How to become a supplier

Interested in becoming a supplier on one of our contracts?

Potential suppliers are welcome to respond to any current tender opportunities with the East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub. Tender opportunities are published in a number of places:  

• Current tender opportunities for high value contracts (above £138,760 including VAT) are published via the Find a Tender service, which replaced the EU Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) on 1 January 2021 
• Lower value contracts (over £12,000 including VAT) can  typically be found via Contracts Finder  
• In addition to the above locations, suppliers can register to receive notifications of East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub’s tender opportunities (and those of many other NHS organisations) via the Health Family Single eCommercial System (Atamis)  
• Follow us on social media – we post many of our upcoming opportunities on our X/Twitter and LinkedIn accounts

Sustainability and social value requirements

The NHS has committed to becoming carbon net zero by 2040 for the emissions the NHS controls directly, and by 2045 for the emissions the NHS has the ability to influence.

As of April 2022, all NHS procurements must include a minimum 10% net zero and social value weighting, and ask a fighting climate change question.

From April 2023, for all new contracts above £5 million per annum, the NHS requires suppliers to publish a Carbon Reduction Plan for their UK Scope 1 and 2 emissions and a subset of scope 3 emissions as a minimum. The Carbon reduction plan and net zero commitment requirements for the procurement of NHS goods, services and works guidance outlines what is required from suppliers and how it should be implemented.

In April 2024, these requirements will be extended to cover all new procurements in the NHS.

The Evergreen Sustainable Supplier Assessment is a tool for suppliers to engage with the NHS on their sustainability journey and understand how to align with NHS net zero ambition. It serves as a pathway for communications and data gathering between suppliers and NHS decision makers across NHS organisations and will provide a mechanism for suppliers to showcase their net zero progress and wider sustainability efforts.