Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service - Bradford

To award an extension of an existing contract to BOC Ltd to provide a Pulmonary

Rehabilitation service to Bradford (covering the former District and City footprint). BOC Ltd

have successfully delivered the service over several years in a variety of community

settings and group work programmes which incorporate physical training, disease

education, nutritional, psychological and behavioural intervention whilst promoting self-care

at all times. The lead commissioner is satisfied with the quality and outcomes of the

service.

BOC Ltd was awarded a 3 year contract following a successful tender bid from 1st October

2016 with an option to extend for a maximum period of 2 years. The contract has been

extended on three occasions and expires on 31st March 2023. The CCG commissioned this service based on 600 places for exercise classes per

annum. The contract would be extended on the same terms and value.

The outcomes of the review of pulmonary rehabilitation services across West Yorkshire by

a WY ICB project group is expected within the next 12 to 18 months. It is planned that the

outcomes of this review will include a service specification that will be the used to provide

a consistent and equitable pulmonary rehabilitation service offer across the WY ICB and a

competitive procurement exercise will be carried out to identify the most suitable provider

to deliver the new service. At that future point, Bradford District and Craven (BDC) ICB will

give notice on all local pulmonary rehabilitation providers and link with the new WY ICB

service.

To bridge the gap between the current contract with BOC Ltd ending and the

procurement of a new WY ICB contract BDC ICB must commission a short-term contract

of 1 (+1) year to ensure continuity of service delivery. A revised service specification will

be used in the new BDC ICB contract, which reflects the latest NICE guidelines, quality

standards and outcome measures. It references the need to generate new ideas and

approaches to providing a greater range of choice for patients, in particular the introduction

of a digital offering to complement in-person classes.

Recognising the previous contract extensions that have taken place, formal market testing

has been conducted via a Prior Information Notice (PIN) which was published in November

2022.

The contract award will be for a period of 1 year with the option to extend for another year

at an annualised contract value of circa £176,000 (total contract value £352,000). This will

ensure continuity of service whilst the review of pulmonary rehabilitation services across

West Yorkshire is concluded.