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Gross procurement margin calculator

Compare a supplier acquisition price with the reimbursement reference and optional fee you enter. The calculation is deliberately transparent and does not pretend to reproduce the full NHS payment schedule.

Enter the figures you want to compare

Total acquisition£10.00
Gross reimbursement + fee£12.00
Gross difference£2.00

Gross difference per pack: £2.00 · Return on acquisition cost: 20.0%

This is not a full NHS payment calculator. It does not automatically apply discount deduction, VAT allowance, personally administered rules, commercial rebates, MDS terms, taxation or local payment amendments. Use the current NHSBSA/Drug Tariff rules for the actual payment calculation.

Why the fields are separate

Supplier acquisition price and NHS reimbursement are different data sources. Keeping them separate makes the calculation auditable and prevents an NHS reference price being mistaken for a wholesaler quote.

NHSBSA states that dispensing-practice payment calculations use the basic price from the BNF, dm+d or Drug Tariff, then apply relevant discount, VAT allowance for personally administered items and the dispensing fee. Local amendments may also apply.

Official source: NHSBSA: how payment is calculated for a dispensing practice.

How to use the result

Treat the displayed difference as a first-pass commercial comparison. It is most useful for checking whether a supplier quote appears favourable before the full reimbursement, discount and scheme logic is applied.

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