Procurement Policies
PCT Competition and Promotion Dispute Resolution Process
The PCT Competition Dispute Resolution Process will consider:
- Disputes directly arising from the principles, actions/behaviours and rules set out in the Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition.
- Disputes that have a direct impact on the Principles and Rules
- Disputes related to NHS Promotion Code outside the remit of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
Exclusions: the PCT Competition Dispute Resolution Process will exclude:
- Contractual disputes of a commissioning nature between a PCT and any provider in respect of an NHS Contract - this should be dealt with through the PCT's established commissioning processes.
- Non-competition issues
- Matters where jurisdiction falls within the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) statutory duties ("undertakings")
- Matters where jurisdiction falls within the ASA statutory duties, although the SHA will wish to be kept informed of any issues relating to NHS organisations in the West Midlands that are raised to the ASA. PCTs are required to notify the SHA of any such matters in writing.
- Any disputes that do not relate to the provision of healthcare services commissioned by the NHS.
Attached for your use are;
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South Staffordshire PCT Competition and Promotion Dispute Resolution Process. SSPCT_CompetitionandCooperation.pdf (pdf) (950k).
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Principles and Rules for Co operation and Competition. Rules_for_CooperationandCompetition.pdf (pdf) (136k).
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South Staffordshire PCT Disputes Resolution Proforma. CompetitionDisputesResolutionProforma.pdf (pdf) (94k).
Please contact Alison Wynne, Head of Planning, if you have any queries on 01889 571755.
Note : All the documents contained within the site are available for download in PDF format. You can download the Adobe Reader from the Adobe website.
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