Below is a list of useful policies and other procurement documents:
- Interim Procurement Strategy (2024 – 2025)
- European Union Public Contracts Regulations 2015
- NHS Procurement Patient Choice and Competition (no 2) Regs 2013
- Procurement Guide for Commissioners of NHS Funded Services
- Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition
- Securing Best Value for NHS Patients
- Operational Guidance to the NHS – Extending Patient Choice of Provider
- Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012
- Managing Conflicts of Interest – Guidance for CCGs
- Chief Executive Statement on Bribery
NHS Gloucestershire ICB Provider Selection Regime (PSR) report
From 1 January 2024 relevant authorities, namely NHS England, ICBs, NHS Trusts, NHS Foundation Trusts, Local Authorities, and Combined Authorities were required to follow the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) when contracting for healthcare services that are in scope of the PSR.
As part of PSR, ICBs under Regulation 25 must publish a summary of their application of the PSR annually online. For the financial year 2024/2025 ICBs are expected to provide the first annual summary to relate to contracts awarded using the PSR between 1 January 2024 and 31 March 2025. Following the first annual summary, all other annual summaries must be published no later than six months following the end of the financial year it relates to.
This report includes:
- The number of contracts directly awarded under direct award processes A, B or C, the most suitable provider process, and the competitive process
- The number of framework agreements concluded including the number of contracts awarded based on a framework agreement
- The number of urgent contracts awarded and urgent modifications
Details of representations received including details of any reviews by the Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel.