Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 21722

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust: Procurement

Tabled: 3 January 2025
Answered: 14 January 2025

Question

Pam Cox

LabourColchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) his Department and (b) the Cabinet Office is required to sign off procurement of services over £20m by the East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Department is not involved in the approval of the procurement of services by National Health Service trusts. Cabinet Office Commercial Spend Controls require that organisations in scope must provide a pipeline of all future commercial activity that is...

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