Registration Opens

Welcome Address

Speakers

Matthew Swindells

President of Health Care Supply Association (HCSA) & Chair of the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative,

Introduction to the Conference

Speakers

Keith Rowley

Chief Officer of the Health Care Supply Association (HCSA) and MD of the North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative,

Stronger Together: One Commercial Future Aligning Strategy, Impact and Value

Speakers

Fiona Bride

Chief Commercial Officer (Interim) and Director of Medicines Value and Access, NHS England

Stuart Nelson

Chief Commercial Officer, Department of Health and Social Care

Coffee break

Harnessing AI to Future-Proof NHS Procurement and Deliver the NHS 10-Year Plan

The NHS Long Term Plan calls for a more integrated, efficient, and sustainable health system — and procurement is central to achieving it. Artificial intelligence and advanced technologies are no longer distant concepts; they are practical tools reshaping how the NHS can plan, buy, and deliver with impact. But the challenge is clear: how do leaders cut through the hype, adopt AI responsibly, and ensure technology serves both people and patients?

In this session, David de Wet will explore:
• How the NHS 10-year plan reframes the role of procurement in enabling transformation.
• The opportunities and limitations of AI and automation in practice.
• Building digital capability and confidence across procurement teams.
• Why human oversight and ethical responsibility must stay at the heart of new technologies.
• Real examples of how tools like Dotted Line are supporting data-driven, insight-led decision making.
• Practical steps leaders can take now to ensure procurement is a strategic enabler of the NHS’s future.

This session will equip NHS procurement leaders to approach AI with clarity, confidence, and purpose — ensuring it becomes a driver of transformation, not a distraction.

Speakers

David de Wet

Founder and Managing Director, EcoVate Group

Innovation & Technology Enabling the Transition From Hospital to Community

The 10 year health plan has laid out the vision to shift care to the community and in this session, we will explore how the NHS can make this transition. From moving services from a hospital setting into the community to remove barriers to care and release capacity, to utilising the latest technology, discharge solutions and equipment to deliver effective care in the community or a patient’s home, hear practical tips on how you can make progress against this key shift and deliver benefits beyond savings.

Speakers

Sakir Mahmud

Principal Category Manager, NHS Shared Business Services

Helen Bunnell

Principal Category Manager – Health, NHS Shared Business Services

Logistics and Materials Management

Legal Update

Speakers

Andrew Daly

Partner and Head of Procurement, Hempsons

Lunch Break

Social Value in Procurement – “The Art of the Possible”

- Demonstrating how Procurement can better deliver against the Social Value requirements
- How Procurement can have a positive impact on Health Inequalities across your ICS

Speakers

Simon Clarke

Managing Director, Procurement, Birmingham & Solihull ICS

The Value of Subsidiaries: How the KFM Model Delivers Back to the NHS

- Reinvestment at the Core; how KFM generates income and reinvests benefits and cost savings, directly supporting NHS priorities.
- Creating a Centre of Excellence; developing best practice, innovation, and scalable solutions that deliver value across the NHS.
- Our Strategic Partnership with KCH; how KFM aligns with King’s College Hospital’s vision and wider NHS sustainability goals.
- Supporting clinical care; how KFM operational services support the frontline to deliver high quality patient care.

Speakers

Preeya Bailie

Managing Director, KFM (King's Facilities Management)

Innovate With Strategic Frameworks: Designed To Create Value

Framework agreements aren’t just a vehicle to access pre-vetted suppliers compliantly. With the right expertise behind them, they are intentionally designed to support the NHS to deliver progress against key challenges and targets; they’re a launchpad for transformation at scale. Hear actionable advice on how to get strategic value out of framework agreements and see examples of success in this area.

Speakers

Leigha Woods

Principal Category Manager – Construction and Estates, NHS Shared Business Services

Emma Clyne

Principal Category Manager - Construction and Estates, NHS Shared Business Services

Generic Route to Market for Class III Medical Devices

To develop an understanding of the complexity, time taken, risks and costs to a device manufacturer to implant a class III medical device into a patient. Steps include Research, Development, Clinical, Regulatory, Manufacturing, Commissioning and Reimbursement, Procurement, Stakeholders, Post Market Surveillance, Maintenance and Improvement.

Speakers

Richard Evans

Value Strategy, W. L. Gore & Associates (UK) Ltd

Coffee Break

Logistics and Materials Management

Procurement's Paradox: Fewer Resources, Greater Expectations

Speakers

Tom Mills

Procurement Protagonist and author of Procure Bites, Procurement Protagonist Ltd

Day 1 Closing Address

Speakers

Clara Purnell

HCSA Deputy Chief Officer and Head of Procurement of Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust,

HCSA Annual General Meeting