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title: "Integrated Community Musculoskeletal and Pain Service"
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# Integrated Community Musculoskeletal and Pain Service

Buyer: NHS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0509e4

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## Summary

The NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for the provision of an Integrated Community Musculoskeletal and Pain Service to Cora Health MSK Limited. The procurement process, initiated under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, involved a competitive tender focused on delivering community health services in mid and south Essex. The awarded contract follows a series of updates and clarifications, resulting in an updated aggregate contract value of £165.21 million, with a financial envelope of £90.75 million for the initial five-year term starting from 1st February 2026. This contract also includes an option to extend for an additional three years, potentially taking the service provision to 2034.

The Integrated Community Musculoskeletal and Pain Service initiative opens significant opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare services, particularly those with expertise in MSK and pain management. This contract aims to enhance community health service delivery through integration across various patient pathways. Companies experienced in service delivery, improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating patient choice may find competitive advantage in such opportunities. Further, the requirement for collaboration and digital integration positions technologically adept firms to contribute to improving health outcomes and patient experiences within NHS frameworks.

## Notice

This is a Corrigendum relating to the Contract Notice reference 2025/S 000-058719, that communicates NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board 's award of a public contract for provision of an Integrated Community Musculoskeletal and Pain Service (the Service), in accordance with the steps laid out in regulation 11 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This Corrigendum amends the Intention to Award Notice to an Award Notice. Please see II.2.4) Description of the procurement for further details.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Authority has undertaken a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (the Regulations) and intends to award the Proposed Contract for a new Integrated Community Musculoskeletal and Pain Service (the Service) to the Preferred Bidder identified through the process, Cora Health MSK Limited. Working with stakeholders since 2023, the Authority has developed a new community pathway for people aged 16 years+, based on the East of England Musculoskeletal (MSK) Pathway Improvement Framework, the Best MSK high impact recommendations and adhering to the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) pathway. This new model of care intends to provide integration across patient pathways, including Single Point of Access (SPoA), clinical triage, physiotherapy, orthopaedics, spinal, rheumatology, pain management, surgical interventions and therapies across MSE. It will assess and treat more patients outside of acute services and deliver improved outcomes, quality and patient experience of care. Estimated dates between which the service is intended to be provided: The Proposed Contract duration is five years from 1st February 2026 until 31st January 2031, with an option to extend for a further three years beyond the initial term, until 31st January 2034. Approximate lifetime value of the contract: At the point of publication of the PIN, the Authority proposed 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) was PS164,149,073 (excluding VAT). The financial envelope which acted as an affordability cap for the purposes of the competitive process was PS90,163,317 based on the initial 5-year contract term. The Proposed Contract for the first five years has been awarded at PS84,392,517.55. The Proposed Contract to be entered into by the Authority and the Preferred Bidder and a back to back version thereof with its proposed Sub-Contractor (both of which are existing providers of MSK Services in mid and south Essex), will be based on the NHS Standard Contract 2025/26 (full-length) and all subsequent variations thereof from time to time during the contract term. Additional information: See Additional information VI.3

Options: The Proposed Contract will be for a term of sixty (60) months, with the possibility of extending the term for a period of thirty-six (36) additional months beyond the initial contracted duration by agreement between the Authority and the Bidder.

Renewal: The Proposed Contract will be for a term of sixty (60) months, with the possibility of extending the term for a period of thirty-six (36) additional months beyond the initial contracted duration by agreement between the Authority and the Bidder.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085024-2025 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Jul 2025 |
| Future notice date | 1 Jun 2025 |
| Award date | 16 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Feb 2026 - 31 Jan 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £164,149,073 |
| Lots value | £164,149,073 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £84,392,517 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | BASILDON |
| Post town | Slough |
| Postcode | SS14 0UG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ13 Buckinghamshire |
| Local authority | Buckinghamshire |
| Electoral ward | Gerrards Cross |
| Westminster constituency | Chesham and Amersham |
| Delivery location | TLH3 Essex |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CORA HEALTH MSK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 19 Dec 2025 at 15:24 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085024-2025
- 22 Sep 2025 at 20:38 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058719-2025
- 11 Jul 2025 at 10:45 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039206-2025
- 11 Jul 2025 at 10:39 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039203-2025
- 5 Jun 2025 at 16:26 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030412-2025
- 13 May 2025 at 08:56 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020718-2025
- 12 May 2025 at 09:10 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020327-2025
- 30 Apr 2025 at 10:22 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017891-2025
- 30 Apr 2025 at 09:57 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017879-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/
- https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5118f90d-255e-4c7c-9d49-a04338a7127b@b5fa915c-fcb7-43a5-a5ad-631d989f6e1d
- https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/how-commissioning-is-changing/nhs-provider-selection-regime/independent-patient-choice-and-procurement-panel/
- https://www.midandsouthessex.ics.nhs.uk/

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