Potential savings based on just ~2% of Trusts' total addressable spend
Identified strategic and operational opportunities to align procurement data and ways of working
Developed consensus on a preferred model and implementation plan to deliver collaborative procurement
The ambulance sector is under severe pressure to deliver a high-quality service with increasing limitation on its financial resources. Individual trust’s currently purchase identical and interchangeable products at different prices with separate procurement functions, leading to a collective overspend.
Five trusts identified an opportunity to deliver savings as a collective through collaborative procurement. This required reaching alignment on best value suppliers and products, and leveraging collective buying power to negotiate lower prices.
TN completed a baseline analysis of each trust's current spend across a range of products (e.g., medical consumables) to identify potential savings and co-create an operating model for shared procurement going forward.
- Mapped 'as is' state of trust procurement models: Captured and codified each Trust's current procurement models to scope strategic and operational benefits of collaboration
- Baselined procurement datasets: Aligned and analysed each Trust's procurement datasets, identifying potential savings that could be achieved through collaborative procurement
- Problem solved feasibility: Engaged with expert leads across each trust to validate projected savings and understand risks from a clinical perspective
- Designed operating model: Co-created an optimal operating model for shared procurement through an iterative process of engagement with procurement leads and executives and refinement of potential models
