NHS Sussex Tender for Community Musculoskeletal Service

NHS Sussex is seeking to procure a Community MSK service, which will form part of a fully integrated MSK service for the population of Sussex. We aim to offer a standardised, transparent, coordinated patient pathway for all MSK patients across Sussex, which is fully aligned to our system strategy 'Improving Lives'.

We want to ensure patients receive a consistent experience, feel supported throughout the whole pathway and get the optimal treatment first time. The integrated service will be delivered in collaboration with Primary, Community and Secondary Care to ensure all parts of the system understand the whole pathway and the expectations of them as a contributor to integrated provision.

The key aims and objectives require the new Community MSK provider to work collaboratively with system partners to:

• Deliver a 'population-health' based approach with a greater focus on enabling best lifelong MSK health, personalised care and shared decision making, improving value, reducing health inequalities and meeting population health needs at scale. • Address variation experienced by patients in terms of quality and outcomes and inequity in terms of access, waiting times and service provision. • Maximising system capacity across NHS services. • Ensure seemless delivery of integrated care pathways. • Deliver continuous innovation through maximisation of digital opportunities and transformation of pathways.

The contract period offered will be for a period of 5 years commencing 1st December 2024. The Commissioners at their sole discretion, will have an option to extend for a further 2 years (5+2). A standard NHS contract will be used for this service.

The contracts will be divided into two Lots:

Lot 1) East Sussex - Maximum Annual Contract Value £11,200,000 (£85,400,000 over 7 years). Bidders must have a minimum annual turnover of £12.2m to be eligible for award of this contract.

Lot 2) West Sussex / Brighton & Hove - Maximum Annual Contract Value £27,300,000 (£191,100,000 over 7 years). Bidders must have a minimum annual turnover of £27.3m to be eligible for award of this contract.

In addition Providers should be appropriately CQC registered.

The deadline for receipt of tenders is 12pm on 13th November 2023.

This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

Please search for the project 'Musculoskeletal Services to NHS Sussex' or Contract Reference 'C213472'.

Additional information: The procurement of this service listed in Schedule 3 of the Regulations is not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the 'Light Touch Regime' contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).

The procurement will as per the following process:

Stage 1) Selection Questionnaire and Outline Proposal (Assessed but not scored) followed by dialogue with each Bidder.

Stage 2) Final Proposal (Evaluated and scored).

Bidders will be required to confirm that their proposal will remain within the maximum financial envelope as details in the Lot values provided.

Full details can be found in the Invitation to Tender document.

Previous Notice: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023312-2022?origin=SearchResults&p=1#contracting_authority-heading