Partnership

Procurement Consortium Partnerships

AGW Confederation

Avon, Gloucestershire & Wiltshire confederation

Delivering cost and service improvements to the AGW health community through supply chain efficiencies.

Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire supply management confederation (AGW) has partnered with AAH Hospital Service to manage and streamline its pharmaceutical supply chain

About the Partnership

The long term, 10 year partnership has targeted milestones and commitment at senior board level from both parties.  The partnership will drive process improvements to deliver supply chain efficiencies, thereby reducing transaction costs and minimising stock levels held in hospitals.

As a bespoke partnership, it is driven by understanding the real needs of the customer through dedicated project sponsors from both parties.  The input and co-operation across the partnership will enable the delivery of a cost effective supply chain to the health care community within AGW.

Key Benefits:

• Delivery of cost and service improvements to the AGW health community through supply chain efficiencies
• Cash releasing efficiency savings from a rationalisation of supply channels
• Reduced invoicing and paperwork and the associated activity and costs
• Twice daily local delivery service – 24 hours, 365 days a year
• Wide distribution capabilities – servicing every corner of the UK from our 11 dedicated hospital branches
• Cold chain capabilities
• Bespoke modelling
• Visibility of products and contract pricing via Medecator – the web based ordering and management information tool
• Product and supplier rationalisation
• Improved inventory management
• Cost avoidance and cash releasing opportunities
• Reduction in transactional costs
• A sustainable long-term partnership

“We chose AAH as our strategic partner because they gave us the best and surest route to our mission, which is to deliver cost and service improvements to the health community through supply chain efficiencies.  They have an exceptional track record in modernising the supply chain, from driving out costs to continuously developing new strategies and providing leading e-business solutions.  This, combined with their experience in change management, and a business ethos and culture that shares the Confederation’s aims for honesty, transparency and patient-focus, has given us a real partner in change”

Richard Ward - Director of Purchasing for the Bristol and Weston NHS Purchasing Consortium & Chair of the AGW Supply Management Confederation