East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub

What East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub does

The East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub is a regional collaborative procurement organisation operating within the UK National Health Service, founded in April 2007 and hosted by West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, which provides its legal and administrative framework. The Hub provides strategic procurement services, framework agreements, and specialist consultancy to NHS trusts, Integrated Care Systems, regional partnerships, local authorities and emergency services across the East of England with national reach through partnerships. Its core offering is a portfolio of procurement frameworks — including Double Crewed Ambulance Base Vehicles and Conversions, Emergency Medical Consumables and Equipment, and Fuel Cards for emergency service vehicles — combined with category-specific consultancy across ambulance, digital, pharmacy, estates, workforce, clinical services and corporate services. The technology backbone is the Atamis Health Family Single eCommercial System, an NHS-wide platform used for tender management, contract awards, supplier management, and P2P interfacing.

The Hub operates a transaction-based revenue model: frameworks are free to access for NHS and public sector buyers, but the Hub generates Activity Based Income (ABI) — a percentage take rate charged to suppliers on contracts transacted through Hub-managed frameworks (e.g., 0.25% on ambulance conversions, 2% on Emergency Medical Consumables). The go-to-market is sales-led and event-driven, combining direct engagement with procurement professionals, attendance at HCSA and Blue Light Show events, LinkedIn and YouTube content, and a recurring legal training programme with Mills and Reeve on the Procurement Act 2023. Strategic alliances with the Government Commercial Agency, NHS Commercial Solutions, NHS London Procurement Partnership, North of England NHS Commercial Procurement Collaborative, Blue Light Commercial and Crown Commercial Services reduce duplication across NHS procurement and extend the Hub's effective reach beyond its regional base.

Name

East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub

Legal name

East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub

Website

https://eoecph.nhs.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub is a regional NHS-hosted procurement organisation that provides framework agreements, consultancy, and category-specific procurement services to NHS trusts, public sector bodies, and emergency services across the UK, generating revenue through supplier transaction fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Sector Procurement Services

akta.pro primary industry

Public Procurement & Contracting (BPAIAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Health Contracts, Procurement & Vendor Management (HLAJALAE), Procurement & Strategic Sourcing (BPAHAHAB), Sourcing Support & RFx Administration (RFI/RFP/RFQ) (BPAAAJAC)

Keywords

• Collaborative procurement
• Public sector procurement
• NHS framework agreements
• Ambulance procurement
• Procurement consultancy

Headquarters

HQ city

Fulbourn

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Activity Based Income (ABI) from Framework Suppliers: The Hub generates revenue through Activity Based Income (ABI), a percentage charged to suppliers for any business obtained through Hub-managed frameworks. This applies to all framework agreements managed by the organisation.
2. Activity Based Income (ABI) - Emergency Medical Consumables: Framework with 2% ABI charged to suppliers on awarded contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub provides collaborative procurement framework agreements and strategic procurement services to NHS trusts, integrated care systems, and wider UK public sector organisations. Its offering centres on regulated framework agreements covering ambulance vehicles and conversions (including electric variants), emergency medical consumables and equipment, and fuel cards for blue light services, complemented by procurement consultancy, category-specific advisory services, and legal training programmes delivered with partner law firm Mills and Reeve.

Product overview

The East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub is a regional NHS procurement organization providing collaborative procurement solutions through a portfolio of framework agreements and services. The Hub offers procurement frameworks for ambulance vehicles and conversions (including electric vehicles), emergency medical consumables and equipment, and fuel cards for emergency services. These frameworks are available to NHS trusts and wider public sector organizations across the UK. Additionally, the Hub provides strategic consultancy services, legal training programmes, and events. The organization operates as a partnership hosted by West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, facilitating collaborative procurement since 2006.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Framework Agreement for Double Crewed Ambulance Base Vehicles
• Framework Agreement for Double Crewed Ambulance Conversions
• Fuel Cards for Emergency Service Vehicles
• Emergency Medical Consumables and Equipment (EMCE) Framework
• NHS Procurement Consultancy Services
• Legal Training Programme with Mills and Reeve
• Category-Specific Procurement Services

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• West Suffolk NHS Foundation TrustcoreOthers · 1 April 2007The Hub is hosted by West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (WSFT), which provides the legal framework through which the Hub operates. WSFT provides Data Protection Officer and governs data protection policy for the Hub.
• Government Commercial AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Hub partners with the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) on procurement frameworks, including using the GCA framework agreement for Purchase of Standard and Specialist Vehicles (RM6244) for ambulance base vehicles and conversions.
• NHS Commercial SolutionsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNHS Commercial Solutions is one of the strategic partner organisations with whom the Hub collaborates to reduce duplication of effort across NHS procurement.
• NHS London Procurement PartnershipmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNHS London Procurement Partnership collaborates with the Hub as a strategic partner to reduce duplication of effort in NHS procurement across regions.
• North of England NHS Commercial Procurement CollaborativemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorth of England NHS Commercial Procurement Collaborative is a strategic partner organisation collaborating with the Hub to reduce duplication of effort across NHS procurement.
• Government Commercial Agency (GCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGCA partnership for Double Crewed Ambulance framework - the Hub utilises the GCA framework agreement for Purchase of Standard and Specialist Vehicles (RM6244) for ambulance conversions.
• Blue Light CommercialmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlue Light Commercial led the mini-competition for Fuel Cards framework across Police, Fire and NHS, with the Hub working in partnership to represent the NHS.
• Crown Commercial ServicesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCrown Commercial Services conducted the mini-competition for Fuel Cards framework in partnership with EOECPH for Blue Light organisations.
• Mills and ReevemajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLegal training programme delivered in partnership with Mills and Reeve, providing legal expertise on Procurement Act 2023 and public procurement regulations.
• BlueLight CommercialmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on panel discussions at Blue Light Show 2026 on collaborative procurement across blue light agencies.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Peers

• Crown Commercial Service:

Direct peers

• NHS Commercial Solutions: An NHS-affiliated collaborative procurement organisation providing frameworks across multiple NHS trusts in the South East. It is a direct peer because it operates the same model (framework agreements, ABI-style supplier charges, regional NHS focus) and is named by the Hub as a strategic partner reducing duplication.
• Blue Light Commercial: Specialist commercial organisation for blue light (police, fire, ambulance) services procurement. Direct peer on emergency services procurement — the Hub partners with Blue Light Commercial on frameworks such as Fuel Cards and panel discussions at the Blue Light Show.
• NHS London Procurement Partnership: Regional NHS procurement partnership covering London trusts with collaborative framework agreements. Direct peer because of identical structure (hosted by an NHS trust, framework + ABI model) and explicit partnership relationship with the Hub to reduce duplication across regions.
• North of England NHS Commercial Procurement Collaborative: Northern regional NHS procurement collaborative providing shared framework agreements to member trusts. Direct peer — same collaborative model, regional focus, and named strategic partner of the Hub for cross-region framework coordination.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@EOECPH-NHS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/east-of-england-nhs-collaborative-procurement-hub

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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