Chapter 01 / 06
Understand buyers and contracts
Understand buyers and contracts in social care & community services.
Available lessons
Chapter curriculum
Same for all countries
- Buyer needs, stakeholders, typical purchases, procurement cycles and delivery models.
- Service-user needs and community commissioning
Country specific
- Buyer institutions, centralized purchasing, applicable procedures and funding conditions.
- Special commissioning and social-service procurement regimes
Practical exercise
Map a buyer and its decision-makers.