Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS South West London Clinical Commissioning Group
120 The Broadway
London
SW19 1RH
Contact
Mike Procter
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI6 - Outer London – South
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Community Musculoskeletal (MSK) Services across Merton Borough
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The aim of the service is to meet the musculoskeletal and joint needs of people and support them to self- manage their condition.
The service should be holistic in its provision and work to improve the person's psychological well‐being, social functioning and participation in everyday activities and to reduce the likelihood of negative outcomes associated with pain and impaired function arising, such as depression, social isolation and loss of employment.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £2,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI63 - Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
Main site or place of performance
London Borough of Merton and neighbouring areas where patient registered with Merton GP practice.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Diagnostic MSK Pathway management for
• X-rays;
• MRI;
• Nerve conduction studies;
• Ultrasound for diagnostics;
• Guided injections; and
• Blood tests.
Intervention and Treatment
• Triage, assessment, intervention/treatment and management.
• Gait and foot analysis.
• Acupuncture.
• Pain management.
• Joint and other injections (large and small joints), including for the treatment of bursitis, plantar fasciitis, tenosynovitis tunnel syndromes where appropriate.
• Manual therapy.
• Advice to people on self-management and lifestyle adjustments.
• Exercises, programmes and rehabilitation.
• All investigations needed to facilitate diagnosis.
• Provision of and training in the use of appropriate equipment for people.
• Advice, information, education and training for other healthcare staff including GPs and other professionals and organisations to improve knowledge and ability to support people with their planned MSK and physiotherapy techniques and programmes in order to improve people's functioning and management of their musculoskeletal condition.
• Advice, information, education, training and support for people and their family/carers/friends on understanding and managing their own condition and how to improve their functioning. This will include provision of treatment and self-management plans and written and web based information.
two.2.14) Additional information
This interim contract is for 12 months with a value of circa £1m dependent on patient activity. Rights are reserved to extent this contract by up to a further 12 months, with a potential overall value of £2m (24 months)
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
- Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority
Explanation:
Taking account of the unprecedented impact of Covid-19, the normal commissioning process has been disrupted and it is no longer possible, both in terms of timescales and in terms of service continuity risk, to conduct a competitive procurement for these services ahead of a new contract start date on 1st April 2021.
Observing its obligations under the NHS (Procurement Patient Choice and Competition)(No.2) Regulations 2013, NHS SWL CCG has assessed the appropriateness to award an interim contract directly through a non-competitive process to the incumbent provider(s), recognising an immediate need to ensure continuity of essential patient services whilst a full review takes place to agree the future provision of these services.
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30 September 2020
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Connect Health Ltd
The Light Box, Quorum Park, Benton Lane
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE12 8EU
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC - North East (England)
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Service contract to commence 1st April 2021 for 12 months until 31st March 2022.
Rights are reserved for the contract to be extended up to a further 12 months until potentially 31st March 2023