NHS Supply Chain


NHS Supply Chain supports the National Health Service in England and other healthcare organisations in England and Wales by providing end to end supply chain solutions.

History

In February 2016, Lord Carter's report into efficiency and productivity identified unwarranted variation in procurement across the NHS. Following this report, a "new operating model" for NHS Supply Chain was established. The design of a new supply chain service is planned to help the NHS deliver clinically assured, quality products at the best value through a range of specialist buying functions and leverage the buying power of the NHS to negotiate the best deals from suppliers, with the aim to deliver savings of £2.4 billion over five years.
Oversight and operational management of the new operating model will be delivered by Supply Chain Coordination Limited, a Limited company wholly owned by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
Prior to the new operating model the contract to run the NHS Supply Chain service was managed by DHL Supply Chain from 2006 on behalf of the NHS Business Services Authority. Before the outsource to DHL Supply Chain, the organisation was called NHS Logistics Authority and then NHS Logistics. Some elements of the NHS Purchase and Supply Agency were also transferred over to the new organisation.
Since 2018, over 200 staff have been transferred from DHL Supply Chain and NHS Business Services Authority to Supply Chain Coordination Limited.

Locations

The organisation has a number of warehouses in the following locations:
There are three office sites: