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Freedom of Information request Procurement Outsourcing

Response published: 24 March 2026
Procurement

FOI Request

Dear Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please could I request the following information: Procurement Outsourcing Does your organisation outsource its transactional procurement function? If yes, please provide: • The name of the outsourced service provider • The name of the outsourced platform or product • The contract duration (in years) • The contract end date Outsourced Transactional Procurement (yes/no)? Name of the outsourced service provider? Name of the outsourced platform/ Product? Contract duration (in years)? Contract end date? Procurement Services Other procurement support Does your organisation use a third party to deliver end to end procurement services (e.g., market insight, tendering, business cases)? If yes, please name the provider. Net Zero Strategy Does your organisation work with a third party supplier on its NHS Net Zero Strategy? If yes, please provide the supplier’s name. If you need any clarification, please let me know. I would appreciate it if you could email your response at your earliest convenience. Regards,

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 079-2026

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.

You asked:

1. Procurement Outsourcing – Does your organisation outsource its transactional procurement function? If yes, please provide:

  • The name of the outsourced service provider
  • The name of the outsourced platform or product
  • The contract duration (in years)
  • The contract end date
Outsourced Transactional Procurement

(yes/no)?

 Name of the outsourced service provider? Name of the outsourced platform/

Product?

 Contract duration (in years)? Contract
end date?
Procurement Services Yes Gloucestershire Shared Services Centros Annual Roling 31 March 2026

You asked:

2. Other procurement support – Does your organisation use a third party to deliver end‑to‑end procurement services (e.g., market insight, tendering, business cases)? If yes, please name the provider.

Our response:

As above.

You asked:

3. Net Zero Strategy – Does your organisation work with a third party supplier on its NHS Net Zero Strategy? If yes, please provide the supplier’s name.

Our response:

No.

Next steps:

Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:

Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk

If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.