NEWS - training partnership with the British Healthcare Trades Association

NHS Procurement Training

NHS procurement professional Naomi Clews has partnered with the British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA) to design and deliver 5 NHS procurement training sessions for BHTA members. 

​Despite receiving free presentations, information and guidance before, many BHTA members still felt confused about the changing NHS landscape and how those changes would impact on future NHS tenders. 

Naomi Clews was recommended to the BHTA by a senior figure in the NHS procurement world. ​BHTA approached Naomi Clews about designing and delivering a bespoke NHS bid writing training event for their members.

​Naomi has over 18 years NHS healthcare tendering experience (at both a local and a national level) and is well known for her ability to communicate very complex information in a very simple way. 

NHS procurement training delivery

The NHS procurement training was designed to provide an introduction to NHS procurement. 

The aim of the NHS procurement training was to take delegates from zero to hero in as little as 5 hours. The training assumed no prior knowledge of the NHS or the NHS procurement process and was aimed at building skills and confidence. 

The first NHS procurement session was scheduled for May 2019 and immediately sold out. A further 3 training sessions were scheduled for May and June, they also sold out. A fifth training session was delivered in November 2019. 

The NHS procurement training sessions were a huge success. 100% of delegates said they would recommend the training  to a colleague. The delegates really enjoyed the informative, fun and interactive delivery of the training:

"Naomi has a great understanding of NHS procurement
especially bids and tender writing" 

"Have been writing tenders for a while but there was
a lot in the content I hadn't thought about" 

"Having no understanding of the tender process,
​I am starting to get to grips with it" ​
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To date Naomi Clews has delivered NHS procurement training sessions to 70 healthcare companies and 98 delegates.  

Naomi said: "It has been fantastic working with the BHTA and their members".

The training does not end there. The delegates have the opportunity to access one to one personalised services with Naomi at a discounted rate. 

About the author 

Naomi Clews

Naomi Clews, management consultant and owner of boutique procurement advisory firm Naomi Clews Consultancy Limited has 18 years public procurement process knowledge, experience and skills. Find out more here. ​