--- title: "Community Musculoskeletal and Pain Service for NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04a3c0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04a3c0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04a3c0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04a3c0.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD" published: "2025-03-18" --- # Community Musculoskeletal and Pain Service for NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board Buyer: NHS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04a3c0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04a3c0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04a3c0.json) ## Summary NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board is planning to procure an Integrated Community Musculoskeletal and Pain Service. This initiative falls under the health services category and is intended for the Mid and South Essex region. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase, with the date of the notice being 18th March 2025. However, the initial process to identify a Most Suitable Provider had to be abandoned, and the service will be re-procured via a competitive process. The anticipated contract duration is five years starting from 1st November 2025, with a possible extension of three years. The project timeline included structured dialogue sessions aimed at assessing the technical and professional capacities of potential providers, ensuring they could meet the requirements laid out by the Authority, but no suitable provider was identified through this process. This tender creates significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health services, particularly those experienced in multi-disciplinary integrated care. Businesses with a proven track record in delivering integrated community health programmes, managing financial and technical risks, and collaborating within consortia will find this tender especially suitable. Given the project’s scope in addressing health inequalities and improving care delivery pathways, companies capable of innovative, collaborative care models in similar large-scale projects can leverage this opportunity to expand their service offerings and contribute to enhanced health outcomes in the region. The competitive procurement process will attract businesses keen on entering or expanding their market presence in the public healthcare sector. ## Notice This Corrigendum is being issued by NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board to notify the market that the Authority is abandoning the most suitable provider process to award a contract for the Integrated Community Musculoskeletal and Pain Service, previously communicated via publication of a Prior Information Notice (2024/S 000-031036) on 27th September 2024. ### Lot Information Lot 1 For the purposes of this Process, the Authority defines the Most Suitable Provider as the lead economic operator participating in the Process and acting on behalf of a group/consortium of organisations that will come together specifically for the purpose of being assessed by the Authority as most suitably qualified and experienced and technically and professionally capable of collaboratively delivering the Proposed Contract via the groups/consortiums chosen bidding model and legal structure, which will be determined and agreed to best meet the Authority's Specification and requirements. For example, a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) or Lead Provider and Sub-Contractor arrangements. To satisfy the Regulations, the Authority intends to undertake appropriate due diligence to assess the MSP in accordance with Regulation 19 (Basic Selection Criteria) and Regulation 20 (Exclusions) and with reference to the Key Criteria (Regulation 5), ensuring the most suitable provider has the legal and financial capacities and the technical and professional abilities to deliver the Proposed Contract over the term. Additionally, the Authority will hold a series of structured dialogue sessions with the MSP to further assess the MSP against the Key Criteria. As a result of a successful conclusion to such assessment and Process, the Authority intends to make a decision to award the Proposed Contract to the MSP. The Authority will observe a minimum of 14 days after the day on which this Notice of Intention is submitted for publication prior to assessing the MSP in accordance with Schedule 5 of PSR. The Proposed Contract duration is five years from 1st November 2025 until 31st October 2030 with an option to extend for a further three years until 31st October 2033. The MSP must evidence that it satisfies the basic selection criteria, and: * is most suitably qualified and experienced and technically and professionally capable of delivering the Proposed Contract through an appropriately structured bidding model and legal status * has a demonstrable track record of successful integrated delivery of the Service and has the necessary experience in multi-disciplinary integrated care. * is pro-actively committed to working collaboratively with other providers within the group/consortium to deliver the Service outcomes across MSE in a whole system approach, via shared objectives and governance framework. * is uniquely placed to deliver the specification, vision, and strategic objectives of the MSE ICS. * is capable of financially holding and managing the scale of risk through a degree of income risk share. * is willing and capable of developing mature system relationships (and associated contractual mechanisms) enabling the governing bodies of all participating organisations within any group/consortium to accept any financial risks and potential gains associated with joint working. * is willing to sign an NHS Standard Contract with the Authority, and / or sign sub-contracts that are back-to-back with such NHS Standard Contract, where relevant to the successful bidding model. The Authority proposes a cost and volume financial model (local prices) in line with national guidance. The potential aggregate contract value (incl. extension term, growth/inflation assumptions, and potential variations) is PS164,452,499 (excluding VAT). The financial envelope which acts as an affordability cap for the purposes of the Process is PS86,540,287 based on the initial 5-year contract term. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply. The award decision-maker for this process is NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009899-2025 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Mar 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 6 Oct 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £164,452,499 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | | Locality | BASILDON | | Post town | Not specified | | Postcode | SS14 0UG | | Country | Not specified | | ITL 1 | Not specified | | ITL 2 | Not specified | | ITL 3 | Not specified | | Local authority | Not specified | | Electoral ward | Not specified | | Westminster constituency | Not specified | | Delivery location | TLH3 Essex | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services - 85323000 - Community health services ## Release History - 18 Mar 2025 at 13:11 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009899-2025 - 27 Sep 2024 at 14:33 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031036-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/ - https://www.midandsouthessex.ics.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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