Our Services A - Z - Procurement Department
About the service
The Procurement Department, based at Whiston Hospital and Knowsley Community College, provide a range of services for the Trust. These include strategic and transactional sourcing; materials management; issuing purchase orders to suppliers; receipt and distribution and PPE allocation.
Contact Details
The Department are available 09.00am to 5.00pm, excluding bank holidays. The main contact number is 0151 676 5959 and email address is purchasing@sthk.nhs.uk
If you are supplier with an idea that you think may be of interest, please complete the “Contact Us” form located in the Useful Links section. This will allow the idea to be assigned and reviewed by a member of the team. This should be less burdensome to you than cold calling, sending catalogues by post or generic emails.
If you have a query about an invoice relating to a purchase order, our accounts payable service provider, Shared Business Services, are best placed to help. They are available on 0303 123 1177.
Visiting the Trust
All visits from supplier representatives must be booked on the MIA system a minimum of 48 hours in advance of your visit. Please note that this includes virtual meetings.
The link to do this is in the Useful Links section.
Visits without prior booking are not permitted nor is leaving samples without prior agreement of the Procurement Department.
Useful links
Contact Us form - https://forms.office.com/e/MjpuChMihq
Tenders will be advertised on Find a Tender Service - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Search
Below Find a Tender Service Threshold opportunities will be advertised here - Contracts Finder - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
MIA - MIA - Medical Industry Accredited (miaweb.co.uk)
Page last updated on 10th May 2023
