Notice Information
Notice Title
Community Musculoskeletal (MSK) Services to NHS Sussex
Notice Description
NHS Sussex ICB (covering the patient population of West Sussex, Brighton & Hove, and East Sussex) is awarding two contracts (Lot 1 and Lot 2) for a Community Musculoskeletal Service from 1st December 2025. The Community MSK service will form part of a fully integrated MSK service for the population of Sussex. The aim is to offer a standardised, transparent, coordinated patient pathway for all MSK patients across Sussex, which is fully aligned to the ICB system strategy 'Improving Lives'. The service aim is to ensure patients receive a consistent experience, feel supported throughout the whole pathway and get the optimal treatment first time. The integrated service will be delivered in collaboration with Primary, Community and Secondary Care to ensure all parts of the system understand the whole pathway and the expectations of them as a contributor to integrated provision. The key aims and objectives of the contract require the new Community MSK providers to work collaboratively with system partners to: * Deliver a 'population-health' based approach with a greater focus on enabling best lifelong MSK health, personalised care and shared decision making, improving value, reducing health inequalities and meeting population health needs at scale. * Address variation experienced by patients in terms of quality and outcomes and inequity in terms of access, waiting times and service provision. * Maximising system capacity across NHS services and the independent sector whilst ensuring core services are protected and enabled to meet training requirements and productivity and efficiency standards. * Ensure delivery of integrated care pathways that are seamless for patients. * Support post pandemic recovery with an ambition to deliver top decile performance in terms of Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) outcomes, productivity and equality of access measures. * Deliver continuous innovation through maximisation of digital opportunities and transformation of pathways. The contract period will be for a period of 5 years commencing 1st December 2024. The Commissioners at their sole discretion, will have an option to extend for a further 2 years (5+2). A standard NHS contract will be used for this service. The contracts are divided into two Lots: Lot 1) East Sussex. Lot 2) West Sussex / Brighton & Hove
Lot Information
NHS Sussex Community Musculoskeletal Service - East Sussex
The key aims and objectives require the new Community MSK provider to work collaboratively with system partners to: * Deliver a 'population-health' based approach with a greater focus on enabling best lifelong MSK health, personalised care and shared decision making, improving value, reducing health inequalities and meeting population health needs at scale. * Address variation experienced by patients in terms of quality and outcomes and inequity in terms of access, waiting times and service provision. * Maximising system capacity across NHS services and the independent sector whilst ensuring core services are protected and enabled to meet training requirements and productivity and efficiency standards. * Ensure delivery of integrated care pathways that are seamless for patients. * Support post pandemic recovery with an ambition to deliver top decile performance in terms of Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) outcomes, productivity and equality of access measures. * Deliver continuous innovation through maximisation of digital opportunities and transformation of pathways.
Renewal: Primary period of 5 years with an additional 2 year extension period at the sole discretion of the Commissioner.
NHS Sussex Community Musculoskeletal Service - West Sussex and Brighton & HoveThe key aims and objectives require the new Community MSK provider to work collaboratively with system partners to: * Deliver a 'population-health' based approach with a greater focus on enabling best lifelong MSK health, personalised care and shared decision making, improving value, reducing health inequalities and meeting population health needs at scale. * Address variation experienced by patients in terms of quality and outcomes and inequity in terms of access, waiting times and service provision. * Maximising system capacity across NHS services and the independent sector whilst ensuring core services are protected and enabled to meet training requirements and productivity and efficiency standards. * Ensure delivery of integrated care pathways that are seamless for patients. * Support post pandemic recovery with an ambition to deliver top decile performance in terms of Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) outcomes, productivity and equality of access measures. * Deliver continuous innovation through maximisation of digital opportunities and transformation of pathways.
Renewal: Primary period of 5 years with an additional 2 year extension period at the sole discretion of the Commissioner.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-040ad3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035930-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £276,500,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- £276,500,000 £100M-£1B
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £303,289,000 £100M-£1B
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Nov 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Nov 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 4 Nov 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- 01/12/2029
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (ICB)
- Contact Name
- Robert Kitt
- Contact Email
- robert.kitt1@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEWES
- Postcode
- BN7 2FZ
- Post Town
- Brighton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ22 East Sussex CC
- Delivery Location
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
-
- Local Authority
- Lewes
- Electoral Ward
- Lewes Bridge
- Westminster Constituency
- Lewes
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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