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PECOS & PPS guidance documents

Below you will find a series of quick guide and full user guides for the PECOS system, the new eProcurement system being rolled out across member Trusts. Click on the document title to download. You can also access the eLearning modules here. Additionally, help is available within the system itself, by clicking the question mark button on the top right of the PECOS page.

Quick Guides

Our quick guides are intended to provide a one-page reference of common functions within the system. These guides are really useful, either to get you started using the system for the first time, or to act as a regular reminder of the common steps.

Document	Version	Last Updated
PECOS quick reference guide	v2	20/11/2017
Raising a requisition	v2	20/11/2017
Ordering from a template	v2	20/11/2017
Changing a purchase order	v2	20/11/2017
Approving a requisition	v2	20/11/2017
Receipting	v2	20/11/2017
Returning an item	v2	20/11/2017
How to Amend External Delivery Address on a Requisition	v2	06/06/2018
PECOS Non-Catalogue Guide	v1.5	06/08/2020
PPS Helpdesk Quick Guide	v1.0	25/10/2018
Approval Delegation Quick Guide	v1.0	11/03/2020
Completing an eForm Quick Guide	v1.0	07/03/2023
Approving an eForm Quick Guide	v1.0	07/03/2023

PPS Procurement Guide

Document	Version	Last Updated
PPS Procurement Guide	March 2021	15/03/2021

Business Continuity Plan

Document	Version	Last Updated
Business Continuity Plan - ALL TRUSTS - PECOS Downtime v4.0.pdf	February 2022	01/02/2022

Procurement Strategy

Document	Version	Last Updated
PPS Policy v4.0_September 2022.pdf	September 2022	23/09/2022

Upgrade release notes

Our release notes summarise the key new features and enhancements made in the specified release.

Document	Version	Last Updated
PECOS upgrade release notes v15.2	v15.2	30/08/2018

NHS Terms & Conditions

Please find the current NHS Terms & Conditions for the procurement of non-clinical goods and services via this link:

NHS England » NHS terms and conditions for the procurement of non-clinical goods and services

Online user guide

You can review the online user guide from within PECOS by clicking on the question mark on the top right of any page. Alternatively, you can access it directly here.

eLearning modules

You can also revisit any of the eLearning modules for PECOS here.