Asked by: Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat - Streatham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of suppliers to his Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid subcontractors within 30 days in the last period for which figures are available.
Answered by Dan Poulter
The Department does not collect separate prompt payment data related to subcontractors. It therefore places no obligation on its agencies and non-departmental public bodies to collect this type of data.
Asked by: Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat - Streatham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what requirements his Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies place on suppliers in respect of their payment terms to subcontractors as part of their standard terms and conditions.
Answered by Dan Poulter
A full response to this question would require a review of all the terms and conditions held by the Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies, which would incur disproportionate cost.
The Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies are aware of the latest guidance around the prompt payment code and either have introduced or are introducing the new approach into their standard terms and conditions:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/hancock-big-firms-should-pay-small-suppliers-in-30-days
Asked by: Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat - Streatham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the amount (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on procurement was paid to small and medium-sized enterprises (i) directly and (ii) through the supply chain in the last year for which figures are available.
Answered by Dan Poulter
The Government has overhauled public procurement to open it up to businesses of all sizes. On 25 February 2015, we announced that central government spent an unprecedented £11.4 billion with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in 2013-14, a record 26.1% of direct and indirect spend. This meets our aspiration, set in 2010, that 25% of government procurement spend would be with SMEs by the end of this Parliament.
The data on central government spend with SMEs in 2013-14 is available on GOV.UK:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/central-government-spend-with-smes-2013-to-2014
Asked by: Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat - Streatham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of suppliers to his Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies are signatories to the Prompt Payment Code.
Answered by Dan Poulter
The Department is a signatory to the Prompt Payment Code and has done so on behalf of its agencies and non-departmental public bodies.
However, no data is collected centrally on the proportion of suppliers providing goods and/or services to the Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies, who have signed up to this code.
Asked by: Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat - Streatham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total (a) number and (b) value was of new Phase 3 Small Business Research Initiative contracts awarded by NHS England in 2014-15 to date; and what the total (i) number and (ii) value is of such contracts it has budgeted to award in 2014-15.
Answered by Dan Poulter
The table below relates to NHS England’s Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) contracts:
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
Number of Phase 1 Contracts | 0 | 43 | 26 |
Value of Phase 1 Contracts | 0 | £4.08 million | £2.52 million |
Number of Phase 2 Contracts | 0 | 5 | 20 |
Value of Phase 2 Contracts | 0 | £2.99 million | £18.52 million |
Number of Phase 3 Contracts | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Value of Phase 3 Contracts | 0 | £6.36 million | £0 |
Total | 0 | 56 contracts valued at £13.43 million | 46 contracts valued at £21.09 million |
2014-15: In addition to the above mentioned 26 Phase 1 contracts that have already been awarded, it is estimated that a further 15 Phase 1 contracts will be awarded in this financial year. It is budgeted to award a total of 41 Phase 1 contracts with a total value of £4.08 million in 2014-15.
2015-16: Budgets for 2015/16 programmes have not yet been agreed by the NHS England Board.
The table below relates to the Department of Health SBRI Contracts:
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
Number of Phase 1 Contracts | 13 | 23 | 0 |
Value of Phase 1 Contracts | £1.07 million | £2.96 million | 0 |
Number of Phase 2 Contracts | 0 | 7 | 11 |
Value of Phase 2 Contracts | 0 | £2.63 million | £10.15 million |
Number of Phase 3 Contracts | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Value of Phase 3 Contracts | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 13 contracts valued at £1.07 million | 23 contracts valued at £5.59 million | 11 contracts valued at £10.15 million |
2012-13: In addition to the above, the Department contributed £500,000 to a Phase 2 SBRI competition that was led by the East of England Strategic Health Authority. The Department also contributed £500,000 to a Phase 1 SBRI competition that was led by the Technology Strategy Board.
2013-14: In addition to the above, the Department contributed £500,000 to a Phase 2 SBRI competition that was led by the Technology Strategy Board.
2014-15: The Phase 2 figures relate to the number and value of contracts that are being offered and not yet signed.
2015-16: The Department is currently engaged in its financial planning process and budgets for the next financial year have not yet been allocated.
In 2010, the Government set an aspiration that at least 25% of central Government procurement spend would go to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), both directly and through the supply chain, by 2015. The Department agreed its own target of 18% to contributing to the Government’s aspiration. The Department’s total as at September 2014 stands at 17.2%, the target being that at least 18% of the Department’s and its arms-length bodies’ (ALBs) spend shall be awarded to SMEs by 2015.
