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title: "Community MSK Service in BLMK"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04af46"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS BEDFORDSHIRE, LUTON AND MILTON KEYNES INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-05-06"
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# Community MSK Service in BLMK

Buyer: NHS BEDFORDSHIRE, LUTON AND MILTON KEYNES INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04af46

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## Summary

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (BLMK ICB) has announced its intention to award a contract for the provision of Community MSK (Musculoskeletal) Services and chronic pain support in the BLMK region. The procurement is part of the Provider Selection Regime, with Connect Health Ltd as the prospective supplier, subject to completion of the competitive process. The contract will cover health services under CPV code 85100000, specifically targeting Bedfordshire, Luton, and Milton Keynes. The award stage is currently active, with a standstill period allowing representations until 16th May 2025. The contract is set to commence on 1st December 2025 for a duration of 10 years, following a legal basis aligned with CELEX 32014L0024 and exempt from the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

This procurement offers significant opportunities for business growth, especially for service providers in the healthcare sector who focus on delivering integrated, patient-focused MSK services. Although an open procedure was followed, indicating a competitive landscape, smaller enterprises may find less opportunity given that the awarded contract attracted no SME bids out of five total. The estimated contract value amounts to £120,197,800, encouraging businesses adept at scaling operations in community health environments to engage with large scales and resource-intensive projects. The emphasis on environmental sustainability and working collaboratively with local community services and groups also highlights opportunities for businesses that can innovate in sustainable health service delivery and community partnerships.

## Notice

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton & Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board are seeking a suitable organisation for the provision of Community MSK Service including support for chronic pain in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes. The key objective is to enable patients with MSK conditions and those living with chronic pain to live a full and healthy life.

The Service provider will offer a standardised, transparent, and coordinated patient pathway for MSK patients in a responsible and environmentally 
sustainable way across all relevant healthcare settings in BLMK. The Service provider will ensure patients receive a consistent experience, feel supported, informed and empowered throughout the whole pathway and receive the optimal treatment at the right time. The contract will be for a period of 10 years commencing on 01st December 2025.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton & Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board are seeking a suitable organisation for the provision of Community MSK Service including support for chronic pain in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes. The key objective is to enable patients with MSK conditions and those living with chronic pain to live a full and healthy life.

The Service provider will offer a standardised, transparent, and coordinated patient pathway for MSK patients in a responsible and environmentally sustainable way across all relevant healthcare settings in BLMK. The Service provider will ensure patients receive a consistent experience, feel supported, informed and empowered throughout the whole pathway and receive the optimal treatment at the right time.

The Service provider will need to provide a high-quality experience, ensuring patients are triaged and treated as early as possible in their pathway to prevent worsening of symptoms, improve outcomes, reduce unnecessary secondary care activity, and avoidable repeat referrals.

The Service will reduce health inequalities across the BLMK geographical area by engaging and working with local community services and groups, to improve access and up-take of MSK services across the BLMK footprint. This will include some focused activity within targeted areas of BLMK, as highlighted by the Health Needs assessment and Health Inequalities studies.

The Service provider will work collaboratively with ICS partners, including the Social Prescribing Link Workers, Community Hubs and the VCSE sector to support residents to lead economically active lives.

The Service provider will consider its impact on the environment, designing and delivering services in a way which minimises its carbon footprint.

This notice is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process and the contract for the new service will be for a period of 10 years commencing on 01st December 2025. It is anticipated that the service provision resultant of this procurement will have a maximum value of PS120,197,800 (excluding VAT) over the term of the contract.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019214-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Dec 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 May 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2025 - 31 Oct 2035 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £127,870,000 |
| Lots value | £127,870,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £120,197,800 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS BEDFORDSHIRE, LUTON AND MILTON KEYNES INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | LUTON |
| Post town | Luton |
| Postcode | LU1 2LJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH21 Luton |
| Local authority | Luton |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Luton South and South Bedfordshire |
| Delivery location | TLH21 Luton |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CONNECT HEALTH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 6 May 2025 at 15:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019214-2025
- 6 May 2025 at 15:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019213-2025
- 18 Oct 2024 at 15:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033838-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk/
- https://www.bedfordshirelutonandmiltonkeynes.icb.nhs.uk/
- https://www.england.nhs.uk/
- https://www.england.nhs.uk//

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