Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
York Hospital, Wigginton Road
York
YO31 8HE
UK
Contact person: Neil Dodds
Telephone: +44 1723236139
E-mail: neil.dodds1@nhs.net
NUTS: UKE21
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.york.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.york.nhs.uk
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
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
"Escape Pain" Hip & Knee OA Services YSTH
Reference number: C391345
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85323000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Trust is seeking to award a contract for the delivery of the "Escape Pain" program for managing lower limb osteoarthritis in local community locations as part of the MSK Community Services workstream. <br/><br/>It is anticipated that up to 160 OA hip and kneed patients will be referred to the provider over the initial 12 months.<br/><br/>The provider must be based within North Yorkshire with suitably certified staff in the local area of the Trust to deliver the services in community settings in a number of locations across York or sites as required by the Trust. All staff delivering the program must have attended official "Escape Pain" training and hold course certificates.<br/><br/>The provider must be able to adhere to the core tenets of the programme - X2 sessions per week over 6 weeks, each session to include combined education & exercise guidance; participants start & end program together; facilitators trained to deliver the program by centralised team. Classes should be offered weekdays and weekends as may be required by the Trust. The provider must be able to contribute to the "ESCAPE" centralised audit. <br/><br/>Appropriate professional/clinical insurance cover must be provided<br/><br/>Performance Metrics & KPIs<br/>• Patients continuing with class once initial sessions have expired: TARGET = 75% of referrals <br/>• Mean Improvements in Knee OA Outcome Score (KOOS) post course<br/>• Mean Improvements in Hip OA Outcome Score (HOOS) post course<br/>• Mean improvements in Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (SWEMWBS) post course<br/><br/>Quality Standards<br/>The service provider must:<br/>• Participate in ongoing audit and quality improvement.<br/>• Ensure all personnel have up-to-date training in data protection and clinical governance.<br/>• Have documented policies and practices with regard to staff vetting, patient safeguarding, etc..<br/><br/>Information Governance and Data Security<br/>The provider must:<br/>• Comply with UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, and NHS Digital IG Toolkit standards.<br/>• Have in place a secure audit trail for data access and reporting activity.<br/><br/>Governance and Oversight<br/>• Regular contract review meetings to be performed quarterly<br/>• Joint audit processes with the commissioning body.<br/>• Named clinical leads from both parties to oversee collaboration.<br/>• Referral process must integrate with existing NHS system. <br/><br/>The target start date for the contract is in November 2025 with an initial term of 12 months and option to extend the contract for 2 further periods of 6 months each.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
11 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85323000
85323000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE21
Main site or place of performance:
Sites in the local community area of York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 Most Suitable Provider process.<br/><br/>Procurement of a digital services for MSK services. This is intended to be a 1 year trial, subject to regular reviews to monitor the effectiveness and performance of the digital platform in providing the required physiotherapy/rehabilitation services to Trust patients.<br/><br/>CPV Code: 85323000-9 Community Health Services<br/><br/>The contract will be for an initial term of 12 months from November 2025 to 31/10/2026 with options to extend for 2 further periods of 6 moths each.<br/><br/>Estimated contract value is £11,000 for the full term including extension options.<br/><br/>The deadline for the submission of compliant expressions of interest is 18:00hrs on Friday 10th October 2025.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
25/09/2025
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 Most Suitable Provider Process. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.’<br/><br/>Decision Maker - Allied Health Professional (AHP) Consultant, Musculoskeletal Service<br/><br/>This notice is for the intention to award a contract using the PSR Most Suitable Provider Process.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/09/2025