supplier Product Coding Policy – a policy describing GS1 as NHS Supply Chain’s preferred data coding standard for products.
- Supplier Requirements Guidance – Data Standards Product Coding. Guidance for suppliers to accompany our policy on GS1 as the preferred data coding standard for products.
Supplier Relationship Management team
The Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) team are a central point of contact between NHS Supply Chain and its Category Tower Service Providers (CTSPs). Specifically for queries that cannot be answered by the relevant CTSP. Additionally, the team provide support for cross CTSP initiatives such as Sustainability, UKCA and our Core Technology Refresh Programme (CTRP).
Procurement and Savings Calendar
Our Procurement and Savings Calendar is relevant to all suppliers (both current and prospective) because it provides an overview of upcoming tender activity. This should help with forward planning and knowledge of opportunities that are scheduled in our calendar.
See our Useful Links section for the calendar.
Contract and tender process
In order for a product to be listed in the NHS Supply Chain Catalogue, it must be procured through a compliant tender and, if successful, will be listed on a Framework Agreement under the respective Category Tower Service Provider (CTSP).
NHS Supply Chain follows a compliant procurement process when purchasing goods for the NHS in accordance with Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR2015). This involves:
- Following procedure where spend is above the Public Contracts Regulations threshold
- Advertising all tender opportunities on Contracts Finder
- Advertising all tender opportunities in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), which can be viewed on the Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) website.
Supplier eProcurement Portal (Jaggaer)
Suppliers need to access this website if they are going to be tendering for business with NHS Supply Chain.
The web-based system brings together a suite of collaborative tools that enable NHS Supply Chain and suppliers suppliers to conduct the strategic activities of the procurement lifecycle.
It provides a simple, secure and efficient means for managing tendering activities, reducing the time and effort required for both buyers and suppliers.
