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Electric Vehicles - Helping your journey to becoming carbon neutral
17/08/2022
As we work towards the goal of a ‘net zero NHS’ by 2040, steps to address climate change and reduce carbon outputs need to be embedded acr …
New European procurement event championing sustainability and innovation
08/08/2022
As founder members of EHPPA, NHS Commercial Solutions are delighted to be part of the 1st Pan-European Hospital & Healthcare Procurement (EHPPA) S …
Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) Playbook published
07/07/2022
The Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) Playbook is the latest in the series of Public Sector Procurement playbooks. It provides guidance on sourcing …
Delivering a Net Zero National Health Service report now statutory guidance
05/07/2022
On 1 July 2022, the NHS in England became the first health system to embed net zero into legislation, through the Health and Care Act 2022. The Delive …
NHS England and NHS Improvement merged into NHS England
01/07/2022
NHS England and NHS Improvement have merged to become one single organisation. From 1st July 20202, NHS Improvement, and the two organisations within …
The Procurement Bill was being debated in the House of Lords
27/05/2022
The Procurement Bill was being debated in the House of Lords yesterday (26th May) for its second reading. A Procurement professional who observed the …
Building Safety Act live from 28 April 2022
24/05/2022
The Building Safety Act 2022 regulations went live on 28th April 2022.The government have published a Dutyholders: factsheet which outlines how it w …
Textile Services Cost Index Increase
20/05/2022
There has been a 20.13% annual increase in the Textile Services cost index, with the energy cost centre being the major driver for the increase at 12. …
New location for viewing Procurement Bill progress
12/05/2022
If you're interested in keeping track of the new Procurement Bill, there's now a dedicated web page showing the latest version and it's progress throu …
Webinar: Non-Clinical Temporary and Fixed-Term Staffing framework
13/04/2022
Hosted by the NHS Workforce Alliance, a free webinar giving customers a short overview of the Non-Clinical Temporary and Fixed-Term Staffing framework …