Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2016-07-21
Buyer: NHS Hastings and Rother CCG
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 85140000: Miscellaneous health services
Estimated value: 75000000 GBP

Technical requirements: The objective is to appoint a provider (the Prime Contractor) to deliver integrated MSK care in the region covered by the Commissioner. The Commissioner expects the Prime Contractor to demonstrate a credible approach to engaging patients and representative groups in design and delivery of services. The service will be provided within a ‘hub and spoke' framework.
In the evaluation, the Commissioner expects to secure the best possible integration of health care expertise and access to services, but also have informed choice in their patient journeys.
The approach will ensure the financial sustainability of the Prime Contractor to undertake the full range of MSK activity either directly providing or through subcontracting arrangements. The financial approach will demonstrate Value for Money.
— A protocol based approach to ensure that patients see the right person in the right place first time;
— Shared Decision Making, involving and informing patients and their carers about the options available to them;
— For patients on a surgical or invasive procedure pathway, fitness for procedures assessment, preliminarily consenting, direct listing (if clinically appropriate) and early supported discharge planning;
— For the more complex patients shared care arrangements between the patient, their GP and support of specialist teams;
— Access to and delivery of diagnostics, to include Primary Care access to Diagnostics (MRI, pathology, X-ray, etc.) to meet the requirements of One-stop Clinics as appropriate;
— Participation in, and support of, educational and training of medical students, junior doctors, nurses and other ancillary medical personnel;
— Provision of comprehensive and accurate activity data that will enable effective tracking of patients through the care pathways.
The contract value or range stated is an estimate only of the value for the primary period of the contract - 5 years. The Commissioner reserves the right to extend the contract by up to a further 24 months.
Potential bidders should access the Contracts Finder Notice reference NHS Hastings and Rother CCG Integrated Community MSK Procurement Notice of Request for Information in advance of formal Tender located here:
The 1st is the current iteration of the Draft Service Specification. Potential bidders should note that the Specification is still under review and may well change before any final version is published as part of a tender process. However the Commissioners wish to share the current iteration with potential providers in order to allow the opportunity for comment.
The 2nd attachment is a Request for Information ( RFI ) template which enables potential bidders to advise the Commissioners of their interest at this stage, and to provide comment on the specification and other elements of the project as it currently stands. Please follow the instructions on the RFI form and return to the email address stated in the document by 10.8.2016.
The RFI is a process designed to help the Commissioner form a view of the best way to commission the service and does not constitute the formal commencement of a tender exercise. A formal tender advertisement will be issued at the appropriate time as required. What providers respond with at this point will not have a bearing on the evaluation of any future tender Bids you may wish to submit at a later time.