Provision of Urgent Award MSK Pain Management and Rheumatology on behalf of NHS Mid and South Essex ICB

Official notice

Authority: NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)

Awarded value£3,147,575published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 5 Nov 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Connect Health Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The current re procurement of MSK Pain Management and Rheumatology Services has had unforeseen delays and there must not be a gap in service provision for the population which would impact patients by deteriorating their current conditions. The current contract with the incumbent expires on 31st October 2025 and as a consequence there is a requirement to award a short term contract whilst the procurement concludes. The new contract will be for a further 7 months with an option to extend for a further 5 months from 01st April 2025 to 31st March 2026.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The current MSK Pain Management and Rheumatology Contract to provide the services to…Awarded

The current MSK Pain Management and Rheumatology Contract to provide the services to patients within NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (Basildon and Brentwood and Thurrock) will expire on 31st October 2025. The Urgent Award to the existing provider is to ensure that there is continued provision of MSK Pain Management and Rheumatology Services to the registered population of NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (Basildon and Brentwood and Thurrock) whilst the procurement in place to award a new contract is concluded. There is a requirement to award a new short term contract for 7 months, with an option to extend for a further 5 months 01st April 2025 - 31st March 2026.

Delivery: East of England · Brandon, Suffolk

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: 10 Mar 2025, 13:18 GMT
Last source update: 10 Mar 2025, 13:18 GMT
Authority reference: ACE-0755-2024-MSE
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-008527
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04eafe Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The current re procurement of MSK Pain Management and Rheumatology Services has had unforeseen delays and there must not be a gap in service provision for the population which would impact patients by deteriorating their current conditions. The current contract with the incumbent expires on 31st October 2025 and as a consequence there is a requirement to award a short term contract whilst the procurement concludes. The new contract will be for a further 7 months with an option to extend for a further 5 months from 01st April 2025 to 31st March 2026.

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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply in this award. The current re procurement of MSK Pain Management and Rheumatology Services has had unforeseen delays and there must not be a gap in service provision for the population which would impact patients by deteriorating their current conditions. The current contract with the incumbent expires on 31st October 2025 and as a consequence there is a requirement to award a short term contract whilst the procurement concludes. The new contract will be for a further 7 months with an option to extend for a further 5 months from 01st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. Decision makers are: NHS Mid and South Essex ICB Executive Team No conflicts of interest have been identified

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £3,147,5751 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 5 Nov 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Connect Health LtdProvision of Urgent Award for MSK, Pain Management and Rheumatology Services	£3,147,575 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Provision of Urgent Award for MSK, Pain Management and Rheumatology Services · Connect Health Ltd
Signed
5 Nov 2024
Value
£3,147,575
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth QH8 Phoenix House, Christopher Martin Road, Basildon, Essex, East of England, SS14 3HGContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Connect Health LimitedAwarded supplier The Light Box, Quorum Business Park, Benton Lane,, Newcastle Upon Tyne,, North East, NE12 8EU

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.