Asked by: Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat - Streatham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the value of new Phase 1 Small Business Research Initiative contracts which NHS England plans to award in 2015-16.
Answered by Dan Poulter
The table below relates to NHS England’s Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) contracts:
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
Number of Phase 1 Contracts | 0 | 43 | 26 |
Value of Phase 1 Contracts | 0 | £4.08 million | £2.52 million |
Number of Phase 2 Contracts | 0 | 5 | 20 |
Value of Phase 2 Contracts | 0 | £2.99 million | £18.52 million |
Number of Phase 3 Contracts | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Value of Phase 3 Contracts | 0 | £6.36 million | £0 |
Total | 0 | 56 contracts valued at £13.43 million | 46 contracts valued at £21.09 million |
2014-15: In addition to the above mentioned 26 Phase 1 contracts that have already been awarded, it is estimated that a further 15 Phase 1 contracts will be awarded in this financial year. It is budgeted to award a total of 41 Phase 1 contracts with a total value of £4.08 million in 2014-15.
2015-16: Budgets for 2015/16 programmes have not yet been agreed by the NHS England Board.
The table below relates to the Department of Health SBRI Contracts:
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
Number of Phase 1 Contracts | 13 | 23 | 0 |
Value of Phase 1 Contracts | £1.07 million | £2.96 million | 0 |
Number of Phase 2 Contracts | 0 | 7 | 11 |
Value of Phase 2 Contracts | 0 | £2.63 million | £10.15 million |
Number of Phase 3 Contracts | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Value of Phase 3 Contracts | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 13 contracts valued at £1.07 million | 23 contracts valued at £5.59 million | 11 contracts valued at £10.15 million |
2012-13: In addition to the above, the Department contributed £500,000 to a Phase 2 SBRI competition that was led by the East of England Strategic Health Authority. The Department also contributed £500,000 to a Phase 1 SBRI competition that was led by the Technology Strategy Board.
2013-14: In addition to the above, the Department contributed £500,000 to a Phase 2 SBRI competition that was led by the Technology Strategy Board.
2014-15: The Phase 2 figures relate to the number and value of contracts that are being offered and not yet signed.
2015-16: The Department is currently engaged in its financial planning process and budgets for the next financial year have not yet been allocated.
In 2010, the Government set an aspiration that at least 25% of central Government procurement spend would go to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), both directly and through the supply chain, by 2015. The Department agreed its own target of 18% to contributing to the Government’s aspiration. The Department’s total as at September 2014 stands at 17.2%, the target being that at least 18% of the Department’s and its arms-length bodies’ (ALBs) spend shall be awarded to SMEs by 2015.
Asked by: Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat - Streatham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the value of new Phase 2 Small Business Research Initiative contracts which NHS England plans to award in 2015-16.
Answered by Dan Poulter
The table below relates to NHS England’s Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) contracts:
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
Number of Phase 1 Contracts | 0 | 43 | 26 |
Value of Phase 1 Contracts | 0 | £4.08 million | £2.52 million |
Number of Phase 2 Contracts | 0 | 5 | 20 |
Value of Phase 2 Contracts | 0 | £2.99 million | £18.52 million |
Number of Phase 3 Contracts | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Value of Phase 3 Contracts | 0 | £6.36 million | £0 |
Total | 0 | 56 contracts valued at £13.43 million | 46 contracts valued at £21.09 million |
2014-15: In addition to the above mentioned 26 Phase 1 contracts that have already been awarded, it is estimated that a further 15 Phase 1 contracts will be awarded in this financial year. It is budgeted to award a total of 41 Phase 1 contracts with a total value of £4.08 million in 2014-15.
2015-16: Budgets for 2015/16 programmes have not yet been agreed by the NHS England Board.
The table below relates to the Department of Health SBRI Contracts:
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
Number of Phase 1 Contracts | 13 | 23 | 0 |
Value of Phase 1 Contracts | £1.07 million | £2.96 million | 0 |
Number of Phase 2 Contracts | 0 | 7 | 11 |
Value of Phase 2 Contracts | 0 | £2.63 million | £10.15 million |
Number of Phase 3 Contracts | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Value of Phase 3 Contracts | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 13 contracts valued at £1.07 million | 23 contracts valued at £5.59 million | 11 contracts valued at £10.15 million |
2012-13: In addition to the above, the Department contributed £500,000 to a Phase 2 SBRI competition that was led by the East of England Strategic Health Authority. The Department also contributed £500,000 to a Phase 1 SBRI competition that was led by the Technology Strategy Board.
