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.
Details of DH invitations to tender, as advertised within the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), and supplementary information
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.
The following pages provide information on how procurement is undertaken within the Department
All calls from DH and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) programmes for research proposals are posted here.
Outlines DH responsibilities around the public service agreement, sustainable development and e-Government standards.
Search for existing tenders and recently awarded contracts.