NHS ‘Champions of Procurement’ continue to opt for Scorpio UK

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have marked their place at the forefront of the current movement for increased procurement from SME suppliers. The Trust is looking at developing a framework to enable products from more specialised suppliers to be accessed by the entire NHS.

Many NHS procurement managers will recognise the frustration of dealing with the dominant supply chain corporations, offering a less specialised product range at greater expense. The reason they continue to abuse their power; because smaller organisations are not always able to penetrate the system. Andy O’Connor, Director of Commercial Procurement Services at Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust said,

“We have, to date, held a number of conversations with practising clinicians who have products they believe offer added levels of benefit to NHS organisations but who are struggling to penetrate the NHS marketplace”.

Scorpio UK, the Trust’s supplier of printer consumables is delighted to note that the Trust is being recognised for its excellence in procurement. Matthew Holland, Managing Director for Scorpio Computer Supplies said, 

“The Trust is extremely thorough in ensuring they find suppliers offering the very best value and service. Over the years we have been supplying them, they have carefully reviewed our service against our competitors a number of times. I am glad to say that we still come out top”.

Whilst Scorpio UK is a long standing supplier to a number of NHS organisations across the UK and fully versed in the wide range of NHS procurement processes, the company remains extremely competitive on price, quality and service. Matthew Holland added,

“Integrity is central to our organisation’s philosophy and the key to our success in supplying our NHS for over 20 years. I believe it is for this reason that we have outlasted a number of larger, more complacent suppliers. We welcome the chance to work alongside a greater number of high quality, specialised suppliers”.

Given the scrupulous manner in which Andy O’Connor’s team work, Scorpio UK has no hesitation in endorsing their intention to become ‘Champions of Procurement’.