Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Barnsley CCG
49-51 Gawber Road
Barnsley
S9 4EU
UK
E-mail: t.squires@nhs.net
NUTS: UKE31
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.barnsleyccg.nhs.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Community Musculoskeletal Clinical Triage, Assessment and Treatment
Reference number: SYPS/BARN/TS/17/28
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85121283
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Implementation of a triage based pathway for MSK conditions In line with recent guidance from NHS England, “Elective Care High Impact Interventions for Musculoskeletal Services” 5.2017, to ensure the MSK pathway includes a clinical MSK triage or review process. The clinical triage will provide specialist review of referrals after a GP has made a referral for a musculoskeletal condition. Patients will be reviewed by physiotherapists, advanced physiotherapy practitioners, or GPwSIs who will ensure that patients are directed to the right place for further treatment and/or diagnosis. Clinical triage will ensure that patients are seen in the most appropriate setting across primary and secondary sectors. Whilst ensuring that patients who need to be seen by a hospital consultant are seen as quickly as possible.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE31
Main site or place of performance:
Barnsley, South Yorkshires.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Implementation of a triage based pathway for MSK conditions. In line with recent guidance from NHS England, “Elective Care High Impact Interventions for Musculoskeletal Services” 5.2017, to ensure the MSK pathway includes a clinical MSK triage or review process. The clinical triage will provide specialist review of referrals after a GP has made a referral for a musculoskeletal condition. Patients will be reviewed by physiotherapists, advanced physiotherapy practitioners, or GPwSIs who will ensure that patients are directed to the right place for further treatment and/or diagnosis. Clinical triage will ensure that patients are seen in the most appropriate setting across primary and secondary sectors. Whilst ensuring that patients who need to be seen by a hospital consultant are seen as quickly as possible.
Expected outcomes:
— reduce health inequalities by improving access to services, including access to triage and assessment,
— improve clinical outcomes for patients,
— reduce waiting times for patients with musculoskeletal conditions,
— reduce the need for secondary care interventions,
— transfer activity from an acute hospital setting to the community,
— deliver only through clinically agreed and reviewed pathways, published in Map of Medicine,
— get people speedily back into their usual life, including getting people back to work,
— improved skills in primary care.
Promotion of self-management through the use of evidence based education, with reference to approved patient information sources and the evidence based benefits of exercise for specific MSK conditions.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 90
Quality criterion: Finance
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
10
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 179-366516
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Community Musculoskeletal Clinical Triage, Assessment and Treatment Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18/12/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
Ouchthorpe Lane
Wakefield
WF1 3SP
UK
NUTS: UKE31
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Improvement
Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8UG
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/01/2018