Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Urgent Award MSK Pain Management and Rheumatology on behalf of NHS Mid and South Essex ICB
Notice Description
This is an updated notice and replaces Notice Number 2025/S 000-008527 and Notice Reference 2025-041034 due to these services being impacted by the community MSK and pain service procurement. This is a change to the original notification. The Contract Term is to reduce uncertainty for the Providers and to ensure continuity of service. Originally the award was approved by Executive Committee in November 2024 as an award for 7 months with an option to extend for 5 months. The Contract Term shall now be for 12 months, with a 3 months' notice period. The current procurement timeline is indicating a new service may start on 1st February 2026, but this is subject to change. The Urgent Award to the existing provider is to ensure that there is continued provision of MSK Pain Management and Rheumatology Services to the registered population of NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (Basildon and Brentwood and Thurrock) to ensure sufficient time for the procurement and that there is no risk to patient safety through increased (long) waiting times unless an arrangement is in place for 1 April 2025 as all access would then be referred into MSEFT who have confirmed they cannot absorb the activity within current capacity. The current contract with the incumbent (Connect Health) expires on 31st March 2025 and as a consequence there is a requirement to award this contract. The value is a PS0 value contract - paid at local prices - planning value for 2025-26 is PS3,320,718
Lot Information
Lot 1
This is an updated notice and replaces Notice Number 2025/S 000-008527 and Notice Reference 2025-041034 due to these services being impacted by the community MSK and pain service procurement. This is a change to the original notification. The Contract Term is to reduce uncertainty for the Providers and to ensure continuity of service. Originally the award was approved by Executive Committee in November 2024 as an award for 7 months with an option to extend for 5 months. The Contract Term shall now be for 12 months, with a 3 months' notice period. The current procurement timeline is indicating a new service may start on 1st February 2026, but this is subject to change. The Urgent Award to the existing provider is to ensure that there is continued provision of MSK Pain Management and Rheumatology Services to the registered population of NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (Basildon and Brentwood and Thurrock) to ensure sufficient time for the procurement and that there is no risk to patient safety through increased (long) waiting times unless an arrangement is in place for 1 April 2025 as all access would then be referred into MSEFT who have confirmed they cannot absorb the activity within current capacity. The current contract with the incumbent (Connect Health) expires on 31st March 2025 and as a consequence there is a requirement to award this contract. The value is a PS0 value contract - paid at local prices - planning value for 2025-26 is PS3,320,718
Procurement Information
This is an updated notice and replaces Notice Number 2025/S 000-008527 and Notice Reference 2025-041034 due to these services being impacted by the community MSK and pain service procurement. This is a change to the original notification. The Contract Term is to reduce uncertainty for the Providers and to ensure continuity of service. Originally the award was approved by Executive Committee in November 2024 as an award for 7 months with an option to extend for 5 months. The Contract Term shall now be for 12 months, with a 3 months' notice period. The current procurement timeline is indicating a new service may start on 1st February 2026, but this is subject to change. The Urgent Award to the existing provider is to ensure that there is continued provision of MSK Pain Management and Rheumatology Services to the registered population of NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (Basildon and Brentwood and Thurrock) to ensure sufficient time for the procurement and that there is no risk to patient safety through increased (long) waiting times unless an arrangement is in place for 1 April 2025 as all access would then be referred into MSEFT who have confirmed they cannot absorb the activity within current capacity. The current contract with the incumbent (Connect Health) expires on 31st March 2025 and as a consequence there is a requirement to award this contract. The value is a PS0 value contract - paid at local prices - planning value for 2025-26 is PS3,320,718
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-054717
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031693-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85100000 - Health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £3,320,718 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 5 Nov 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board
- Contact Email
- kevin.edwards@attain.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2034356590
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BASILDON
- Postcode
- SS14 3HG
- Post Town
- Southend-on-Sea
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH3 Essex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH37 Essex Thames Gateway
- Delivery Location
- TLH3 Essex
-
- Local Authority
- Basildon
- Electoral Ward
- Fryerns
- Westminster Constituency
- Basildon and Billericay
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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