Official UK procurement notice
Integrated Community Musculoskeletal and Pain Service
Authority: NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 6 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Corrigendum relating to the Contract Notice reference 2025/S 000-058719, that communicates NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board 's award of a public contract for provision of an Integrated Community Musculoskeletal and Pain Service (the Service), in accordance with the steps laid out in regulation 11 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
This Corrigendum amends the Intention to Award Notice to an Award Notice.
Please see II.2.4) Description of the procurement for further details.
CPV: Community health services · Miscellaneous health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Authority has undertaken a competitive process under the Health Care Services…AwardedRenewalPublished value£164,149,073
The Authority has undertaken a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (the Regulations) and intends to award the Proposed Contract for a new Integrated Community Musculoskeletal and Pain Service (the Service) to the Preferred Bidder identified through the process, Cora Health MSK Limited.
Working with stakeholders since 2023, the Authority has developed a new community pathway for people aged 16 years+, based on the East of England Musculoskeletal (MSK) Pathway Improvement Framework, the Best MSK high impact recommendations and adhering to the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) pathway. This new model of care intends to provide integration across patient pathways, including Single Point of Access (SPoA), clinical triage, physiotherapy, orthopaedics, spinal, rheumatology, pain management, surgical interventions and therapies across MSE. It will assess and treat more patients outside of acute services and deliver improved outcomes, quality and patient experience of care.
Estimated dates between which the service is intended to be provided: The Proposed Contract duration is five years from 1st February 2026 until 31st January 2031, with an option to extend for a further three years beyond the initial term, until 31st January 2034.
Approximate lifetime value of the contract: At the point of publication of the PIN, the Authority proposed a cost and volume financial model (local prices) in line with national guidance. The potential aggregate contract value (incl. extension term, growth/inflation assumptions, and potential variations) was £164,149,073 (excluding VAT). The financial envelope which acted as an affordability cap for the purposes of the competitive process was £90,163,317 based on the initial 5-year contract term. The Proposed Contract for the first five years has been awarded at £84,392,517.55.
The Proposed Contract to be entered into by the Authority and the Preferred Bidder and a back to back version thereof with its proposed Sub-Contractor (both of which are existing providers of MSK Services in mid and south Essex), will be based on the NHS Standard Contract 2025/26 (full-length) and all subsequent variations thereof from time to time during the contract term. Additional information: See Additional information VI.3
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Technical criteria: 80%
- price: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical criteria: 80
- The contract award criteria are specified in the procurement documents: 0
- Price: 20
- Suitability
Contained within the competitive process documentation available via attain.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 30 Apr 2025, 10:57 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Dec 2025, 15:24 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Jul 2025 – …
- Authority reference
ACE-0808-2025-MSE- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085024- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0509e4Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Contained within the competitive process documentation available via attain.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
- Review procedure
The standstill period requirements, including for review of decisions, are detailed in Regulations 12 and 14(3). Representations should be made by midnight on 2nd October latest.
Provision for independent expert advice is set out in Regulation 23, including how the Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel may provide advice during the standstill period.
Where Representations are received by 2ns October, initial reviews will be undertaken by the Authority via an appropriate internal governance mechanism that has been established to deal with representations made against provider selection decisions.
The Authority will follow the relevant transparency requirements for the approach they take and will keep internal records of their decision-making.
Where a provider(s) requests a further review by the Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel (within 5 working days of the Authority' publication of it's Further Decision) they should seek relevant advice via the contact details provided herein at VI.4.4.
