--- title: "Integrated MSK Service - South & West Hertfordshire place" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f6635f46-3577-4e1a-b910-41020338e917" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f6635f46-3577-4e1a-b910-41020338e917" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f6635f46-3577-4e1a-b910-41020338e917.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f6635f46-3577-4e1a-b910-41020338e917.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "ATTAIN" published: "2023-04-12" --- # Integrated MSK Service - South & West Hertfordshire place Buyer: ATTAIN Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f6635f46-3577-4e1a-b910-41020338e917 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f6635f46-3577-4e1a-b910-41020338e917) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f6635f46-3577-4e1a-b910-41020338e917.json) ## Summary The Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB) is inviting offers for an Integrated Musculoskeletal Service in South & West Hertfordshire. The procurement stage is currently in the tender phase with a deadline for submissions on 17th May 2023. The contract value is £35,000,000 GBP, and the contract period runs from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2029. The procurement method is an open procedure (above threshold) for health services. This tender presents an opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations to compete. Businesses in the health services industry located in the East of England, particularly in Hertfordshire area, are well-suited to participate. The provision of General Practice-based services, MSK health improvement initiatives, and patient-focused interventions are key aspects of this tender, aligning with the goals of supporting patient outcomes and shared decision-making. ## Notice This purpose of this notice is to invite suitably qualified providers to submit offers to deliver Integrated MSK Services within South & West Hertfordshire. The Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB) was established on 1st July 2022 and serves a population of approximately 1.6m. The Authority works closely with its system partners to improve the health and wellbeing of our local communities. Services can be commissioned at 'place' level or across the wider ICB. The service will be commissioned across South and West Hertfordshire place (previously the area covered by Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group). The community iMSK service aims to improve, support, manage and coordinate MSK needs and conditions delivered across primary and community care, but with access to expertise in secondary care for advice, collaboration and onward referral when required. The objectives of the proposed service are: - Provide a General Practice-based Service (wherever the General Practice estate allows), directly accessible to GPs in their practices. - Improve the MSK health of the South and West Herts population by delivering support and education events. - Promote prevention of MSK conditions, self-care/management, and support both patients and clinicians to make an informed decision in respect of treatment options. - Measurably improve: o Patient outcomes - for non-surgical interventions. o Patient experience. o Shared Decision Making. o Self-care. The full scope of services can be found within the specification contained within the Invitation to Tender pack within the named eTendering Portal. The value contained within this Notice is the aggregate value which is inclusive of all potential options and extensions. The value of the contract being offered for the scope of services identified within the initial tender for the 5-year contract period is PS25,000,000 (excluding VAT). This is the value by which the price evaluation will be undertaken. (The aggregate value of the contract (including extensions) is PS35,000,000 (excluding VAT). Additional information: Potential providers should note that The Authority may wish to introduce additional services and / or expand the scope of the services during the lifetime of the contract ("Contract modification(s)"). Such contract modifications will be contemplated where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the Specification, at any given time. Such expansion would be by the addition of services commissioned by the Authority and / or other Contracting Authorities, as named in the Contract Notice. To this end, the Bidder should be aware that after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the successful Bidder may be offered a variation to the contract to include delivery of the services into the other 'places' within the boundary of The Authority, specifically West Essex place and/or East and North Hertfordshire place (as set out in the map provided within the Procurement Documents) in accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020). The scope of the services fall within Section 7 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 etc.). Neither the inclusion of the Bidder selection stage nor the use of the terms Invitation to Tender shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold themselves bound by any of the Regulations save those applicable to Schedule 3 of the Regulations. The Authority nor its advisors shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any organisation, agent or subsidiary involved in responding to this procurement. The commissioners reserve the right to withdraw from the process at any time or to not tender the service or to tender on a different basis. To access the procurement documentation, please go to the eProcurement Portal (Bravo powered by Jaggaer) at: https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk. Click on 'Register here' and follow the on-screen instructions. Access the procurement documents via the link 'View current opportunities' on the homepage. All Potential Bidders must 'self-invite' their organisations to the ITT entitled 'itt_128 - Integrated MSK Services - South & West Hertfordshire' ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0f0b9c11-6ee9-4ac0-ab49-f19ee03a99c0 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 Apr 2023 | | Submission deadline | 17 May 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £35,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ATTAIN | | Locality | WELWYN GARDEN CITY | | Post town | St Albans | | Postcode | AL8 6JL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire | | Local authority | Welwyn Hatfield | | Electoral ward | Handside | | Westminster constituency | Welwyn Hatfield | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 12 Apr 2023 at 09:22 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0f0b9c11-6ee9-4ac0-ab49-f19ee03a99c0 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0f0b9c11-6ee9-4ac0-ab49-f19ee03a99c0 12th April 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html Attain Bravo Solution E-Procurement Portal. ## Notice URLs - https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk - https://hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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