questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the draft Value Based Procurement guidance for Medical Technology, whether that guidance applies across different categories of MedTech, including consumables, implants, diagnostics, equipment and digital technologies; whether his Department plans to introduce differentiated evidence standards for those categories; and which industry bodies have been consulted on the category-specific application of that guidance.
answerText: The Value Based Procurement (VBP) guidance, published on 11 June 2026, applies to medical technology as defined by the Medical Device Regulations 2002. This includes consumables, implants, diagnostics, equipment and digital technologies. The Department wo...
heading: Medical Equipment: Procurement