Publisher note: This is an intention to award notice for a contract that is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 23. 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 to the Authority must be made using the contact details contained herein by midnight on 2nd October. The contract will be formally awarded upon standstill conclusion. On 130325 the ICB Board (the Decision Makers) approved the commencement of a competitive process, delegating the authority for the contract award decision to the MSK Procurement Project Board. The Authority identified four actual conflicts of interest (COI) relating to individuals on the ICBs Board because of the very nature of the 'Integrated Care System'. Such individuals recused themselves of any involvement in decision making / did not receive papers. Three potential COI from the ICBs Board were identified, investigated and considered no/low risk. These individuals took part in decision making and contributed to discussions/received papers. Four board members signed a non disclosure agreement, to ensure confidentiality. Only no/low risk potential COI were identified among the MSK Project Group and / or Evaluation Panel, numbering 22 instances across 16 individuals. Additionally potential COI were identified for all three compliant bidders and some proposed sub-contractors due to these providers being incumbents delivering the existing service and having participated in the previous and abandoned Most Suitable Provider Process. The Authority has recorded and implemented effective mitigations accordingly in each instance, full details of which cannot be detailed here due to the character restrictions within this Notice, but are available to any organisation/party requesting such information from [email protected]. An assessment process was undertaken against the published award criteria, and in consideration of the five Key Criteria (KC), to award the Proposed Contract based on the Authority’s requirements. The total score achievable was 80% Technical and 20% Commercial. The five KC were linked to multiple tender questions which were weighted according to priority. The successful bidder (SB) submitted a compliant Tender Response, which passed all aspects of the PSQ (basic selection criteria). The SB went on to achieve the highest Weighted Technical Score (66.35%) for their Technical (Quality) Response, significantly exceeding the 48% Minimum Quality Pass Threshold. Additionally, the chosen provider scored the highest Commercial Score (20%) for their Commercial (Price) Response. The chosen provider achieved a Total Weighted Score of 86.35%, ranking 1st place and achieving the highest overall Total Score (quality & price) out of three compliant bidders. Key Criteria linked to tender questions: Service Delivery, Pathways and Transformation (9.5% weighting) - Value (V), Quality and Innovation (Q&I), Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice (IA,RHI & FC), Integration and Collaboration and Service Sustainability (I&C&SS), Pain and Rheumatology pathways (6.4% weighting) Q&I, IA,RHI & FC, Patient Safety and Experience (8.0% weighting) Q&I, IA,RHI & FC, Patient Outcomes (8.0% weighting) Q&I, IA,RHI & FC, Financial assurance and sustainability (8.0% weighting) Q&I, V, I&C&SS, Workforce (5.6% weighting), Q&I, V, I&C&SS, Mobilisation (4.0% weighting) Q&I, V, I&C&SS, Stakeholder Collaboration (4.0% weighting) I&C&SS, Business Resilience and Service Continuity (4.0% weighting) Q&I, Digital IM&T & Reporting (8.0% weighting) Q&I, I&C&SS, IA,RHI & FC, Tackling inequality in the Contract Workforce (2.6% weighting) Social Value (SV), Improving community integration (2.6% weighting) SV, Improving health and wellbeing of the Contract Workforce (2.7% weighting) SV, Scenario 1 IA,RHI & FC, Scenario 2 IA,RHI & FC.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 28 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
2 Jun 2025 → 1 Feb 2026 · 5 dates- Next notice expected2 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline28 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened28 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published312 days ago19 Dec 2025, 15:24 GMT
- Contract starts268 days ago1 Feb 2026
Notice history
10 events · 9 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Apr 2025- Buyer details updated30 Apr 2025, 11:22 BST
- Buyer details updated12 May 2025, 10:10 BST
- Buyer details updated13 May 2025, 09:56 BST
- Published value updated to £164,149,0735 Jun 2025, 17:26 BSTwas £164,452,499
- Status changed to active5 Jun 2025, 17:26 BST
- Procurement method changed5 Jun 2025, 17:26 BST
- Deadline published: 28 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST5 Jun 2025, 17:26 BST
- Buyer details updated5 Jun 2025, 17:26 BST
- Buyer details updated11 Jul 2025, 11:39 BST
- Status changed to complete22 Sept 2025, 21:38 BST
Published amendments (6 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextVI.3) Additional information · Section VI | (for example if Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board becomes a Greater Essex Integrated Care Board). | — | |
| — | TextVI.3) Additional information · Section VI | — | and or the legal entity awarding the Contract | |
| — | TextII.2.4) Description of the procurement · Section II | This Prior Information Notice communicates NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board 's (the Authority) intention to undertake a competitive process in June 25 for provision of an Integrated Community Musculoskeletal and Pain Service (the Service), in accordance with the steps laid out in regulation 11 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Working with stake… | This Prior Information Notice communicates NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board 's (the Authority) intention to undertake a competitive process in June 25 for provision of an Integrated Community Musculoskeletal and Pain Service (the Service), in accordance with the steps laid out in regulation 11 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Working with stake… | |
| — | TextVI.3) Additional information · Section VI | — | and or the legal entity awarding the Contract | |
