Awarded· 5 Nov 2024
Provision of Urgent Award MSK Pain Management and Rheumatology on behalf of NHS Mid and South Essex ICB
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board · Basildon, East
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Basildon.
Source: Find a Tender, published 10 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2024
Contract awarded
Connect Health
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 13:18
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About this tender
In brief
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Basildon. The contract went to Connect Health. It was awarded on 5 November 2024. The contract value is £3,147,575.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 10 March 2025. The notice number is 008527-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04eafe.
Summary of the contracting process
This procurement process involves an urgent contract award for Musculoskeletal (MSK) Pain Management and Rheumatology Services, carried out by NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB). The contract title is "Provision of Urgent Award MSK Pain Management and Rheumatology on behalf of NHS Mid and South Essex ICB."
With health services as the industry category, the procurement activities are focused in Basildon and Brentwood and Thurrock regions within Essex. The current procurement stage is Award, issued on 10th March 2025, with key dates including the new contract period starting on 1st April 2025 and expiring on 31st March 2026, with an option to extend for a further five months.
The procurement method used was limited, without prior publication of a call for competition, due to the urgency and unforeseen delays in the re-procurement process. Connect Health Limited, the supplier awarded the urgent contract, managed the transition effectively due to the immediate need to prevent a gap in service provision.
The value of the contract is £3,147,575 GBP, offering substantial business for health services providers prepared to meet the stringent requirements of the NHS Mid and South Essex ICB to ensure the continuity and quality of patient care.
The notice in full
The current re procurement of MSK Pain Management and Rheumatology Services has had unforeseen delays and there must not be a gap in service provision for the population which would impact patients by deteriorating their current conditions. The current contract with the incumbent expires on 31st October 2025 and as a consequence there is a requirement to award a short term contract whilst the procurement concludes.
The new contract will be for a further 7 months with an option to extend for a further 5 months from 01st April 2025 to 31st March 2026.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
The current MSK Pain Management and Rheumatology Contract to provide the services to patients within NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (Basildon and Brentwood and Thurrock) will expire on 31st October 2025.
The Urgent Award to the existing provider is to ensure that there is continued provision of MSK Pain Management and Rheumatology Services to the registered population of NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (Basildon and Brentwood and Thurrock) whilst the procurement in place to award a new contract is concluded.
There is a requirement to award a new short term contract for 7 months, with an option to extend for a further 5 months 01st April 2025 - 31st March 2026.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Connect Health
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £3,147,575
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 008527-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04eafe
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Basildon
- Town
- Southend-on-Sea
- Postcode
- SS14 3HG
- Electoral ward
- Fryerns
- Constituency
- Basildon and Billericay
- Delivery area
- Essex
- Region
- East
- Sub-region
- Essex Thames Gateway
- Area
- Essex
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Phone
- +44 2034356590
- Address
- Basildon, Essex, SS14 3HG · East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Connect Health
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about this tender
Who won the Provision of Urgent Award MSK Pain Management and Rheumatology on behalf of NHS… contract?
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Connect Health on 5 November 2024.
How much is the Provision of Urgent Award MSK Pain Management and Rheumatology on behalf of NHS… contract worth?
The contract value is £3,147,575.
Who is the buyer for Provision of Urgent Award MSK Pain Management and Rheumatology on behalf of NHS…?
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board, based in Basildon, East.
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