2013-14: In addition to the above, the Department contributed £500,000 to a Phase 2 SBRI competition that was led by the Technology Strategy Board.
2014-15: The Phase 2 figures relate to the number and value of contracts that are being offered and not yet signed.
2015-16: The Department is currently engaged in its financial planning process and budgets for the next financial year have not yet been allocated.
In 2010, the Government set an aspiration that at least 25% of central Government procurement spend would go to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), both directly and through the supply chain, by 2015. The Department agreed its own target of 18% to contributing to the Government’s aspiration. The Department’s total as at September 2014 stands at 17.2%, the target being that at least 18% of the Department’s and its arms-length bodies’ (ALBs) spend shall be awarded to SMEs by 2015.
Asked by: Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat - Streatham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the value of new Phase 3 Small Business Research Initiative contracts which NHS England plans to award in 2015-16.
Answered by Dan Poulter
The table below relates to NHS England’s Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) contracts:
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
Number of Phase 1 Contracts | 0 | 43 | 26 |
Value of Phase 1 Contracts | 0 | £4.08 million | £2.52 million |
Number of Phase 2 Contracts | 0 | 5 | 20 |
Value of Phase 2 Contracts | 0 | £2.99 million | £18.52 million |
Number of Phase 3 Contracts | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Value of Phase 3 Contracts | 0 | £6.36 million | £0 |
Total | 0 | 56 contracts valued at £13.43 million | 46 contracts valued at £21.09 million |
2014-15: In addition to the above mentioned 26 Phase 1 contracts that have already been awarded, it is estimated that a further 15 Phase 1 contracts will be awarded in this financial year. It is budgeted to award a total of 41 Phase 1 contracts with a total value of £4.08 million in 2014-15.
2015-16: Budgets for 2015/16 programmes have not yet been agreed by the NHS England Board.
The table below relates to the Department of Health SBRI Contracts:
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
Number of Phase 1 Contracts | 13 | 23 | 0 |
Value of Phase 1 Contracts | £1.07 million | £2.96 million | 0 |
Number of Phase 2 Contracts | 0 | 7 | 11 |
Value of Phase 2 Contracts | 0 | £2.63 million | £10.15 million |
Number of Phase 3 Contracts | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Value of Phase 3 Contracts | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 13 contracts valued at £1.07 million | 23 contracts valued at £5.59 million | 11 contracts valued at £10.15 million |
2012-13: In addition to the above, the Department contributed £500,000 to a Phase 2 SBRI competition that was led by the East of England Strategic Health Authority. The Department also contributed £500,000 to a Phase 1 SBRI competition that was led by the Technology Strategy Board.
2013-14: In addition to the above, the Department contributed £500,000 to a Phase 2 SBRI competition that was led by the Technology Strategy Board.
2014-15: The Phase 2 figures relate to the number and value of contracts that are being offered and not yet signed.
2015-16: The Department is currently engaged in its financial planning process and budgets for the next financial year have not yet been allocated.
In 2010, the Government set an aspiration that at least 25% of central Government procurement spend would go to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), both directly and through the supply chain, by 2015. The Department agreed its own target of 18% to contributing to the Government’s aspiration. The Department’s total as at September 2014 stands at 17.2%, the target being that at least 18% of the Department’s and its arms-length bodies’ (ALBs) spend shall be awarded to SMEs by 2015.
Asked by: Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat - Streatham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total (a) number and (b) value was of new Phase 3 Small Business Research Initiative contracts awarded by his Department in 2014-15 to date; and what the total (i) number and (ii) value is of such contracts it has budgeted to award in 2014-15.
Answered by Dan Poulter
The table below relates to NHS England’s Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) contracts:
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
Number of Phase 1 Contracts | 0 | 43 | 26 |
Value of Phase 1 Contracts | 0 | £4.08 million | £2.52 million |
Number of Phase 2 Contracts | 0 | 5 | 20 |
Value of Phase 2 Contracts | 0 | £2.99 million | £18.52 million |
Number of Phase 3 Contracts | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Value of Phase 3 Contracts | 0 | £6.36 million | £0 |
Total | 0 | 56 contracts valued at £13.43 million | 46 contracts valued at £21.09 million |
2014-15: In addition to the above mentioned 26 Phase 1 contracts that have already been awarded, it is estimated that a further 15 Phase 1 contracts will be awarded in this financial year. It is budgeted to award a total of 41 Phase 1 contracts with a total value of £4.08 million in 2014-15.
