National Procurement 1 User Involvement in Product Selection Break Out 1.45pm & 2.05pm Alan Summers (Category Manager), Garry Brown (Commodity Manager & Scott Mullings (Commodity Specialist)

National Procurement 2 National Procurement – WHO WE ARE National Procurement are a Division of NHS National Services Scotland based in Edinburgh Provide a range of National Framework Contracts on behalf of NHSScotland These Contracts cover a range of Goods & Services e.g. Pharmaceuticals, Medical & Surgical products, Rehabilitation products, Food & Nutrition, Furniture, Uniforms etc

National Procurement 3 National Procurement – OUR PRODUCT AREAS Electric Profiling Bed 3 Wheeled Walker Ankle Foot Orthosis Mobile Active Hoist DDDR Pacemaker Energy Efficient Wheelchair Air Flotation Cushion

National Procurement 4 National Procurement – WHEELCHAIRS THEN AND NOW

National Procurement 5 National Procurement – WHO WE TALK TO We take advice from “Clinical & Technical” NHS employees nominated by Health Boards (Commodity Advisory Panel or CAP) – For SFD030 (NP590) we have Bio-Engineers, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Technical Services & Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine representing the 5 Wheelchair Services in NHSScotland These CAP members bring input to the CAP from their Health Board and also take information back from CAP to their Health Board

National Procurement 6 THE LAW As a Public Sector Organisation National Procurement MUST comply with “The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 – Key requirements include: 1.Tenders & Contract Awards advertised in Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) 2.Tenders must include: Scope, Number of Lots, Maximum number of suppliers, Award Criteria and Scoring Methodology 3. The Remedies Directive from 20 December Debrief Suppliers that are unsuccessful

National Procurement 7 User Involvement in Product Selection Break Out Session - FEEDBACK User Groups at Health Boards – How do they feed into the Wheelchair Services? What input would Patients (Service Users) like? What Communication methods are preferred? How often? Any Other Feedback on User Involvement in Product Selection

National Procurement 8 Contact Us We hope to have addressed any questions during the Break Out Session, however, if you have more questions, or further queries or suggestions arise after the event, you can contact us at the following address: This address will be available for use until Friday 30 April All questions and responses will be put on the following site: We will endeavour to have all questions and answers on above the site by Friday 28 May 2010

National Procurement 9 Thanks for Listening