Guidance

NHS procurement standards

Standards for assessing NHS procurement performance.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 18 June 2013
• Last updated: 22 July 2016 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

NHS procurement and commercial standards

PDF, 713 KB, 23 pages

Evidence tool for use with the NHS procurement and commercial standards

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 250 KB

NHS procurement and commercial diagnostic, and improvement tool

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 245 KB

NHS procurement and commercial standards: peer review process and guidance

PDF, 808 KB, 23 pages

Details

This document sets out the standards for NHS healthcare provider organisations to assess and benchmark procurement performance and identify areas for improvements.

It provides an outline for a moderation process to ensure consistency of application and sharing of good practice. It also provides information on how to use the standards, process for the peer reviews, and templates for completion with examples of the types of evidence that are required.

The NHS procurement standards were developed by the NHS Capability Working Group and support Lord Carter’s recommendations on procurement in the NHS.

This revised guidance consolidates 4 documents into one to include guidance and templates as appendices, and replaces the version published in December 2013.

Published 18 June 2013

Last updated 22 July 2016 + show all updates

1. 22 July 2016

   Updated standards for assessing NHS procurement performance.

2. 17 December 2013

   'NHS Standards of Procurement: Peer Review Guidance' and 'NHS Standards of Procurement: Evidence Tool' documents have been added.

3. 18 June 2013

   First published.