Strengthening the NHS, Together
The NHS needs strong and resilient suppliers now more than ever.
National Health & Medical Services
The National Health and Medical Services (The NHMS) group is a UK-based business focused on acquiring NHS Hospital suppliers; helping them to scale and provide hospitals with highest-quality products at competitive prices. Our team brings 20+years of experience across the UK healthcare sector.
The NHS is the UK’s largest procurer.
Enormous, Growing Demand:
The NHS is the UK’s largest procurer. There are currently 1,140 NHS hospitals serving as AAA-rated customers, spending over £28bn+ each year on goods and services.
A Fragmented Market:
The landscape consists of c. 80,000 suppliers. These businesses offer outstanding characteristics for M&A, including substantial recurring revenue secured through long-term NHS Frameworks.
The Shift to Consolidation:
NHS Trusts are actively seeking consolidated, multi-category partners to reduce complexity.
"Procurement will look to reduce suppliers and combine requirements to achieve economies of scale... improving efficiency in supplier management."
Our mission is to acquire and consolidate profitable NHS hospital suppliers to create national scale and economies while maintaining responsible and long-term ownership.
enterprise value platform dedicated to improving health outcomes and well-being for citizens across the UK.
We partner with operationally sound companies that typically have between £2M and £30M in annual turnover. By centralizing complex administrative burdens like tendering, compliance, finance, and digital optimization, we give our partners the resources of a national organization. This allows your team to focus entirely on delivering essential services and better value to the NHS.
Moving beyond traditional private equity, we act as an industry architect by establishing a National Association for independent suppliers. We are building a £375M enterprise value platform dedicated to improving health outcomes and well-being for citizens across the UK.
Priority sectors
The NHMS has categorised target sectors by acquisition priority:
Transport & Logistics
Patient transport, courier and specialist distribution services to NHS hospitals.
Pathology & Testing
Laboratory services, diagnostic testing and sample processing for NHS hospitals.
Facilities & Estates Management
Cleaning, catering, laundry, maintenance and associated estates services to NHS sites.
Clinical & Non-Clinical Consumables
Supply and distribution of wound care, continence, uniforms, cleaning materials and other consumables.
Healthcare IT & Digital
Software and technology products with NHS hospital customers. Treated with caution given dominance of large vendors.
Workforce & Training
Healthcare training providers and non-clinical workforce suppliers to NHS hospitals.
Our Strategy for Growth & Support.
Our "buy-and-build" strategy is designed to create scale and boost efficiency for independent NHS suppliers. By joining The NHMS, your business becomes part of a group focused on the following strategic pillars:
Centralised Operations
Our strategy is to centralise tendering, compliance, finance, and operations. By streamlining these processes, we aim to improve efficiency in supplier management and reduce the administrative burden on your local teams.
Procurement Leverage
We intend to consolidate purchasing requirements to achieve economies of scale. This procurement leverage increases purchasing power, helping your business secure better pricing on inputs and services.
Multi-Service Tendering
NHS hospitals are increasingly seeking consolidated, multi-category suppliers. We aim to combine requirements to create a multi-service offer that is more appealing to NHS hospital buyers and procurement personnel.
The NHMS Ecosystem
We are establishing a National Association exclusively for independent NHS hospital suppliers. This platform is designed to provide market intelligence, accreditation programs, and networking opportunities to support your business's growth.
“The NHMS is a people business; founded to empower our teams to flourish”
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