Award of Any Qualified Provider (AQP) procurement for the provision of Primary Care Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Service to NHS Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Group

Contract summary

Industry

• Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£9,250,000

Procurement reference

WA10298 - A

Published date

19 July 2021

Closing date

20 November 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: AQP 'Light Touch Process'

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

The Commissioner, NHS Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Group (BW CCG), was 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. This will include close working as part of the Berkshire West MSK Partnership, which is currently developing, and will begin to establish locally agreed condition specific pathways. The Provider needs to work in an integrated and collaborative way with other health and social care providers and professionals and adhere to these locally developed pathways. Providers will be paid according to activity. Providers will not be paid for cancelled appointments and DNAs.
There will be an increased expectation on the provider's ability to triage and stratify care, track and use patient recorded outcome and experience measures, deliver high-quality educational and exercise based regimes and deliver via telephone and video assessment where appropriate.

The contract is for an initial period of 3 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.

This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).

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More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Procurement for the Provision of Primary Care Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Service AQP to NHS Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Group

• Opportunity
• Published 20 October 2020

Additional text

The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).

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Award information

Awarded date

22 February 2021

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 18 suppliers.

Vita Health Solutions Limited

Tina Micallef Physiotherapy

Sarah Parr Physiotherapy

Premier Physical Healthcare Limited

Ravenscroft Healthcare Ltd

Practice Plus Group

Nexus Health Limited

Level Health (UK) Ltd

Hirst Physiotherapy

Harris Healthcare Solutions Ltd

HS Health Group

Fit and Able Ltd

Connect Physical Health Centres Ltd

Complete Physiotherapy

B-Well Health & Social Care Group Limited

Boathouse Physiotherapy

Ascenti Health Ltd

Ann Physiocare Limited

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About the buyer

Contact name

Mark Stanbrook

Address

NHS Berkshire West CCG, 57-59 Bath Road
Reading
RG302BA
England

Email

SCWCSU.procurement@nhs.net

Website

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home