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title: "Provision of Multiple Sclerosis Management Service for Children"
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# Provision of Multiple Sclerosis Management Service for Children

Buyer: NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-65cf6e51-3f05-4d0a-b2e0-47bd8a814e60

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## Summary

The NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit has awarded a contract for the Provision of Multiple Sclerosis Management Service for Children. The contract falls under the Health and social work services category with a total value of 9,853,146 GBP. The tender was a direct award method, and the contract period is from April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2026.

This tender provides opportunities for large-scale healthcare service providers such as Manchester University Foundation Trust, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, and others. The service entails managing Multiple Sclerosis cases for children across various regions of England and offers a chance for suppliers to engage in a market engagement questionnaire to showcase their expertise. The contract period spans three years, allowing the selected suppliers to deliver specialized care services.

## Notice

This exercise is to commission a service that is able to expertly manage the provision of the Multiple Sclerosis Management Service for Children, including patients with suspected Multiple Sclerosis (MS) or equally rare 'MS-like', recurrent acquired demyelinating syndromes (ADS) or who have had a first demyelination episode and have a high risk of relapse which would require a similar treatment approach, including: Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMO, NMOSD) and other AQP4 antibody associated demyelination; Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein (MOG) antibody associated relapsing demyelination and other forms of recurrent relapsing demyelination. The MS Hub Lead Centres will be geographically spaced across the Regional areas of NHS England as follows: i) Lot 1 - North comprising the NHS England Regions: the North East and Yorkshire; the North West, ii) Lot 2 - the Midlands comprising the NHS England Regions: the Midlands; the East of England iii) Lot 3 - London and the South: comprising the South East; the South West; London The Commissioner reserves the right to direct award where competition is absent. This notice is to advise incumbent and prospective providers in the market of the commissioner's intention to commission this service and to provide an opportunity to engage with and participate in a market engagement questionnaire. The outcome of this market engagement will help inform commissioners of the current and future capacity and capability of the market and will be considered with other evidence to inform the commissioning approach, Applications may be made jointly where partners can demonstrate appropriate expertise and meet the service criteria set out in the questionnaire and service specification: multiple-sclerosis-mgt-for-children-sept-2017.pdf (england.nhs.uk).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b33294ba-4f3a-4428-baa5-3fe3d2678836 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £9,853,146 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £9,853,146 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 6LH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark |
| Local authority | Southwark |
| Electoral ward | St George's |
| Westminster constituency | Bermondsey and Old Southwark |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 6 |
| Supplier names | BIRMINGHAM WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION TRUST; OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 16 Oct 2023 at 13:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b33294ba-4f3a-4428-baa5-3fe3d2678836

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b33294ba-4f3a-4428-baa5-3fe3d2678836
  16th October 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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