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NHS Commercial Solutions is first NHS procurement collaborative to affiliate with Electronics Watch
15/03/2024
NHS Commercial Solutions is delighted to announce that it has affiliated to Electronics Watch, as part of our continuing commitment to take positive a …

Environment Secretary Appoints Will Quince as Independent Advisor for Public Sector Food Procurement
14/03/2024
On Monday, March 11, Environment Secretary Steve Barclay announced the appointment of Will Quince MP as an independent advisor. Quince’s role is …

New Director of Central Commercial Function (CCF)- Preeya Bailie
13/03/2024
It was fittingly announced on March 8th, International Women’s Day, that Preeya Bailie is the new Director of CCF.In her new position Preeya w …

Sustainability and Social Value (SSV) Ambassadors
06/03/2024
At NHS Commercial Solutions we are passionate about Sustainability - there is no planet B so it is crucial we demonstrate effective environmental stew …

CCF launch their Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) action plan
06/03/2024
At the February NHS Supplier Forum in Leeds, CCF launched the SME action plan following the work carried out over the first year working with the SME …

NHS Commercial Solutions gains Framework Host Accreditation status.
01/03/2024
NHS Commercial Solutions (NHSCS) is delighted to have received Framework Host Accreditation as part of NHS England’s Commercial Efficiencies &am …

Information Update on CCIAF Changes; Guidance for NHS Organisations
27/02/2024
As you will be aware, the NHS and Government Commercial Function (GCF) aligned its best practice standards back in 2021 and the NHS adopted the GCF ac …

Atamis Social Value project template envelope updated for easier set up, evaluation and monitoring
27/02/2024
From 20th Feb, procurement managers will be better supported to set, evaluate and record Social Value criteria more efficiently with access to an impr …

New look Scan4Safety NHS Website to intensify efforts to enhance safety and traceability
26/02/2024
NHS England has launched a new NHS Scan4Safety website as a central resource to support trusts to adopt and optimise scanning processes.The new scan …

Procurement Review Unit (PRU) / National Security Unit for Procurement (NSUP)
26/02/2024
Procurement Review UnitThe Procurement Act 2023 introduces a Procurement Review Unit (PRU) which comprises of an independent panel of procurement ex …