Speakers
The Association of Clinical Biochemistry & Laboratory Medicine
Our NHS, Our Net Zero – how industry and laboratories can work together is intended to examine how industry and laboratory teams can work together to achieve Net Zero targets in collaboration, to show how working in partnership and considering tender specifications carefully can mutually benefit everyone whilst maintaining a competitive element and deliver value.
From April 2022: all NHS procurements will include a minimum 10% net zero and social value weighting. The net zero and social value guidance for NHS procurement teams will help unlock health-specific outcomes (building on PPN 06/20).
From April 2023: for all contracts above £5 million per annum, the NHS will require suppliers to publish a carbon reduction plan for their UK Scope 1 and 2 emissions and a subset of scope 3 emissions as a minimum (aligning with PPN 06/21).
Helen joined BIVDA, the national association for In Vitro Diagnostics providers in June 2020,having previously worked at Abbott diagnostics, leading the managed service contracts group in the UK and in Germany as Contracts and Pricing manager.
Prior to Abbott, Helen was a procurement manager at NHS Blood and Transplant, Surrey and Sussex NHS procurement confederation and NHS PASA. Helen's expertise is sustainable procurement and procurement law and policy, which enables her to provide BIVDA's members with expert support and guidance for IVD regulation, sustainability, social value, tender and contract law.