The Procurement Department is responsible for ensuring that non-pay expenditure achieves best value and contributes to quality patient care in accordance with UK public sector rules and regulations. The Trust works closely with other partners including NHS Supply Chain and Crown Commercial Services.
The Procurement Department is split across three teams:
- Strategic Sourcing
- eProcurement
- Supply Chain.
The department is responsible for ensuring effective contracts are in place for the £200m addressable spend in scope and is set annual targets to deliver financial savings.
The department employs Clinical Nurse Specialists who support the strategic sourcing team when undertaking new clinical trials, they are also essential to supporting the supply chain team identifying alternative products due to shortages. The CNS team support internal meetings for Sustainability, New Techniques and Devices, Surgical Equipment Standardisation and Consumables Standardisation. They are integral to the department and work closely with other specialist nurses internally and externally.
The Trust is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside ICS and works collaboratively with all Trusts across the region, co-developing work plans and acting as one. In addition, the Trust supports other clinical networks including Digital Diagnostics, C&M Pathology Network (CMPN) and C&M Radiology and Imaging Network (CAMRIN).
Our dedicated Supply Chain team is responsible for providing a top-up service to over 116 wards and departments and 59 theatres, processing an average of 25,000 product lines per month.
The eProcurement team is multi-faceted and has responsibility for all procurement systems including our ordering system (Oracle), Genesis (Inventory Management) and eDC (NHSSC ordering system).
Suppliers seeking support should email: procurement.
For all general enquiries please contact the helpdesk via 0151 529 2615 or 0151 529 2273.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Procurement Department
Aintree University Hospital
Aintree House
Longmoor Lane
Liverpool
L9 7AL
Tendering procedures
The department works to Trust Standing Financial Instructions - a top-level summary is shown below. The figures stated apply to the total value for the complete duration of the contract:
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Financial threshold |
Action |
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Below £20,000 inc. VAT |
A written quotation is required, budget holders need to demonstrate best value |
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£20,001 - £49,999 inc. VAT |
A minimum of three written quotes required |
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£50,000 – £GPA Threshold |
A tender will be issued to a minimum of three bidders |
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£GPA + |
A tender will be published via the ‘Find a Tender’ service |
Organisational relationships
The Procurement and Supplies team enlist the services of regional and national procurement hubs to manage its contracting requirements.
These include but are not limited to:
Please refer to their websites for further information.
You can make a variety of payments via our 24 hour secure internet payments system.
Online payments are accepted for:
- Invoices
- Other types of payments
Other types of payment relates to anything for which an official invoice has not been raised.
When making a payment in relation to a course you wish to attend at Liverpool University Hospitals, please select ‘Other’ and enter your name, course title and date of the event.
For making a payment in relation to a lease car, please select ‘Other’ and enter your name, registration and description of what the payment relates to.
Please note - there is no additional fee for paying via the internet.
To make a secure online payment, please visit Paycapita.
If you have any problem using this online service, please telephone 0151 529 8284, Monday to Friday, between the hours of 9am to 4.30pm. Alternatively, please email: Treasury
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