Develop, Encourage & Celebrate

Open to anyone that aspires to the next level of their career ambitions in procurement and supply chain and develop NHS procurement.
Create a professional development pathway for individuals to utilise and hone their skills in order to become the competent and confident next generation of NHS Procurement Leaders.

Find the full agenda here: https://www.hcsaconference.co.uk/future-leaders/

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The session will take the form of a Q&A chaired by Steve Dunkerley with panel members sharing views / examples of how we can deliver value and benefits through procurement.

Discover how NHS Supply Chain is evolving to support safe, efficient and high-quality patient care. Andrew New, Richard Evans and Alex Elberg will share how they are collaborating with trusts to deliver in-year savings, multi-year efficiencies and £1 billion of recurrent value for the NHS.

Join Dr James Saffin and Verity White, Head of Defence at Constellia, as they explore how procurement can enable the NHS to access and adopt innovative technologies at pace, scale and impact. Using neutral vendor frameworks and lessons learned from other sectors, the session will share practical insights on bringing new technologies to frontline services faster and strengthening collaboration with SMEs.

Explore how similar approaches could help the NHS overcome complexity, unlock agility, and support improved outcomes for patients and staff across the system.

Join us for a dynamic, solution-focused session showcasing how the Humber & North Yorkshire Procurement Collective transformed fragmented purchasing into a unified strategy that delivered measurable savings and improved clinical value. Led by a multidisciplinary team - including procurement leads, analysts, and contract experts- this initiative engaged stakeholders from Tissue Viability Nurses to ICS-level partners, consolidating spend and ensuring the best value from industry partners.

Amidst a landscape defined by rapid transformation and increasing complexity, the journey of NHS procurement stands at a pivotal crossroads. This panel discussion invites you to look beyond today’s challenges and imagine the evolving role of procurement across the NHS. As emerging technologies, integrated governance, and collaborative approaches reshape traditional models, what might the procurement function of tomorrow truly look like?

Join our panel of NHS Procurement Leaders and industry experts as they explore the future state of ICS procurement—unpacking innovative strategies, digital advancements, and new operating models that will empower teams to deliver greater value, resilience, and equity across the healthcare system. This is an opportunity to discuss not only where we are headed, but also how we can collectively shape a procurement function that meets the demands of a dynamic NHS for years to come.

Mary Mundy (Partner) and Edward White (Legal Director) from the Law Firm, Capsticks will run through the key themes they see in procurement challenges in the NHS, exploring why these happen and tips to prevent them. This will be of interest to those running procurement processes and suppliers.

As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes the world of procurement, leaders will need to navigate broad reaching disruption whilst also learning about and embracing transformative technologies to increase productivity and performance. In this session Sam and Andy will explore real-world use cases of AI in procurement and examine the common challenges associated with the end-to-end journey – including creating a robust case for change, defining strategy and requirements, selecting the right partners, and implementing a solution that meets the strategic objectives of the NHS.

From cost savings and increased reporting capacity at Mid & South Essex NHS Trust to workforce efficiencies and award-winning digital innovation at North West Anglia NHS Trust, this case study-led session demonstrates how collaborative technology adoption can reshape radiology services across the NHS.

Value Based Procurement has a lot of promise but has been in that position for quite some time. Accountability is the missing piece of the puzzle. Ensuring suppliers deliver the Value that was promised in the sales process is crucial to the success of related cost improvement programmes & budget management.

Our session will be a forum to share examples of how strong Contract Management can be the difference. From pro-active business reviews, setting up joint MDTs & embedding supplier support into your processes, let's explore how to maximise the impact of the National focus on Endoscopy expansion & improvement.

- Key findings from Panel cases to date;
- Common problems in provider selection processes encountered by the Panel and how to avoid them;
- How best to present your case to the Panel

We will be taking Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging off the hard to do list and making it business as usual. This session will show how knowledge and data is key and how linking that knowledge and data to PPN 002 can give us the building blocks to embedding EDI&B into tenders through the Social Value Model.

