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Procurement team achieve Level 2 in the NHS Procurement and Commercial Standards

October 14, 2021

Congratulations to our procurement team for achieving Level 2 in the NHS Procurement and Commercial Standards. The standards were developed to assess a Trust’s procurement function in the following six areas:

  • Strategy and organisation
  • People and skills
  • Strategic procurement
  • Supply chain
  • Data, systems and performance management
  • Policies and procedures

There are 4 levels in the standards:

  • Level 0 – No accreditation
  • Level 1 – Building
  • Level 2 – Achieving
  • Level 3 – Excelling

The Trust was awarded Level 1 status in November 2019 and followed this up with a Level 2 assessment in February 2021 which was successful and highlights the improvement in procurement. Having Level 2 status puts us in the top 25 per cent of all trusts, with no trust to date having achieved Level 3.

Look out for further information about this fantastic achievement in the next issue of Heartbeat.