NHS Supply Chain plans IT revamp
The organisation has selected Tata Consultancy Services for application development support and maintenance of its core business systems and cloud infrastructure platforms, over a period of five years.
TCS WILL deploy a host of cloud and AI-enabled solutions in a bid to modernise NHS Supply Chain’s IT systems and enhance overall operational efficiency.
TCS will replace legacy systems with a modern supply chain ERP solution.
NHS Supply Chain executive director data and technology Matthew Wynn, says: “Our partnership with TCS will play a pivotal role in the NHS Supply Chain Modernisation Programme. Working alongside our teams, TCS will help modernise our legacy systems into a more streamlined, cloud-based environment. This shift will strengthen our resilience, improve user experience, and enable us to respond faster to changing business and customer needs. Ultimately it will enhance our operational efficiency and service delivery as we work towards our commitment to unlock over £1 billion in recurrent value by 2030.”
This collaboration will contribute to the thousand plus suppliers, delivering over eight million orders to over 17,000 locations that makes up the NHS Supply Chain network.
Beyond technical transformation, TCS will support NHS Supply Chain in making changes are sustainable by introducing better governance, evolving the existing delivery frameworks and embedding an agile, future-ready mindset. This move is also designed to support the sustainability commitments of the NHS.
