NHS Regulated Procurement & the Roadmap to Net Zero - Webinar

Introduction

This webinar will provide an understanding of how the NHS buys from the private sector and how to advise suppliers on their approach to bidding an NHS procurement.

The focus will be on the impact of the NHS Net Zero Supplier Roadmap but there will also be a discussion on the wider context of the NHS' approach to public procurement.

New law (The Provider Selection Regime), Incoming law (the Procurement Act 2023), and new policy (the NHS Net Zero Supplier Roadmap) will also be considered.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Brief background to the purchase power of the NHS:
• Summary of the structure of the NHS
• The purchase power of the NHS. What does it buy and from where?
• The NHS' emissions
• The current procurement regime. How the NHS buys from the private sector:
• The basic requirements of a regulated procurement under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015
• The basic requirements of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (PSR)
• Top tips for bidders
• New and incoming policy. Social value and the NHS Net Zero Supplier Roadmap:
• The NHS and its approach to social value
• The Net Zero Supplier Roadmap and the impact on suppliers
• Incoming law. The Procurement Act 2023 and the impact on the NHS:
• Key changes under the Procurement Act 2023
• Upcoming threats and opportunities under the Act
• Common Questions and Answers