News - Suppliers Matter

Support for your Carbon Reduction Plan

  • 09/05/2023
  • Written by NOE CPC

Following on from our communication “NHS England publishes carbon reduction plan (CRP) guidance” in February, NOE CPC would like to ensure suppliers and NHS organisations are aware of the guidance, support and training that’s a ...

How we supply the NHS: Looking forward to the new Facilities contract

  • 20/04/2023
  • Written by Kevin Chidlow

NHS Supply Chain has appointed NOE CPC as a Non-Medical Category Management Service Provider (CMSP) for the Facilities (including Office Solutions) category, entrusting our organisation to continue to facilitate the supply of non-medical goods to the ...

Atamis continues to help suppliers get the most out of NOE CPC

  • 18/04/2023
  • Written by NOE CPC

As part of our #SuppliersMatter month, we have been looking at some of the things we do at NOE CPC to make life easier for our supplier base. One of those things is our adoption of Atamis, a platform which has made it easier for many of our supplier ...

Blog: The importance of a strong supplier base for NOE CPC

  • 13/04/2023
  • Written by Steve Sercombe

Our focus for April is #SuppliersMatter. To explore this topic in further detail, Steve Sercombe, Procurement Director, addresses the importance of a strong supplier base for NOE CPC.“Suppliers are an integral part of what we do here at NOE ...

One year on since the introduction of 10% weighting for SSV in procurement

  • 11/04/2023
  • Written by NOE CPC

In April 2022 NHS England introduced a 10% minimum social value into all procurement, which was outlined in the Procurement Policy Note 06/20 (PPN). The PPN explains that when evaluating tender responses, government departments will use the ...

Latest on the Procurement Bill

  • 06/04/2023
  • Written by NOE CPC

Changes to the rules on public sector procurement are still making their way through Parliament, and the bill could be approved this Spring. However, the new regulations may not come into effect until Spring 2024.  Here’s a re-cap on the ...