NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has recently launched a new Customer Framework Agreement Portal to make accessing framework agreement portfolios quicker and easier for Public Sector Contracting Authorities who want to procure goods and/or services.

NHS SBS’s Customer Framework Agreement Portal is FREE to access and provides a simple way for the NHS and the wider Public Sector Organisations to procure products and/or service solutions quickly and efficiently, ensuring compliance and cost-effectiveness.

The new online portal hosts all of NHS SBS’s framework agreements under one virtual roof, and enables users to browse, search, compare, and find goods, services, or suppliers they may require, in one place.

Users can also review and download buying guides and framework documentation including price lists and specifications. Additionally, customers can make service requests directly with NHS SBS’s category team of experts for support with procuring through the frameworks including support in running further competitions and much more.

Key benefits of the framework agreement

  • Provides a PCR15-compliant route to market and the flexibility to direct award to a single supplier or run further competition saving valuable time and resources.
  • Intends to support the NHS and wider public sector in lowering their carbon output to achieve a carbon net zero by 2040, by procuring low-energy products.
  • The experience, expertise, and quality commitment of suppliers are assessed during the tender evaluation, with performance and user satisfaction monitored on an ongoing basis.
  • Supports sustainability outcomes by focusing on reuse, repair, and hire options, and the inclusion of recyclable packaging to reduce waste.
  • Provides the ability to source all your requirements as part of a single solution.
  • Pricing options and capped rates have been secured with structured and controlled price review provisions from year two to ensure our customers have cost certainty.

All NHS SBS framework suppliers have demonstrated they meet and adhere to the frameworks terms and conditions providing peace of mind and an efficient purchasing process, it is simple and FREE to register NHS SBS Customer Framework Agreement Portal.