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The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Contract for provision of procurement support for rapid cost reduction and associated services

Business ServicesCPV 79000000 79400000 79410000
Value£45k
Deadline15 Dec 2017
Published7 Dec 2017
RegionUK-wide
Timeline
Published 7 Dec 2017ClosedCloses 15 Dec 2017
Contract value in context
£45ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

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The brief

A requirement ariseSpecialist team/procurement specialist/cost reduction negotiators to effect this rapid cost reduction.

The envisaged activities to effect positive outcomes are: - Reinvigoration of any of the Trust's high yield projects to realise identified opportunities, for example: hearing aids, vascular consumables, RF catheter for EVLT (veins) procedure, teleradiology and laparoscopic consumables. - Alignment and realisation of rebate opportunities and capture into cost reduction/ cost improvement opportunities. - Negotiation for top and tail lines for realisation into cost reduction / cost improvement opportunities. - Identify opportunities to convert direct product lines to NHS Supply Chain or Nationally Contracted Product (NCP). - To inform alterations in either products, or price to the local procurement team to ensure prices/products are reflected/masked in the eCatalogue and realisation and tracking of savings.

Interested providers will submit a proposal of no longer than 1,500 words to include the following: a) Methods of delivery b) Outline name of resources c) Total costs (unit costs, number of days) d) Fixed costs? / gain share contract This contract will be let in accordance to NHS Standard Terms and Conditions for procuring services.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Identify opportunities to convert direct product lines

Identify opportunities to convert direct product lines to NHS Supply Chain or Nationally Contracted Product (NCP).

02

To inform alterations in either products, or

To inform alterations in either products, or price to the local procurement team to ensure prices/products are reflected/masked in the eCatalogue and realisation and tracking of savings.

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