Official UK procurement notice
Community Physiotherapy and Musculoskeletal (MSK) Triage
Authority: NHS Derby & Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMSK (musculoskeletal) Clinical Assessment and Triage Services (CATS) and Community Physiotherapy
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Description of the services to be provided: MSK (musculoskeletal) Clinical Assessment…Awarded
Description of the services to be provided: MSK (musculoskeletal) Clinical Assessment and Triage Services (CATS) and Community Physiotherapy
This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to an urgent circumstance.
The lifetime value of the contract is approximately £13.3M.
The dates between which the contract provides for the services are 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Apr 2026, 16:16 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Apr 2026, 16:16 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034863- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06848aFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The authority needed to act rapidly in an unforeseen emergency not attributable to the authority.
The ICB intends to complete a full PSR process once the urgent circumstance has passed. The contracts entered into will be limited to 12 months.
Publisher note: This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. An award has been made in urgent circumstances to provide continuity of service and maintain safe and uninterrupted patient care whilst an alternative procurement process is undertaken. . The decision was made by the Joint Commissioning Executive Group (urgent decision made by the Executive Director of Finance (on behalf of the Chief Executive) in line with the ICB's Scheme of Reservation and Delegation. There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Various Providers across Derby and Derbyshire | £13,300,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 034863-2026-1 · Various Providers across Derby and Derbyshire
- Signed
- 25 Mar 2026
- Value
- £13,300,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care BoardReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Various Providers across Derby and DerbyshireAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.