Procurement and proposals
National procurement policy, purchasing frameworks, current tenders and calls for proposals
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Procurement and proposals
The Department is divided into a number of business units for purchasing purposes, each with their own budgets.
If you are looking for information related to procurement in the NHS, please visit our NHS procurement section.
Tenders
Details of DH invitations to tender, as advertised within the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), and supplementary information
BMS: e-tendering portal
Why and how to register for the e-procurement module of the Department's new Business Management System (BMS), which automates the tendering process via an Oracle interface between buyer and supplier.
Procurement
The following pages provide information on how procurement is undertaken within the Department
R&D calls for proposals
R&D calls for proposals
All calls from DH and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) programmes for research proposals are posted here.
Service standards and commitments
Outlines DH responsibilities around the public service agreement, sustainable development and e-Government standards.
Additional links
Also on this site
Tenders library search
Search for existing tenders and recently awarded contracts.
On other sites
- Buying Solutions Supplier Zone (opens new window)
- OGC Contracts Database (opens new window)
- Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) (opens new window)
- SIMAP (opens new window)
- Tenders Direct (opens new window)
- DUNS number registration (opens new window)
- Business Link - business support and advice (opens new window)
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