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Contract Award Notice

Integrated Community Musculoskeletal (MSK) Service for NHS Newcastle Gateshead CCG.

  • First published: 14 December 2017
  • Last modified: 14 December 2017

The buyer is not using this website to administer the notice.

To record your interest or obtain additional information or documents please find instructions within the Full Notice Text. (NOTE: Contract Award Notices and Prior Information Notices do not normally require a response)

Contents

Summary

OCID:
Published by:
NHS Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group
Authority ID:
AA64934
Publication date:
14 December 2017
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
No

Abstract

The service will have the following objectives:

1) Work with GPs to increase their knowledge and confidence of diagnosis and management of MSK conditions and in the early intervention of pain management techniques

2) Enable patients to take ownership and to adopt strategies of living, which allow them to lead as fulfilling and independent lives as possible with less reliance on the health care system.

3) Provide robust triage through a single point of access

4) Provide clinical assessment, treatment and clinical leadership within a comprehensive community service.

5) Provide bio-psychosocial assessment to patients referred with chronic pain (i.e. of at least 3 months duration).

6) Enhance the management of patients within the community, and actively manage the demand for secondary care services ensuring patients have prompt access to appropriate treatment and are supported to self-manage where appropriate

7) To arrange, where necessary, relevant investigations

8) To identify patients who are appropriate for surgical intervention and make onwards referral

9) To work closely with specialists, in the relevant sub-specialities to ensure effective care for patients and develop agreed models of care for common musculoskeletal conditions and pain management.

10) Use shared decision making to deliver support and programmes to patients enabling them to understand and come to terms with their pain.

11) Encourage connectivity across MSK and pain pathways, developing collaborative and cross-boundary working with other parties.

Full notice text

Social and other specific services – public contracts

Contract award notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

NHS Newcastle Gateshead CCG

Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside (Business Park)

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE15 8NY

UK

E-mail: ngccg.enquiries@nhs.net

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.newcastlegatesheadccg.nhs.uk/

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Integrated Community Musculoskeletal (MSK) Service for NHS Newcastle Gateshead CCG.

Reference number: NECS186

II.1.2) Main CPV code

85100000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group who wish to commission an Integrated Community MSK service for Newcastle and Gateshead and are inviting expressions of interest in this tender opportunity.

The overarching outcome of the service is to emphasise self-management and education to minimise the proportion of patients requiring intervention or onward referral. The service will integrate to reduce handoffs and improve patient outcomes. The service will provide a robust triage service and where intervention is required this will be delivered rapidly.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKC22

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The service will have the following objectives:

1) Work with GPs to increase their knowledge and confidence of diagnosis and management of MSK conditions and in the early intervention of pain management techniques

2) Enable patients to take ownership and to adopt strategies of living, which allow them to lead as fulfilling and independent lives as possible with less reliance on the health care system.

3) Provide robust triage through a single point of access

4) Provide clinical assessment, treatment and clinical leadership within a comprehensive community service.

5) Provide bio-psychosocial assessment to patients referred with chronic pain (i.e. of at least 3 months duration).

6) Enhance the management of patients within the community, and actively manage the demand for secondary care services ensuring patients have prompt access to appropriate treatment and are supported to self-manage where appropriate

7) To arrange, where necessary, relevant investigations

8) To identify patients who are appropriate for surgical intervention and make onwards referral

9) To work closely with specialists, in the relevant sub-specialities to ensure effective care for patients and develop agreed models of care for common musculoskeletal conditions and pain management.

10) Use shared decision making to deliver support and programmes to patients enabling them to understand and come to terms with their pain.

11) Encourage connectivity across MSK and pain pathways, developing collaborative and cross-boundary working with other parties.

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts

Participation in the procedure is reserved to organisations pursuing a public service mission and fulfilling the conditions set in Article 77(2) of Directive 2014/24/EU.

III.2) Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2017/S 141-290621

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: NECS186

A contract/lot is awarded: No

V.1 Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential bidders. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential bidders and all communications with NECS, including your submission, will be conducted via the PROACTIS portal https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS.

It is free to register on the portal, and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should bidders have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the PROACTIS helpdesk via:

Suppliersupport@proactis.com or

http://proactis.kayako.com/suppliernetwork/Core/Default/Index

The helpdesk is open Monday – Friday between 9:00 am – 5:30 pm.

(MT Ref:205336).

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

North of England Commissioning Support Unit

Teesdale House, Thornaby

Stockton on Tees

TS17 6BL

UK

Telephone: +44 1642746911

Internet address(es)

URL: http://www.necsu.nhs.uk

VI.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

The Contracting Authorities will act in accordance with Part 3, Chapter 5, Regulation 85 to 87 and Regulation 95 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No:102) (PCR 2015). Part 3 of the PCR 2015 provides for appeals to be made to the High Court subject to the time limitations and other required procedural steps. The rules relating to appeal are complex and a dissatisfied tenderer is advised to take their own prompt legal advice.

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Royal Courts of Justice — The High Court

Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

11/12/2017

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
85100000 Health services Health and social work services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
ngccg.enquiries@nhs.net
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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