Planning

"Escape Pain" Hip & Knee OA Services YSTH

YORK AND SCARBOROUGH TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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Planning

25 Sep 2025 at 16:21

Summary of the contracting process

The York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is planning to procure services for the delivery of the "Escape Pain" programme, specifically catering to hip and knee osteoarthritis within community locations as a part of the Musculoskeletal Service. This notice pertains to the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, with the intention to award the contract based on the Most Suitable Provider Process. The procurement is at the planning stage, with an anticipated initial contract term starting in November 2025 and lasting for 12 months. The estimated contract value is £11,000, covering a potential extension of up to 12 months. Expression of interest is expected by 18:00 hours on 10th October 2025, with services taking place within the North Yorkshire region, including sites affiliated with York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals Trust.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses that specialise in community health services, particularly those with a focus on physical rehabilitation and osteoarthritis management. Firms or organisations with a presence in North Yorkshire, holding personnel trained in delivering the "Escape Pain" programme, and possessing robust information governance credentials will find this contract fitting. The provider will be tasked with adhering to educational and exercise guidelines, offering programmes on weekdays and weekends, and potentially contributing to centralised audits. Businesses that can assure compliance with clinical governance and data protection standards will be well-suited to compete, enhancing their network within the region’s health services environment and showcasing a commitment to community wellness and innovative care solutions.

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Notice Title

"Escape Pain" Hip & Knee OA Services YSTH

Notice Description

The Trust is seeking to award a contract for the delivery of the "Escape Pain" program for managing lower limb osteoarthritis in local community locations as part of the MSK Community Services workstream. <br/><br/>It is anticipated that up to 160 OA hip and kneed patients will be referred to the provider over the initial 12 months.<br/><br/>The provider must be based within North Yorkshire with suitably certified staff in the local area of the Trust to deliver the services in community settings in a number of locations across York or sites as required by the Trust. All staff delivering the program must have attended official "Escape Pain" training and hold course certificates.<br/><br/>The provider must be able to adhere to the core tenets of the programme - X2 sessions per week over 6 weeks, each session to include combined education & exercise guidance; participants start & end program together; facilitators trained to deliver the program by centralised team. Classes should be offered weekdays and weekends as may be required by the Trust. The provider must be able to contribute to the "ESCAPE" centralised audit. <br/><br/>Appropriate professional/clinical insurance cover must be provided<br/><br/>Performance Metrics & KPIs<br/>* Patients continuing with class once initial sessions have expired: TARGET = 75% of referrals <br/>* Mean Improvements in Knee OA Outcome Score (KOOS) post course<br/>* Mean Improvements in Hip OA Outcome Score (HOOS) post course<br/>* Mean improvements in Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (SWEMWBS) post course<br/><br/>Quality Standards<br/>The service provider must:<br/>* Participate in ongoing audit and quality improvement.<br/>* Ensure all personnel have up-to-date training in data protection and clinical governance.<br/>* Have documented policies and practices with regard to staff vetting, patient safeguarding, etc..<br/><br/>Information Governance and Data Security<br/>The provider must:<br/>* Comply with UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, and NHS Digital IG Toolkit standards.<br/>* Have in place a secure audit trail for data access and reporting activity.<br/><br/>Governance and Oversight<br/>* Regular contract review meetings to be performed quarterly<br/>* Joint audit processes with the commissioning body.<br/>* Named clinical leads from both parties to oversee collaboration.<br/>* Referral process must integrate with existing NHS system. <br/><br/>The target start date for the contract is in November 2025 with an initial term of 12 months and option to extend the contract for 2 further periods of 6 months each.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This notice is an intention to award a contract under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 Most Suitable Provider process.

Procurement of a digital services for MSK services. This is intended to be a 1 year trial, subject to regular reviews to monitor the effectiveness and performance of the digital platform in providing the required physiotherapy/rehabilitation services to Trust patients.

CPV Code: 85323000-9 Community Health Services

The contract will be for an initial term of 12 months from November 2025 to 31/10/2026 with options to extend for 2 further periods of 6 moths each.

Estimated contract value is PS11,000 for the full term including extension options.

The deadline for the submission of compliant expressions of interest is 18:00hrs on Friday 10th October 2025.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a28d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059888-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£11,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Sep 20255 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
24 Sep 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
YORK AND SCARBOROUGH TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
Neil Dodds
Contact Email
neil.dodds1@nhs.net
Contact Phone
+44 1723236139

Buyer Location

Locality
YORK
Postcode
YO31 8HE
Post Town
York
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE2 North Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE21 York
Delivery Location
TLE21 York

Local Authority
York
Electoral Ward
Guildhall
Westminster Constituency
York Central

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