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Transfer of NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency business to DH

As part of the implementation of the Department of Health/NHS Commercial Operating Model in 2009, NHS PASA’s procurement functions and guidance have transferred to other organisations.

The following guidance has transferred from NHS PASA to DH

  •  Equality
  • EU financial returns
  • Food
  • Healthcare Industries Task Force (HITF)
  • Legal advice
  • NHS procurement eEnablement programme
  • NHS-eClass
  • PCT toolkits
  • Sustainable development
  • Terms and conditions of contract

This will be available on the DH website shortly but in the meantime please contact John Warrington if you need further information:

Tel: 0207 6337703

Transfer of other NHS PASA functions

Below is a list of new contacts for the other NHS PASA functions:

Products and Services (includes, agency staff and outsourced services, books and journals, consultancy services, commercial resources, computerised cognitive behaviour therapy, energy and water, estates, IT software and services, telecare, telecoms, translation and interpretation services, transport) - transferred to Buying Solutions.

Additional links

The Centre for Evidence-based Purchasing (CEP) (opens new window)

A catalogue of evidence based information on medical technologies to support procurement decisions and adoption through health and social care commissioning.

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