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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 …

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 …

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 …

Workforce Improvement Services Framework
01/04/2022
Our NHS Workforce continues to face challenging pressures, exacerbated by the impact of the pandemic, with increased numbers of patients needing care …

Procurement Policy Note 01/22: contracts with suppliers from Russia and Belarus
01/04/2022
This Procurement Policy Note(PPN) advises how contracting authorities can further cut ties with companies backed by the states of Russia and Belarus.
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Net Zero and Social Value guidance
25/03/2022
The NHSEI Sustainability team have now published their Net Zero and Social Value guidance and they are running a series of fortnightly Social Value Dr …