NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU tenders, awards, and pre-procurement notices.

NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU is an NHS commissioning support unit, a healthcare body with its own healthcare and non-clinical procurement teams. The healthcare procurement team takes NHS commissioners from market research through bid evaluation to contract award.

Clinical services are procured under the Provider Selection Regime, including Direct Award C, competitive and Most Suitable Provider processes. Goods and services are bought through tenders and mini-competitions run by senior procurement managers.

Over the past 5 years, most of NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU's contract awards have been in software and information systems, IT services and communications equipment.