---
title: "Sub Contract of Musculoskeletal Activity to Independent Sector Providers"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04eb0f"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2025-03-10"
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# Sub Contract of Musculoskeletal Activity to Independent Sector Providers

Buyer: SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04eb0f

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## Summary

The procurement process initiated by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust involves the selection of independent sector providers for sub-contracting musculoskeletal (MSK) services. Classified under the health services industry, this contract focuses on a co-ordinated system to manage patients' needs with preventative programmes and early interventions. The procurement stage is at the Award phase, specifically under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process C. Representations must be made by 20 March 2024, with the awarded contract anticipated to run from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. The services will be delivered at Thornbury Hospital in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses adept in delivering high-quality and innovative health services, particularly those focusing on integration, collaboration, service sustainability, and social value. Companies with the ability to improve access and reduce health inequalities will be well-suited. As the weighting criteria heavily favour these aspects (with quality and innovation accounting for 30% and social value for 25%), businesses meeting these requirements are encouraged to participate. Incumbent providers like Circle Health Group Limited already fulfil these criteria, setting a benchmark for quality and compliance with NHS standards.

## Notice

This contract has been awarded under PSR Direct Award Process C

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Musculoskeletal model for this contract is a co-ordinated system-wide approach that supports and encourages management of patients' needs at the lower levels of the model, with clear preventative programmes and early interventions, to reduce the volumes of patients who need more specialist intervention at the upper levels of the pyramid.
The services are to be provided to patients aged 18 and over who are referred to the Provider via the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS FT (STH) Single Point of Access (SPA). 
This contract has been awarded under NHS Provider Selection Regime Direct Award C. One of the current incumbent suppliers is Circle Health Group Ltd delivering service from Thornbury Hospital. They are currently meeting all contractual and legislative requirements as detailed in the NHS Standard Subcontract.
The services will be provided under this contract for 12 months from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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 to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 20 March 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008546-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Feb 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £4,150,345 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | SHEFFIELD |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S5 7AU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | Burngreave |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough |
| Delivery location | TLE32 Sheffield |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CIRCLE HEALTH GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services
- 85121283 - Orthopaedic services

## Release History

- 10 Mar 2025 at 14:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008546-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bmihealthcare.co.uk
- https://www.atamis.co.uk/registration
- https://www.england.nhs.uk//
- https://www.southyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk
- https://www.sth.nhs.uk/

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