Wed 06 May 2009 |
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| The new sid4health supplier information database is now active and went live on 05/05/09. This replaces the NHS-sid web portal. sid4health can be accessed via www.pasa.nhs.uk/sid sid4health is the sole official NHS supplier information database holding supplier prequalification information. The service is shared among all purchasing organisations in the NHS and is free of charge to all suppliers and NHS users. sid4health is a web-based centralised platform implemented by the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency as part of the NHS Procurement eEnablement Programme, to significantly reduce processing costs and facilitate procurement processes, by allowing the management and transfer of supplier profile data to NHS eProcurement systems. sid4health offers suppliers the opportunity to provide tender pre-qualification information electronically to NHS purchasing staff. Suppliers wishing to compete for advertised NHS contracts must continue to respond to any call for competition by submitting a separate Expression of Interest to the relevant awarding authority, but may use sid4health to provide the necessary supporting information required. All NHS-sid registered users will need to re-register on sid4health - any existing NHS-sid profiles will be transferred to sid4health. |
