Integrated Community Musculoskeletal (MSK) and Pain Service

Market Engagement Event: 1st December 2016

Herts Valleys CCG wish to engage with providers with expertise and experience to deliver the following musculoskeletal (MSK) and pain service for residents within west Hertfordshire: • Triage • MSK physiotherapy (including direct access for GPs) • Chronic MSK pain management • Hand therapy • Community rheumatology • Diagnostics included in the MSK and pain pathway • Primary care education (including advice line)

Providers in the market place will have the opportunity to meet and talk to Herts Valleys CCG staff and clinical leads involved in the commissioning of this service. It is expected that the market event will be an interactive session, providing an overview of the existing service and will seek ideas, suggestions and comments as to what the new service could provide and how it could be delivered.

This event is intended only to gather information from the market, and to request information which may be relevant to the development of any eventual procurement strategy/tender.

For the avoidance of doubt this notice is NOT a call for competition. The scope and structure of these services may be further developed following this market and stakeholder engagement and currently anticipated requirements may change as a result of this ongoing activity.

If you would like to attend the Market Engagement Event registration can be made from the following link: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=lvlgvjfab&oeidk=a07eddfph7ce05bfe57

Additional information: As set out above, this notice is intended only to inform the market of a prospective contract opportunity and to request information which may be relevant to the development of any eventual procurement strategy/tender.

Should Herts Valleys CCG decide to formally commence a procurement it is currently anticipated that a contract notice will be submitted via OJEU and Contracts Finder in December 2016.

Suppliers who wish to ask questions in relation to the services without registering to attend the Market Engagement Event can send email requests to: [email protected]

Any resulting procurement will be managed electronically, details on accessing documentation, and the e-procurement portal address will be provided in due course. Interested suppliers will not be prejudiced by any response to this event or PIN published in the OJEU and Contracts Finder, or failure to respond.

All information made available to those attending this event will be made available to bidders who express an interest in any resulting procurement.

This PIN does not formally signify the beginning of a procurement and does not constitute a commitment by Herts Valleys CCG to undertake any procurement exercise.