The UK National Health Service spends over £27bn a year on goods and services and presents a big opportunity to businesses looking to have their innovative healthcare products and services procured by the NHS.
Understanding procurement procedures can however be complex and selling to the NHS can come with its own challenges. To be successful you need to know what is involved, the processes and know that your innovation is ready to go.
At this Excel in Health workshop you will be guided through the NHS procurement channels, presented with the factors you need to consider and given advice on the potential barriers that you may face when selling to the NHS.
We are delighted that this session will be presented by the Lancashire Procurement Cluster.
In addition, the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) will be presenting, where they will cover:
- Role and reach of ABHI
- ABHI Key Priorities for 2024 - Growth & Regulation
- Key work areas for ABHI
This will dovetail with the procurement support we are providing at this event and give us an opportunity to describe how companies can benefit from collaborating with HINs who are increasingly working with ABHI to support innovators and life science companies.
If you are interested and available, please email: eventsteam@healthinnovationnwc.nhs.uk.