Home / Opportunities / Opportunity
PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

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 · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 22:30.

Opportunity overview

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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Connect Health Limited

Match pending…
Contract value
£3.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
5 Nov 2024
Award ID
008527-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne,, UKC2, NE12 8EU, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services

Lots

  • 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.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ACE-0755-2024-MSE
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
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.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
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.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
to address immediate risks to safety and quality of care
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
100

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Brandon, Suffolk

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH3

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-139428
Name
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH3
Locality
Basildon, Essex
Postal Code
SS14 3HG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Phoenix House, Christopher Martin Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Id
QH8
Legal Name
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board

Contact

Telephone
+44 2034356590
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-140225
Name
Connect Health Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKC2
Locality
Newcastle Upon Tyne,
Postal Code
NE12 8EU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Light Box, Quorum Business Park, Benton Lane,

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Connect Health Limited
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-4330
Name
The Royal Courts of Justice

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Strand

Identifier

Legal Name
The Royal Courts of Justice

Award information

Award 1
Id
008527-2025-1
Title
Provision of Urgent Award for MSK, Pain Management and Rheumatology Services
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-140225
Name
Connect Health Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
008527-2025-1
Title
Provision of Urgent Award for MSK, Pain Management and Rheumatology Services
Status
active
Award ID
008527-2025-1
Date Signed
5 Nov 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
3,147,575
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Basildon, Essex · UKH3 · SS14 3HG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH3

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04eafe-2025-03-10T13:18:12Zcompiled ·