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Commercial support for hospices

Practical procurement, contract and change support for hospices and hospice groups.

In short

Hospices carry the cost base of a healthcare provider and the funding model of a charity. Every pound saved on non-pay spend is a pound that stays in care, and most hospices are running lean teams where nobody has time to review supplier arrangements properly.

What organisations here usually need help with

  • Non-pay costs rising while fundraised income is flat
  • Supplier arrangements that have rolled over for years
  • Small teams with no dedicated procurement resource
  • Retail, catering, facilities and clinical supplies all buying separately
  • Systems bought for one part of the organisation that never joined up

How we help

Procurement and commercial support

A first look at where the money actually goes, then focused work on the categories that carry the value: energy, facilities, clinical supplies, IT and agency.

Programme and project delivery

Support for capital projects, estate moves and system implementations where there is no internal project resource.

Change and transformation

Process work across retail, fundraising and care operations where things grew organically rather than by design.

Commercial governance

A simple contract register, notice dates in a calendar, and a clear view of who can commit the organisation to what.

Systems and process change

Choosing and implementing systems proportionate to the size of the organisation, not the size of the vendor.

Common questions

How can a hospice reduce non-pay costs?In progress
Do hospices need procurement support?In progress
How should a small charity manage supplier contracts?In progress

Working in hospices and something is not working? Start with the problem.

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