The NHS Commissioning Board (operating under the name NHS England) has established a Framework Agreement for the provision of Commissioning Support Services.
The Framework Agreement 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.