Market and Supply Chain Innovation Zone​

Kevin has worked with Delta eSourcing for over 5 years. In his role of Business Development Manager, he is responsible for supporting clients within the public, private and third sector for London and the South East of England. These include central government, NDPBs, local government, education, NHS, charities and private entities.

Delta’s eSourcing solution is used and trusted by over 500 UK public sector organisations and by approximately 100,000 active suppliers. Delta offers insightful advice for using the e-tendering portal and consistently supports customers. The fully managed and supported service is based on the core principles of community building, collaboration and transparency for the enablement of supply chains, commissioning, needs analysis and the management of competitive tender exercises.

Lucy specialises in advising healthcare organisations on complex contractual arrangements, including in respect of collaboration, outsourcing and public procurement. She has particular experience in advising on all manner of contractual arrangements for services, supplies and works. Her procurement practice includes developing procurement processes and preparing a wide range of procurement documents including SQs, ITTs, ITNs, draft contracts, framework agreements and dynamic purchasing systems. In addition, she has provided advice and support in relation to scoring and evaluation processes, award procedures and in relation to potential procurement challenges. Lucy also has extensive experience in advising in relation to complex, long term, multi-party contractual arrangements (including PFI) and has good knowledge of NHS standard form contracting.

Nick was part of the team responsible for shaping Greiner’s global sustainability strategy, known as Blue Plan. His Greiner Bio-One role encompasses not only the strategic delivery of Greiner’s sustainability initiatives within the UK, but also the successful implementation and management of the ISO14001 (Environmental Management System) certification at Greiner Bio-One’s facility in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire.

Richard works for the Department of Health and Social Care and was the lead policy official presiding over the development of the legislation underpinning the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). Richard worked across multiple Government departments in Whitehall before pursuing a career in healthcare policy specifically. He will offer insight into the aims behind the development and implementation of the PSR

Ruth joined the North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) in June 2022, she has spent the last 30 years working in the pharmaceutical, medical device industry ranging from global organisations to SME’s and early start ups in the UK and North America holding a wide variety of roles from clinical to sales and marketing and general management. Before joining she worked in stakeholder relations and communications for a mid-sized pharmaceutical company. NOE CPC is a member of NHS Procurement in Partnership (NHS PiP) which is the collaboration between four NHS procurement hubs including NHS Commercial Solutions, East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub and NHS London Procurement Partnership (NHS LPP)

NHS England, officially the NHS Commissioning Board, is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health and Social Care. It oversees the budget, planning, delivery and day-to-day operation of the commissioning side of the National Health Service in England as set out in the Health and Social Care Act 2012. It directly commissions NHS general practitioners, dentists, optometrists and some specialist services.

Sarah is the NHS England policy lead for the Provider Selection Regime. For the last two years Sarah has worked at NHS England supporting providers to work more collaboratively and understand their responsibilities since the introduction of the Health and Care Act 2022. Sarah’s background is in hospital pharmacy and she has previously worked in a range of healthcare roles, including oncology, mental health and regulation, and has completed her MSc in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety. Sarah will be offering insight into the PSR policy at NHSE.