The NHS Commissioning Board (operating under the name NHS England) is looking to put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Commissioning Support Services.

The Framework is divided into the following Lots:

Lot 1 - End-to-end Commissioning Support Services including:

— Business Support Services;

— Healthcare Procurement and Provider Management;

— Service Transformation and Redesign;

— Communications and Patient and Public Engagement;

— Business Intelligence.

Lot 2 - Specialist Decision Support Services. This Lot is further divided into two Sub-lots as follows:

Lot 2A - Medicines Management and Optimisation.

Lot 2B - Individual Funding Request Case Management, Supporting the Commissioning of Continuing Healthcare and Funded Nursing Care.

For further information of the services included within each lot, see the relevant lot description.