Common use of Procurement objective Clause in Contracts

Procurement objective. ‘To secure the needs of patients and improve quality and efficiency of services’. • What have you done to assess patient need and do you have evidence to support your findings? • How are you assessing the quality of services and the performance of the current providers? How have you assessed whether the service is offering value for money? • Have you reviewed the current service specification to ensure it is working well and whether there is scope for further improvement? In particular, it would be helpful to have a schedule of all existing contracts and relationships, including performance monitoring on contracts. • What steps have you taken to assess equitable access to services by all patient groups?