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The terminology used below assumes that the reader has familiarised themselves with some key Digital Care Services concepts available via the following guidance / tutorials:
The commercial Procurement Hub are available to provide guidance throughout your procurement: commercial.procurementhub@nhs.net
Preliminaries
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The common purchasing and business change scenarios of relevance to GPITF are set out in Common purchasing and business scenarios
For many of the purchasing scenarios you will need to:
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Understand Pricing: There are a range of pricing models referred to as units of order applicable to Catalogue Solutions. The Catalogue should explain those applicable to each Catalogue Solution. However, further detail on this topic is set out in Understanding Price should you need it.
Selecting the most appropriate procurement procedure: There are three procurement procedures available under the GP IT Futures Framework. They are:
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Once you have entered into a Call Off Agreement it is the Call Off Ordering Party’s (as specified on the Call Off Order Form) responsibility to manage that Call Off Agreement. A contract overview is provided to assist you with understanding the Call Off Agreements.
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