Intended audience: Primary Health Networks (PHNs)

This guidance addresses the key considerations for designing and contracting services as part of the PHN commissioning role, including a designing/contracting tool box.

The Department of Health and PwC produced this document in 2015-16.

The guidance covers:

• Designing and contracting services
• Key considerations such as joint commissioning, conflicts of interest and defining roles
• Being ready to commission, design and contract
• Commissioning approaches
• A designing/contracting toolbox
• Provider market assessment and market making
• Provider capabilities.

Designing and Contracting Services Guidance (Word 2448 KB)
Designing and Contracting Services Guidance (PDF 3528 KB)