Adult Direct Access MSK Physiotherapy Service and First Contract Practitioner (FCP) MSK Service for North-East Hampshire and Farnham Patients

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  "date": "2026-02-04T10:11:25Z",
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        "description": "NHS Frimley ICB (\"the Commissioner\") sought to commission provision to provide an Adult Direct Access MSK Physiotherapy Service and First Contract Practitioner (FCP) MSK service for eligible patients in the North-East Hampshire and Farnham geographical locality. \nAdult Direct Access MSK Physiotherapy service: Patient population covered is North-East Hampshire 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. Follow-ups are also provided. Group exercise programmes are permitted as part of the treatment.          \nFirst 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. Patients with musculoskeletal conditions will be seen and assessed by the extended scope practitioner (ESP) who will utilise pre-existing services. \nFrimley ICB has followed PSR Direct Award C for the contract to which this notice relates.\nThe total expected value of the contract for the initial 1-year contract term is £259,397. The optional 1-year extension expected value of the contract is £259,397 Therefore, the full expected lifetime contract value (1yr + 1yr) is £518,794.  The actual value of the contract will depend on actual activity levels for each service.\nThe contract period will commence on 01 April 2026.\nFrom 01 April 2026, NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board will cease to exist as a statutory commissioning body as a result of NHS organisational restructuring, with all commissioning responsibilities for this service transferring to NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board as the Lead Commissioner and NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board as the Associate Commissioner.\nThis procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners. Additional information: Evidence that Premier Physical Healthcare Limited have satisfied the existing contract to a sufficient standard according to the detail outlined in the contract: they provided all of the required documentation, information and policies for the existing contract. They have followed the contractual service specification, not deviated from Frimley ICB Safeguarding requirements, charged the correct local prices as per the contract, issued invoices correctly in accordance with the Frimley ICB process, complied with Quality reporting requirements, and followed Schedule 6A reporting requirements. They have complied with/not fallen foul of the applicable NHS Standard Contract (Shorter Form) Service Conditions, including Service Conditions in relation to the following: service standards, co-operation, information requirements, safeguarding, payment terms and quality requirements. They have also complied with/not fallen foul of the applicable shorter Form General Conditions, including those relating to liability & indemnity, assignment & sub-contracting, and Information Governance. The new contracting arrangements are based on a rollover of the previous contracting arrangements/schedules which the provider has already satisfied/complied with to a high standard, and so the provider will highly be likely to be able to satisfy the new contract to a sufficient standard.",
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    "description": "NHS Frimley ICB (\"the Commissioner\") sought to commission provision to provide an Adult Direct Access MSK Physiotherapy Service and First Contract Practitioner (FCP) MSK service for eligible patients in the North-East Hampshire and Farnham geographical locality. \nAdult Direct Access MSK Physiotherapy service: Patient population covered is North-East Hampshire 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. Follow-ups are also provided. Group exercise programmes are permitted as part of the treatment.          \nFirst 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. Patients with musculoskeletal conditions will be seen and assessed by the extended scope practitioner (ESP) who will utilise pre-existing services. \nFrimley ICB has followed PSR Direct Award C for the contract to which this notice relates.",
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  "description": "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 and The Procurement Act 2023 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 midnight 17 February 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.\nThe Commissioner made the decision of directly awarding the incumbent provider Premier Physical Healthcare Limited in accordance with the following five criteria outlined in Regulation (9) of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. \n•\tQuality and innovation\n•\tValue\n•\tIntegration, collaboration, and service sustainability\n•\tImproving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice\n•\tSocial value\nIt has been advised that Premier Physical Healthcare Limited has the evidenced ability to deliver the activity required to meet service requirements within the required region. A direct award to Premier Physical Healthcare Limited under PSR Direct Award C would be appropriate following the Commissioner's evaluation of this provider against the statutory requirements of PSR Direct Award C, and the Commissioner's conclusion that all requirements and criteria have been satisfied. \nNo declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest were identified during the decision-making process.\nRepresentations should be sent to scwcsu.cbprocurement@nhs.net.",
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