After many years on the front-line, Peter is now a commentator, author and lecturer on the wonderful world of procurement. He will provide a brief, independent and quite possibly controversial view of the procurement implications and issues (overt and implied) relating to the NHS 10-year plan. He will then lead a discussion and audience Q&A with two panellists, representing both NHS procurement and the supplier side.

Join the NHS Commercial Learning & Development Centre of Excellence team who will be using HCSA Annual Conference to launch the latest offerings for our whole community. This will include the central learning management system, the commercial competency framework and the first wave of applied learning modules.

In addition to this, the team will be diving into detail about this and the subsequent waves of module releases planned over the coming 18 months together with sharing more information about the CILT(UK), CIPS and the Digital Academies which offer our community access to undertake professional qualifications.

We hear a lot about challenging and changing to create a more efficient NHS so this session will focus on the improvement journey Lincolnshire is on, what we have changed and details of actual projects that have been worked on and realised savings.  It will be an honest appraisal of challenges we face in procurement teams at Trust level and sharing ideas of things we have done to overcome these,  with shared examples and ideas that other Trusts could also adopt to make changes and savings.

Contract management is the missing link – without it, NPPS and the Procurement Act remain policy statements, not outcomes.

Value for money is won or lost post-award – poor management leaks value, strong management secures benefits.

Social value and Net Zero commitments only count if enforced – KPIs must be tracked and challenged in delivery.

Transparency and compliance demand better data – the Act requires performance reporting, which only contract management can provide.

Shift the culture – procurement must move from “signing contracts” to “managing outcomes that matter for the NHS.

Join this session for a practical guide on how to implement contract management and to explore the benefits for buyers and suppliers alike.

For decades, "NHS transformation” has been promised, yet often remains an aspiration rather than a reality – but at University Hospitals Birmingham Acute Trusts, it has already been delivered. In this session, Dave Lightening, Director of Warehousing & Logistics for University Hospitals Birmingham Acute Trusts, shares his insight on the Meteor Park project – a proven example of how the NHS can save millions, empower staff and departments to achieve more, independently, and improve outcomes for patients, hospitals, and trusts alike.

From this session, you’ll discover how this blueprint can be applied within your own department: reducing costs, cutting reliance on third parties, and enabling long-term planning and sustainable success with confidence. With Industore’s support, the NHS can not only adapt but thrive – becoming more efficient, agile, and successful.

This isn’t theory or policy. This is transformation in action – and your department could be next.

As part of our mission to empower the NHS, Industore is seeking a new pilot project partner. The chosen trust or department will gain full use of an automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) for at least 12 months – unlocking new efficiencies, empowering staff, and showcasing how transformation can deliver lasting impact. This is a chance to demonstrate innovation in action and set a benchmark for others to follow. To explore becoming our next partner, simply express your interest during the session or visit us at stand 7.

The 10 Year Health Plan and Life Sciences Sector Plan aims to introduce low-friction procurement by simplifying and streamlining access to the NHS, making the process less bureaucratic to accelerate the adoption of innovative life science products and technologies within the NHS, making the UK a more attractive place for innovation and deployment. Session will provide an update on the implementation of a Rules Based Pathway, Value Based Procurement Guidance, MedTech Compass, Healthstore for digital apps, and Managed Services Guidance.

Value Analysis (VA) helps improve both clinical quality and safety and the cost effectiveness of medical products and services.  While it is primarily performed to assess new product introductions and support vendor and product consolidation and standardization, it can also be used by clinical operations leaders to track performance on procedural cost-per-case and the reduction of practice variations to help eliminate waste and improve care quality.  This session will demonstrate how digital analytics tools can rapidly identify a range of practice variation and the associated opportunities for improvement.  The session will also explore a use case for how artificial intelligence (AI) can be integrated into such tools to enhance VA-related capabilities.

HCSA Comms Lead Bruce Ackland hosts a Q&A session with YLVC’s Will Martel and retired rugby international turned life coach and fundraiser Don Armand.