case study

Managing the procurement process within tight timeframes

the challenge:

NHS Nottingham City needed to procure three new GP surgeries and a walk-in health centre for Nottingham within a short timeframe.  The procurement processes had to be run in tandem, although there was a requirement to acknowledge their differences.  As part of the process, the organisation wanted to move from contract award to sign off in a short space of time.

our approach:

We worked with the client’s template documents to identify areas for improvement that would enable the PCT to benefit from the procurement rules, such that they could obtain maximum commercial benefit from the bids.  This allowed NHS Nottingham City to rely on favourable documents and contracts, combining uniform and fundamental principles while respecting scheme differences.  We also helped the client to establish a project team that could oversee the process and understand each element of it.

the results: