Relaunch of CPC Plus!
We are pleased to reveal the new and improved CPC Plus, the online tendering site delivering significant savings in cost and time for NHS CPC member Trusts. CPC Plus automates the process for gathering quotes – from small office items, to pieces of medical equipment, to marketing services, we cover a large range of products.
By changing the way our Trusts engage with suppliers, we have made the process more efficient and have reduced prices. Members are able to see NHS quotes free of charge, and for a small one-off annual fee, suppliers can submit bids on NHS quotes.
A new premium membership option enables you to test the market in terms of your own business-to-business (B2B) supply of goods and services. There is also general improved functionality of the CPC Plus site, making it even quicker and easier to use.
Features of the site include:
• Ability to provide products and services to the NHS directly
• More Trusts using the site means more quotes appearing for you to submit a bid
• Improved directory pages give you greater visibility
• A competitively-priced avenue to market to the NHS
• Customise your own pages – add your own marketing material, PDFs, and update your page with sales or offers at any time and as often as you like
• Trusts you’ve worked with in the past can continue using your services or goods whilst adhering to the compliance legislation
• Transparent one-off annual fee with no hidden additional costs; whatever work you win is yours, with no percentage charge levied on any successful bids
What do our existing members think of CPC Plus?
C Slater, Head of Supplies, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust:
“Leeds Teaching Hospitals have been using CPC Plus successfully for about 18 months. The system has been implemented in the Order Management Section of the department and is used on a daily basis.
The system allows savings to be obtained through the day to day management of tactical spend rather than long-term strategic spend. So far the team have contributed one off cash releasing savings of over £400k in year. The beauty of the system is its ease of use and supplier adoption. Suppliers are happy to register due to the low cost of entry and the trust benefits from savings it would normally obtain from this relative low level/value of procurement.
No matter how obscure the item is you need quoting, there is usually a supplier out there to quote.”
Katherine Raistrick, Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust:
“CPC Plus is easy to use and a brilliant tool for any buyer searching the market. When I submit a quote for printing, instead of writing several letters to printers, I only have to do it once, which is then sent out to several suppliers. This leaves me time to concentrate and put more effort into the other aspects of my job.”
Download the CPC Plus user guide below for more information on the new CPC Plus site.
