Published date: 29 January 2020
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Contract summary
Industry
Health services - 85100000
Location of contract
South East
Value of contract
£0 to £9,250,000
Procurement reference
WA10298
Published date
29 January 2020
Closing date
4 March 2020
Contract start date
1 June 2020
Contract end date
31 March 2023
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Group (BW CCG) is seeking to commission a Primary Care Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Service through an AQP framework. The aim of the service is to provide physiotherapy assessment, treatment, advice and education for our patients with acquired musculoskeletal conditions in a primary care or community setting.
GPs will refer urgent and non-priority patients to the MSK primary care physiotherapy service following a period of conservative management (medication, advice, literature leaflets available on DXS). 'Red Flag' symptoms will be referred urgently to secondary care by GPs. As an AQP, patients will be able to choose from any of the accredited providers on the framework at the point of referral and set rates will apply. As such there is no guaranteed activity under the contract from becoming an approved provider.
Skilled and experienced physiotherapists will provide a timely intervention comprising an initial assessment (to include assessment of the appropriateness of referral), signposting, advice and where appropriate diagnosis, exercise prescription and treatment.
Providers will be expected to develop and sustain productive working relationships with other professionals involved in the pathway. The provider needs to work in an integrated and collaborative way with other health and social care providers and professionals.
Providers will be paid according to activity. Providers will not be paid for cancelled appointments and DNAs.
The contract will be for an initial period of three years with the option to extend for two further years (at BW CCG's discretion). Providers will need to confirm acceptance of the NHS standard contract and above pricing as part of the application process. The CCG may open additional application windows during this period and providers who have previously been unsuccessful will be able to re-apply.
Further information regarding this process - including a copy of the Invitation to Tender - can be found on our e-procurement portal: (In-tend - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home) under the relevant project. Please note that this service is a healthcare service within the meaning and scope of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No.2) Regulations 2013 and as such is governed by these regulations and the "light touch" regime under the UK Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The CCG will not be bound by any regulations beyond those which explicitly apply to procurements for such services and any references to processes or procedures (e.g. "the open procedure") should not be taken to mean the CCG intends to be held to any beyond those stated above.
For the full description please refer to the attached Word document.
About the buyer
Contact name
Mark Stanbrook
Address
57-59 Bath Road
Reading
RG30 2BA
England
Telephone
07879 603466
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