The funding allocation will be paid to suppliers on behalf of CCGs, based on the call-off agreements it enters. The CCGs will not physically receive the funding allocation.
If a CCG enters into call-off agreements with a total value that exceeds its funding allocation, the excess will be invoiced by the supplier directly to that CCG.
In order to access the funding allocation:
- All practices must have in place either
- A GPITF call-off agreement for provision of a Foundation Catalogue Solution Set; or
- A GPSoC [call-off] agreement for a principal clinical system that has not yet achieved compliance under GPITF.
Further constraints planned to be imposed upon CCGs in order to access the funding allocations are under review in the light of the current issues facing the health sector and the impact they may have on the levels of procurement activity during the financial year 20/21.
Further details on the rules relating to the allocations will be released shortly.