Official UK procurement notice
Community MSK Service in BLMK
Authority: NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Bedfordshire, Luton & Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board are seeking a suitable organisation for the provision of Community MSK Service including support for chronic pain in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes. The key objective is to enable patients with MSK conditions and those living with chronic pain to live a full and healthy life.<br/><br/>The Service provider will offer a standardised, transparent, and coordinated patient pathway for MSK patients in a responsible and environmentally <br/>sustainable way across all relevant healthcare settings in BLMK. The Service provider will ensure patients receive a consistent experience, feel supported, informed and empowered throughout the whole pathway and receive the optimal treatment at the right time. The contract will be for a period of 10 years commencing on 01st December 2025.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£127,870,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 80
- Price: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Oct 2024, 16:45 BST
- Last source update
- 6 May 2025, 16:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Dec 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019214- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04af46Find a Tender
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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 16th May 2025 via the Atamis messaging system for this procurement. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.<br/><br/>The relative importance of the key criteria that the relevant authority used to make a decision, the rationale for the relative importance of the key criteria are available within Section 27.1.1 of Document 1 - Competitive Process Overview and Instructions. The rationale for choosing the provider is in line with the key criteria as stated within Section 27.1.1 of Document 1 - Competitive Process Overview and Instructions.<br/><br/>The BLMK ICB gave approval of this in May 2025 at the scheduled ICB's Board Meeting. Conflicts of interests have been managed in line with ICB's Conflict of Interest and Standards of Business Conduct Policy.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- 11 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 270 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 11 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
11 Dec 2024 → 1 Nov 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline11 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened11 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published6 May 2025, 16:56 BST
- Contract starts357 days ago1 Nov 2025
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete6 May 2025, 16:55 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connect Health Ltd | £120,197,800 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Connect Health Ltd | £120,197,800 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 019213-2025-1 · Connect Health Ltd
- Signed
- 2 May 2025
- Value
- £120,197,800
- Period
- … – 31 Oct 2035
- Status
- active
Contract 019214-2025-1 · Connect Health Ltd
- Signed
- 2 May 2025
- Value
- £120,197,800
- Period
- … – 31 Oct 2035
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS Arden and GEM CSUReview body
- NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support UnitReview body
- NHS EnglandMediation body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Connect Health LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.