Procurement
About Our Service
The SCL Procurement team’s overall focus is to ensure the quality of products and services procured provide the ability to deliver best outcomes for patient care, our clinicians and customers.
We are responsible for delivering the right quantities, at the right time to the right place, and very much focused on Quality, Compliance, Value, Supply Chain Resilience, and Social Value.
The appropriate management of procurement is essential to the efficiency and effectiveness of clinical and support services.
Patient care depends on the assured availability of high-quality products, consumables, and services, and accountability for the expenditure of taxpayer’s money requires that sound economic decisions be taken in relation to supply.
The Procurement service is made up of the following five functions:
Our Procurement team ensure the contracts they facilitate deliver against the Group’s requirements throughout the life of the contract.
The team engages with key stakeholders to understand requirements, assess all available routes to market before making a recommendation, and facilitate a compliant procurement process in line with the Group’s Standing Financial Instructions and Procurement Legislation.
To view a list of the contracts that SCL has in place covering County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT) and Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) click here.
Our Purchasing team action requisitions under the value of £10k. The team liaises with the end user and supplier to ensure they source the correct product, agree pricing, and expedite deliveries.
Our Information team is responsible for systems used to support the functioning of the overall team and Group. Systems include Cardea (Source to Pay and Contract Management), NHS Supply Chains EDC (inventory management systems created by the NHS) for Ward and Theatre consumable ordering and stock management, KPI and Dashboard Production, Spend Comparison and Procurement Dashboard (spend analytics), management of the Group’s Supplier Credentialing service and Cardea training.
Our Business Support team supports the day-to-day functioning of the procurement department. This includes production of the Contract Register, Efficiencies Register, recording of Breaches and Waivers, coordinating FOI (Freedom of Information) responses, new product requests, new trial requests, and supplier visits.
Our Materials Management teams are based at Darlington Memorial Hospital, University Hospital of North Durham, and Bishop Auckland Hospital.
The team tops up the regularly used consumable products in wards and departments, which involves re-ordering via handheld devices to a pre-agreed level, receipting upon delivery, and putting away of stock.
Key Facts
The Procurement team is based in Peterlee with the Materials Managemenet teams based on acute hospital sites in Durham, Darlington, and Bishop Auckland.
The Procurement team provides services to the following Trusts:
Key Staff Contact Details
Rachel Morrisey, Director of Finance
Dave Hindson, Head of Operations and Information
07881 353065
07939 565272
The Cardea Helpdesk can be contacted at:
01325 743993