2015-16: Budgets for 2015/16 programmes have not yet been agreed by the NHS England Board.
The table below relates to the Department of Health SBRI Contracts:
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
Number of Phase 1 Contracts | 13 | 23 | 0 |
Value of Phase 1 Contracts | £1.07 million | £2.96 million | 0 |
Number of Phase 2 Contracts | 0 | 7 | 11 |
Value of Phase 2 Contracts | 0 | £2.63 million | £10.15 million |
Number of Phase 3 Contracts | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Value of Phase 3 Contracts | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 13 contracts valued at £1.07 million | 23 contracts valued at £5.59 million | 11 contracts valued at £10.15 million |
2012-13: In addition to the above, the Department contributed £500,000 to a Phase 2 SBRI competition that was led by the East of England Strategic Health Authority. The Department also contributed £500,000 to a Phase 1 SBRI competition that was led by the Technology Strategy Board.
2013-14: In addition to the above, the Department contributed £500,000 to a Phase 2 SBRI competition that was led by the Technology Strategy Board.
2014-15: The Phase 2 figures relate to the number and value of contracts that are being offered and not yet signed.
2015-16: The Department is currently engaged in its financial planning process and budgets for the next financial year have not yet been allocated.
In 2010, the Government set an aspiration that at least 25% of central Government procurement spend would go to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), both directly and through the supply chain, by 2015. The Department agreed its own target of 18% to contributing to the Government’s aspiration. The Department’s total as at September 2014 stands at 17.2%, the target being that at least 18% of the Department’s and its arms-length bodies’ (ALBs) spend shall be awarded to SMEs by 2015.
Asked by: Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat - Streatham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total (a) number and (b) value was of new Phase 1 Small Business Research Initiative contracts awarded by his Department in (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14.
Answered by Dan Poulter
The table below relates to NHS England’s Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) contracts:
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
Number of Phase 1 Contracts | 0 | 43 | 26 |
Value of Phase 1 Contracts | 0 | £4.08 million | £2.52 million |
Number of Phase 2 Contracts | 0 | 5 | 20 |
Value of Phase 2 Contracts | 0 | £2.99 million | £18.52 million |
Number of Phase 3 Contracts | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Value of Phase 3 Contracts | 0 | £6.36 million | £0 |
Total | 0 | 56 contracts valued at £13.43 million | 46 contracts valued at £21.09 million |
2014-15: In addition to the above mentioned 26 Phase 1 contracts that have already been awarded, it is estimated that a further 15 Phase 1 contracts will be awarded in this financial year. It is budgeted to award a total of 41 Phase 1 contracts with a total value of £4.08 million in 2014-15.
2015-16: Budgets for 2015/16 programmes have not yet been agreed by the NHS England Board.
The table below relates to the Department of Health SBRI Contracts:
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
Number of Phase 1 Contracts | 13 | 23 | 0 |
Value of Phase 1 Contracts | £1.07 million | £2.96 million | 0 |
Number of Phase 2 Contracts | 0 | 7 | 11 |
Value of Phase 2 Contracts | 0 | £2.63 million | £10.15 million |
Number of Phase 3 Contracts | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Value of Phase 3 Contracts | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 13 contracts valued at £1.07 million | 23 contracts valued at £5.59 million | 11 contracts valued at £10.15 million |
2012-13: In addition to the above, the Department contributed £500,000 to a Phase 2 SBRI competition that was led by the East of England Strategic Health Authority. The Department also contributed £500,000 to a Phase 1 SBRI competition that was led by the Technology Strategy Board.
2013-14: In addition to the above, the Department contributed £500,000 to a Phase 2 SBRI competition that was led by the Technology Strategy Board.
2014-15: The Phase 2 figures relate to the number and value of contracts that are being offered and not yet signed.
2015-16: The Department is currently engaged in its financial planning process and budgets for the next financial year have not yet been allocated.
In 2010, the Government set an aspiration that at least 25% of central Government procurement spend would go to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), both directly and through the supply chain, by 2015. The Department agreed its own target of 18% to contributing to the Government’s aspiration. The Department’s total as at September 2014 stands at 17.2%, the target being that at least 18% of the Department’s and its arms-length bodies’ (ALBs) spend shall be awarded to SMEs by 2015.