| — | TextII.2.4) Description of the procurement · Section II | This Prior Information Notice communicates NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board 's (the Authority) intention to undertake a competitive process in June 25 for provision of an Integrated Community Musculoskeletal and Pain Service (the Service), in accordance with the steps laid out in regulation 11 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Working with stake… | This Prior Information Notice communicates NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board 's (the Authority) intention to undertake a competitive process in June 25 for provision of an Integrated Community Musculoskeletal and Pain Service (the Service), in accordance with the steps laid out in regulation 11 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Working with stake… | |
| — | TextVI.3) Additional information · Section VI | — | and or the legal entity awarding the Contract | |
| — | TextII.2.4) Description of the procurement · Section II | The Authority is undertaking this competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (the Regulations) to award the Proposed Contract for the Integrated Community Musculoskeletal and Pain Service (the Service). Working with stakeholders since 2023, the Authority has developed a new community pathway for people aged 16 years+, based on the East of Englan… | The Authority is undertaking this competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (the Regulations) to award the Proposed Contract for the Integrated Community Musculoskeletal and Pain Service (the Service). Working with stakeholders since 2023, the Authority has developed a new community pathway for people aged 16 years+, based on the East of Englan… | |
| — | TextII.2.4) Description of the procurement · Section II | The Authority is undertaking this competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (the Regulations) to award the Proposed Contract for the Integrated Community Musculoskeletal and Pain Service (the Service). Working with stakeholders since 2023, the Authority has developed a new community pathway for people aged 16 years+, based on the East of Englan… | The Authority is undertaking this competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (the Regulations) to award the Proposed Contract for the Integrated Community Musculoskeletal and Pain Service (the Service). Working with stakeholders since 2023, the Authority has developed a new community pathway for people aged 16 years+, based on the East of Englan… | |
| — | TextII.2.6) Estimated value · Section II | Value excluding VAT: £164,149,073 | Value excluding VAT: £165,210,345 | |
| — | TextII.1.4) Short description · Section II | This is a Contract Award Notice (Intention to Award) communicating NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board 's intention to award a public contract for provision of an Integrated Community Musculoskeletal and Pain Service (the Service), in accordance with the steps laid out in regulation 11 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Estimated dates between which… | This is a Contract Award Notice communicating NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board's award of a public contract for provision of an Integrated Community Musculoskeletal and Pain Service (the Service), in accordance with the steps laid out in regulation 11 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Estimated dates between which the service is intended to be p… | |
| — | TextII.2.4) Description of the procurement · Section II | The Authority has undertaken a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (the Regulations) and intends to award the Proposed Contract for a new Integrated Community Musculoskeletal and Pain Service (the Service) to the Preferred Bidder identified through the process, Cora Health MSK Limited. Working with stakeholders since 2023, the Authority h… | The Authority has undertaken a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (the Regulations) and has awarded the Proposed Contract for a new Integrated Community Musculoskeletal and Pain Service (the Service) to the Preferred Bidder identified through the process, Cora Health MSK Limited. Working with stakeholders since 2023, the Authority has de… | |
| — | TextVI.4.3) Review procedure · Section VI | The standstill period requirements, including for review of decisions, are detailed in Regulations 12 and 14(3). Representations should be made by midnight on 2nd October latest. Provision for independent expert advice is set out in Regulation 23, including how the Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel may provide advice during the standstill period. Where Representations are received b… | The standstill period requirements, including for review of decisions, are detailed in Regulations 12 and 14(3). Representations should be made by midnight on 2nd October latest. Provision for independent expert advice is set out in Regulation 23, including how the Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel may provide advice during the standstill period. Where Representations are received b… |
6 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (9)
- 2025-07: 1 release · 11 Jul 2025
- 2025-06: 1 release · 5 Jun 2025
- 2025-05: 2 releases · 12 May 2025, 13 May 2025
- 2025-04: 2 releases · 30 Apr 2025, 30 Apr 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connect Health LtdSubcontracting: Delivery of the Carpal Tunnel service / pathway in its entirety Delivery of the podiatric surgery service / pathway in its entirety Delivery of Tier 1 MSK Physiotherapy, broadly in line with the geographical foot print for this service currently delivered by Provide Additional Tier 1 MSK Physiotherapy as agreed between the Prime Contractor (Cora Health) and the Subcontractor (Provide CIC) Addition | £84,392,518 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Integrated Community Musculoskeletal and Pain Service · Connect Health Ltd
- Signed
- 17 Sept 2025
- Value
- £84,392,518
- Period
- … – 31 Jan 2031
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS E Independent patient choice and procurement panelReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cora Health MSK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria