Guidance

Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for NHS commissioners

Requirements for the procurement of healthcare services under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 21 October 2016

Documents

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and NHS commissioners

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Details

This summarises the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) requirements for NHS commissioners and those supporting them with their procurement of healthcare services.

The document should be read alongside the Cabinet Office EU procurement directives and the UK regulations guidance on the Light Touch Regime for health, social, education and certain other services.

PCR 2015 requires commissioners to act in a transparent way when taking procurement decisions and, in particular, to advertise when awarding a contract for services above a value of €750,000.

The following further information and advice is available:

• procurement choice and competition in the NHS
• the Crown Commercial Service’s EU procurement directives
• NHS England’s lead provider framework

Published 21 October 2016