Event roundup: NHS London Procurement Partnership

Anna Hawksley, Professional Services Director at NHS LPP, delivered a session covering NHS LPP's scope, its routes to market, how it supports SMEs, and a forward pipeline of framework opportunities running through to end 2027.

NHS London Procurement Partnership techUK briefing.pdf

A national organisation with a broader reach than its name suggests

A central theme of the briefing was that NHS LPP operates far beyond what its name implies. Its frameworks are open to the whole of the public sector, not just the NHS, and it serves members nationally, including London, Buckinghamshire Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BoB) ICS, and Kent and Medway ICS. It works in formal alliance with the North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC), and its offer extends beyond procurement into contract management, clinical assurance, and social value and sustainability support.

The numbers underline the scale of the opportunity: in FY23/24, NHS LPP managed £1bn in total spend, 37% of which sat in the tech/IT sector. Over 1,300 suppliers are active on its frameworks, and 70% of its tech/IT suppliers are SMEs.

Current routes to market

NHS LPP currently operates six frameworks and four Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPSs) relevant to the technology sector. These span clinical digital solutions, document management, workforce technology, hardware, implementation support, simulation and immersive technologies, health and social care apps, and non-clinical systems. All frameworks allow reseller arrangements.

A busy pipeline ahead

The briefing set out a packed schedule of upcoming procurement activity. Pre-market engagement for the Clinical AI Framework is already underway (March 2026), with CDHS pre-market engagement following in April. The Clinical AI Framework ITT is expected in June 2026, with award targeted for November 2026. A new Digital Office Transformation Framework is due for ITT in April 2026 and award in September 2026.

Getting in touch

techUK members looking to engage with NHS LPP can reach the team at customer@lpp.nhs.uk for general enquiries and ABI invoicing, or gstt.cds@nhs.net to speak with digital category specialists and request access agreements. Further information is available at www.lpp.nhs.uk/categories/clinical-digital-solutions.