Official UK procurement notice
AQP Adult Direct Access MSK Physiotherapy service and First Contact Practitioner (FCP) MSK Assessment Service to NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board
Authority: NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Frimley ICB ("the Commissioner") sought to commission Surrey Physio Group Limited to provide an AQP Adult Direct Access MSK Physiotherapy service and First Contact Practitioner (FCP) MSK Assessment Service, for patients in the North-East Hampshire & Farnham geographical locality of Frimley ICB.
AQP Adult Direct Access MSK Physiotherapy service: Patient population covered is North-East Hamsphire and Farnham place. Referrals are via GP. The referring GPs prioritise patients as either routine or urgent. The provider carries out an initial face-to-face clinical assessment with the patient, during which a treatment plan is discussed and agreed. For referrals accepted into the service, a package of care is provided consisting of the necessary treatment required to meet the individual clinical needs of the patient. This may include but is not limited to: advice & education, provision of literature, acupuncture, manual therapy, electrotherapy, exercise programmes, soft tissue mobilisation or back care advice. Follow-ups are provided. Group exercise programmes are permitted as part of the treatment. First Contact Practitioner (FCP) MSK Assessment Clinic: A community-based physiotherapy service benefitting patients with musculoskeletal conditions, who are able to be assessed and treated by a physiotherapist without an initial GP appointment. The service is delivered from participating GP Practice locations within the North-East Hampshire and Farnham locality of Frimley ICB. Patients with musculoskeletal conditions will be seen and assessed by the extended scope practitioner (ESP) who will make good use of pre-existing services such as exercises courses.
Patients would expect to be seen within five days, preferably within one to two days of them first contacting the practice. Following assessment the ESP will, as appropriate:
- Treat or advise on the day and provide a suitable exercise sheet and management plan
- Recommend a locally available exercise course
- Refer on to the existing AQP Provider for an appropriate course of treatment.
- Perform a joint injection (knee, shoulder, hand or wrist) working under a protocol agreed with Salus.
- Refer for imaging (x-ray, ultrasound, MRI) subject to countersignature by a GP
- Refer to a secondary care orthopaedic consultant subject to countersignature by a GP
- Identify problems that are more likely to have a cause which comes under the heading of rheumatology and request appropriate blood tests using a locally agreed protocol. These cases will be discussed with a GP
- Identify any "red flag" symptoms, and discuss with the duty doctor on the day.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 15 Jul 2024, 13:49 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Aug 2024, 13:40 BST
- Authority reference
DAC6- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-027081- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047d68Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 24th July 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 24th July 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. The Commissioner made the decision of directly awarding the incumbent provider Surrey Physio Group Limited in accordance with the following five criteria outlined in Regulation (9) of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. • Quality and innovation • Value • Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability • Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice • Social value It has been advised that Surrey Physio Group Limited has the evidenced ability to deliver the activity required to meet service requirements within the required region and that can deliver to the tight timescale. A direct award to Surrey Physio Group Limited would be appropriate and present the best value for the Commissioner in this circumstance. No declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest were identified during the decision-making process. Representations should be sent to [email protected].
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1)
Contract Awarded 01st April 2024 expiring 31st March 2025 (Contract length 1 year + optional one year extension) The total value of the contract for the initial one year contract term is £411,304 (inc VAT). The full lifetime contract value (one Year + optional one year extension ) is £825,076 (inc VAT). This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey Physio Group Limited | £825,076 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 021664-2024-1 · Surrey Physio Group Limited
- Signed
- 7 May 2024
- Value
- £825,076
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS Frimley ICBReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Surrey Physio Group LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.