NHS Commercial Solutions is a not for profit procurement shared services hub that works to unlock collaborative solutions across the NHS and the wider public sector. Based in the South East, they support acute, mental health, community, ambulance trusts, and also commissioning organisations.
Since NHS Commercial Solutions formed in 2007, their solutions have saved over £200 million pounds for the customers, based on year one project savings alone. The organisation provides end to end services across the full procurement cycle. Combining data analytics with its dedicated category specialists’ in-depth knowledge of supply markets and stakeholder needs, they work with the stakeholders to identify key value opportunities in a range of categories. As a collaborative procurement organisation servicing an increasing transformational Healthcare system, NHS Commercial Solutions continually reinforces its value proposition and service offer to ensure its members and customers get the greatest possible value from the support.
Sharing resources to save you employing subject matter category specialists
We save our customers time and resource through having a team of dedicated category specialists in healthcare services, corporate services, medicines, estates facilities, digital and workforce categories and support collaborative programmes of work.
Giving you a compliant and fast route to supply markets
Our frameworks are shaped by working with our stakeholders to provide quick and compliant routes to market.
Combining customer data to identify your best collaborative opportunities
We collect supplier and trust data to identify procurement opportunities and actionable insights.
Leverage your purchasing power
We leverage purchase power by designing and delivering frameworks and commitment across cohorts of our customers.
Helping you to adopt best practice and reduce unwarranted variations
We bring stakeholder groups together to share best practice.
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- Legal status: Public sector - NHS organisation
- Number of members: More than 70 NHS organisations
- Perimeter of action: National and regional
- Number of staff: 37