Walsall CCG is responsible for shaping and designing the healthcare services that local people need, then commissioning the most appropriate provider organisation to deliver this care and treatment to patients. The process of commissioning a provider to run a service is called procurement.

NHS Standard Contract

https://www.england.nhs.uk/nhs-standard-contract/

Public Contracts Regulations 2015

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/pdfs/uksi_20150102_en.pdf

The National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/500/pdfs/uksi_20130500_en.pdf