What we spend and how we spend it

CCG Procurement Decision Register

The CCG Procurement Register is a register of procurement decisions taken, who was involved in making the decision and a summary of any conflicts of interest in relation to the decision and how this was managed by the CCG. This includes external contract tenders above financial thresholds as determined by EU legislation*.

This allows us to demonstrate that we are acting fairly and transparently and in the best interest of our patients and local population. All CCGs must maintain a register of procurement decisions taken.

This is in line with the requirements of guidance published by NHS England

NHS Buckinghamshire CCG Procurement Decisions Register APRIL 2021

This document is updated after each meeting of the Audit Committee when Single Tender Waivers as documented on the register have formally been noted.

CCG Contract Registers

The CCG holds clinical and non-clinical Contract Registers, including those where relevant as also detailed in the CCG Procurement Register (where subject to formal external tender or single tender waiver). It also documents other contracts that the CCG negotiates and agrees both annually and at other frequencies.

This includes, for example, contracts for hospital and mental health services which are based upon a model contract template used nationally within the NHS (national standard contract) and are renewed annually, along with appropriate negotiation or re-negotiation of performance indicators, breach clauses and penalties. These negotiations and agreements are not otherwise classified as procurement decisions as they are not subject to formal external procurement or single tender waiver.

*Note: The CCG applies the relevant OJEU – Thresholds to its procurement activities and decisions. From 1 January 2020 the current threshold is £663,540. This only applies (in the CCG’s case) to health care services.  There is a much lower threshold for other goods and services (£106,047). This is total contract value and excludes VAT.

Clinical and non-clinical contract registers are available upon request.

Transparency Data

In accordance with the HM Treasury guidance ‘Transparency – Publication of Spend over £25,000’, NHS Buckinghamshire CCG has made a commitment to publish all transactions over £25,000. Each month’s transactions will be published by the end of the following month.

Buckinghamshire 2020-21

Buckinghamshire 2019-20

Buckinghamshire 2018-19

Chiltern 2018 (to 31 March 2018)

Aylesbury 2018 (to 31 March 2018)

Chiltern 2017

Aylesbury Vale 2017

Chiltern 2016

Aylesbury Vale 2016

Chiltern 2015

Aylesbury Vale 2015

Chiltern 2014

Aylesbury Vale 2014

Chiltern 2013

Aylesbury Vale 2013

National Allocation of Resources

To see how NHS England allocates resources to CCGs see the NHS England Resources for CCGs page.