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Cardinal Health

Cardinal Health is an $81 billion global company dedicated to making health care safer and more productive. Within the Cardinal Health family, the vision of Pyxis Products is to become the global health care leader in helping hospitals deliver quality care through best-in-class clinical and operational solutions. The Pyxis Products portfolio provides a comprehensive suite of medication and supply automation solutions focused on improving patient safety and care while reducing hospital costs and time spent on administrative tasks. For hospital customers like the NHS, where cost reduction and improved patient safety are significant business issues, Cardinal Health Pyxis Products is the right partner to help achieve these goals.

The Pyxis Products solution for the NHS includes:

Pyxis SupplyStation products are a scalable series of secure and open-access automation systems designed to track, manage and control supply inventory and information at the point of care.
Pyxis Med 3000 offers an advanced automated medication management system designed to safely dispense and manage medications and information at the point of care.

Combining Pyxis Med 3000, Pyxis SupplyStation products and a total Pyxis service solution creates a compelling opportunity for optimal savings and improved safety for the NHS.

www.cardinal.com/pyxis

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ntl:Telewest Business

ntl:Telewest Business, part of the Virgin Media group, provides voice, data and internet solutions to private and public sector organisations across the UK. With over 20 years experience in providing services across its next generation, wholly owned network, it has built a strong reputation in supporting and providing to thousands of customers.

ntl:Telewest has built up its business to provide sales and service teams in close proximity to customers and it now operates from over 40 locations across the UK as part of its commitment to deliver superior customer service.

ntl:Telewest Business is trusted to provide critical communications to high profile customers including: Heathrow's Terminal 5, Excel, West Midlands Police and Yorkhill NHS Trust.

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Avail Consulting

Avail Consulting is the fastest growing independent adviser to the public sector and is a key partner in the development of the Collaborative Procurement Hubs programme. The CPH programme is now making strong progress in leveraging NHS spend and presenting a consistent face to the supply base across each SHA. Avail has supported Hubs in the West and East Midlands, Eastern England, Thames Valley and Hampshire and most recently Yorkshire and Humberside. Our clients testify that our solution is founded on established sector and category experience, robust analysis, and strong stakeholder engagement. Avail provides independent advice and new thinking with the practical guidance needed to overcome the change issues associated with any reform. In addition to supply chain and category management, our areas of expertise cover strategy and planning for the future, performance improvement and large-scale procurement advice for partnering with external bodies.

Examples of Avail's work can be found at www.tribalavail.co.uk

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Verathon Medical

Verathon (formerly Diagnostic Ultrasound) is at the forefront of design, manufacture and distribution of reliable medical devices and services that offer a meaningful improvement in patient care to the health care community. Verathon was founded in 1984 and over the last 22 years the company has established itself as the world's leading developer and manufacturer of handheld portable ultrasound bladder volume instruments (BVI), collectively known as BladderScan. The company's BVI are used in many areas; Acute Care; Primary Care; and Nursing Homes. The instruments are non-invasive and easy to use. Their use prevents unnecessary catheterisation which reduces urinary tract infections and associated treatment costs. Knowledge Skills Framework full competency based training is provided with all BladderScan products. Apart from the BVI business Verathon has recently expanded its product portfolio with the acquisition of Saturn Biomedical Systems and the GlideScope Video Laryngoscope brand in January 2006. GlideScope provides a consistently clear view of the airway, enabling quick intubation, and offers significant benefits to Anaesthesiology, Surgery, and Emergency Medicine markets.

For more information contact us on 01844 299207 or visit our website at www.verathon.co.uk.

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Supply2.gov.uk

Government Opportunities (GO) is an award-winning procurement magazine published by BiP Solutions, running an up-to-the-minute online newsroom and hosting some of the procurement industry's most important and influential events. ) is the UK's leading public procurement magazine. Each month it provides its readership with the information they require to make informed and successful procurement decisions. Its mix of news and thought-provoking features – with contributions from some of the leading commentators within public procurement – has proved to be essential reading for both buyers and suppliers.

For further information visit: www.govopps.co.uk

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Select Accredit

BiP Select is a national supplier pre-qualification service, which is open to all supplier organisations across all business sectors, and delivers benefits to both buyers and suppliers alike. The service comprises two pre-qualification options; Select Certify and Select Accredit, allowing suppliers to choose to self-certify their organisation or to apply for full accreditation. BiP Select also provides suppliers with the facility to store and manage their pre-qualification information, hosting the information online for registered buyers to view. Buyers use BiP Select to search for and view suppliers, create and manage supplier lists and manage electronic Expressions of Interest, essential components of the supplier selection process.

For more information on BiP Select, call: 0845 270 7094, visit: www.bipselct.com or email: sales@bipselect.com.

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Governmment Opportunities Magazine

Government Opportunities (GO) is an award-winning procurement magazine published by BiP Solutions, running an up-to-the-minute online newsroom and hosting some of the procurement industry's most important and influential events. ) is the UK's leading public procurement magazine. Each month it provides its readership with the information they require to make informed and successful procurement decisions. Its mix of news and thought-provoking features – with contributions from some of the leading commentators within public procurement – has proved to be essential reading for both buyers and suppliers.

For further information visit: www.govopps.co.uk

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BiP Solutions Ltd

BiP Solutions is the market-leading publisher of public sector open contract information, and the largest and most comprehensive provider of such information in the UK. As the industry authority on UK and European procurement, no company provides a more all-encompassing information service or offers a greater commitment to their clients’ business success than BiP. With over 20 years’ experience in sourcing contracts and expert knowledge of contract procedures, we guarantee that, whatever goods or services your company offers, BiP can provide countless opportunities for you to reach new customers. BiP is also a world leader in innovating and developing new products to help private sector companies identify new business opportunities. Through our work with central and local government, the European Union and a diverse range of other public sector bodies, we endeavour to bring you the most up-to-date and accurate global contract information service available. BiP is central to the procurement industry. Leading public sector bodies rely on our expertise to design and manage their websites, so raising their profile and success. BiP is also constantly striving to introduce new electronic business solutions, such as Vault – our secure, internet document exchange service, while developing existing success stories, such as Project – the internet contract notice creation service, and Tracker – our daily online and email contract information search service. BiP has recently extended its offering with the introduction of a tailored consultancy service – PASS. Building on two decades of procurement expertise, PASS talks you through the contract tendering process and assists in identifying ways in which your business can compete more effectively and successfully.

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