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Become a Supplier

We bring certain benefits to suppliers that no other route to market can provide.

For suppliers, what we deliver includes:

  • Reduced point of sales, a single route to market for suppliers instead of ‘knocking on more than 250 NHS trust doors’. This is a key benefit for small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in particular.
  • Specialist procurement conversations with suppliers. Our category teams have buying teams which have specialist knowledge of their product areas.
  • Regional distribution centres with thousands of stocked lines, providing increased supply chain resilience.
  • Suppliers are involved in the development of category and sourcing strategies, which are approved by our cross functional teams.
  • A dedicated Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) team, who engage regularly with suppliers, both in face-to-face meetings and at a variety of national and regional events.
  • A clearer route for innovative products into the healthcare supply chain, through better links with and collaboration with national programmes, such as the National Wound Care Strategy.
  • NHS Supply Chain: Logistics is included for all suppliers.