NHS Supply Chain has played a
pivotal role in connecting lessors to NHS Trusts since its new
leasing framework was rolled out in June.
Cheryl Cordon, leasing manager at
NHS Supply Chain, said: “We can provide indicative costs within 48
hours and complete a mini competition obtaining the best and final
offer from the lenders within 10 working days.
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“We provide a detailed comparison
between leasing and capital purchasing so that the Trust can make
an informed decision.”
Financing is available for all
types of equipment, although the minimum spend is £10,000
(€11,987).
A spokesman for NHS Supply Chain
said: “Trusts typically have two alternatives to capital funding,
managed equipment services (MES) and leasing. MES solutions have
their place but they are complex to specify and procure, and they
lock the Trust into a long contract. Leasing provides a simpler
solution over a shorter time, and is an appropriate solution to
non-capital and non-MES options.
Lynne Clemence, Dartford and
Gravesham NHS Trust acting capital project manager, dealt with NHS
Supply Chain to obtain costs for a second MRI scanner. She
described the service as “impressive” and said that the team
provided a “very rapid response”.
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By GlobalDataSiemens Financial Services has won
a number of contracts via the framework. Chris Wilkinson, head of
sales for the public sector and health care said: “We’ve been
awarded Siemens and non-Siemens contracts. They tend to be in the
range of a couple of hundred thousand.” Equipment is supplied on an
operating lease, meaning that companies tendering must take on the
residual value risk.
NHS Supply Chain said: “Leasing overcomes the problem of having
to find capital to fund equipment upfront. The contract offers full
cost transparency and NHS Supply Chain completes all price
comparisons and paperwork for the Trust.”
