Musculoskeletal (MSK), Pain & Rheumatology Management Service -Market Engagement

About the buyer

NHS Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board commissions health and care services as an NHS integrated care system. Tenders and transparency notices are published on the Find a Tender Service. Live opportunities also appear on Contracts Finder. Most contracts move through the Provider Selection Regime, using direct award, competition or the Patient Choice Accreditation route. Every contract held by the former NHS Nottingham and Nottingham CCG and NHS Bassetlaw CCG transferred across on 1 July 2022. A dedicated procurement team maintains the contracts register and runs standstill periods for shortlisted providers.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of NHS Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board's contract awards have been in health and social work.