EIS Awards 2023 - NHS Supplier Information

The NHS in the Midlands Excellence in Supply Awards is your opportunity to showcase the fantastic work you do as a NHS Trust. We’ve got a range of awards designed to celebrate your achievements. The templates are easy to complete and have been designed so that your entry can also be replicated for the HCSA awards held in the autumn. So two opportunities to win!

In 2022 we welcomed more than 80 of the senior NHS Leads and Heads of Procurement from the West Midlands, East Midlands and East of England for an evening full of opportunities for you to build relationships and network with current and potential clients across the Midlands region.

As an NHS Trust, you’ll know how hard your teams work to deliver the best value for the taxpayer and to ensure good patient outcomes. This event is your opportunity to celebrate the amazing work of your staff at the Trust. You’ll also have the opportunity to meet with colleagues from across the NHS, suppliers and other partners.

Together let’s celebrate all the great work you and your team carry out daily to make our NHS the best. Whether you have a specific team member in mind or want to recognise a wider team, we’ve got some great awards to help shine a light on the people that really matter and who make our NHS what it is today.

This year we have again given Trusts the opportunity to recognise the contribution of their Materials Management team, by continuing with this award category.

To find out more about each of the awards click on the link below to down a summary of each award category. Then contact Geoff.roberts@effective-purchasing.com to receive the templates.

Don’t delay, request the forms now. The DEADLINE for award entries is Wednesday 29 March.

Innovation Award

The utilisation of innovation, either Clinical or Non-Clinical, to improve a product, create a new idea, method, technology, process, application or service can be key in transforming or enhancing patient care and improving efficiency. This award will recognise supplier excellence in innovation.

Patient Experience Award

The Patient Experience Award will be judged on and awarded for the provision of goods or services that have enhanced the patient experience. This could be in a hospital, out in the community or in a mental health setting.

Small Business Award

This award is open to Small Medium Enterprises (SME’s) as defined by the European Commission  <250 employees with turnover <£40m. To win this award, the supplier must demonstrate how they have maintained consistent growth and strong financial performance, whilst making a significant contribution to the Trust(s) they supply to.

Support Services Award

This award is aimed at companies who provide support to the NHS in order to help maintain quality of service. Previous finalists have included interpreter services, IT consulting/support services and consultant psychologists.

Sustainable Development Award

This award recognises initiatives that have been developed to minimize supplier impact on the environment. For example, suppliers could demonstrate initiatives that have reduced carbon emissions, transport, packaging or energy. Your submission must address one or more of these Three Pillars of Sustainability.

Value Based Procurement Award

This award is open to suppliers who can demonstrate that they have supplied a product or service to a Trust in the Midlands delivering “value” through; reduced total pathway costs; quantifiable efficiency improvements; quantifiable direct or indirect benefits to patient outcomes.

Rules and Eligibility

  • The awards are open to any Trust in the Midlands or East of England.
  • The deadline for entries is Wednesday 29 March 2023.
  • The shortlist will be announced week commencing Monday 3 April 2023 with the awards taking place on Thursday 18 May 2023.
  • Trusts can enter as many staff members as they wish against each category providing a different project is used for each nomination.
  • Each award submission will entitle the nominated person to attend the awards dinner.

The submission must meet the award criteria set out in the award description. Higher marks will be awarded where evidence or data is provided, and results are supported.

Please note there is a strict word limit to ensure fairness. Please do not exceed the word count for heading on the template.