Miscellaneous health services

Tender description

The procurement objective is to appoint a single legal entity (potentially a Prime Contractor) to deliver integrated MSK care in the region covered by the Commissioner. The legal entity (Prime Contractor) is expected to demonstrate a credible approach to engaging patients and representative groups in design and delivery of services. The service will be provided within a ‘hub and spoke’ framework. In the evaluation, the Commissioner expects to secure the best possible integration of health care expertise and access to services, but also have informed choice in their patient journeys. The approach will ensure the financial sustainability of the Prime Contractor to undertake the full range of MSK activity either directly providing or through subcontracting arrangements. The financial approach will demonstrate Value for Money. Full details are available via the Bravo portal. The tender will be conducted via the NHS Commercial Solutions Bravo e tendering system — see II.2.4) below. MSK Services — for full details see information contained in the Bravo Project folder. The tender will be conducted via the NHS Commercial Solutions Bravo e tendering system. Bidders wishing to Express an Interest (EOI) in participating will be required to register on the Bravo system if they have not previously done so. This can be done at any time via this web link: https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk The Bravo Project number for this tender is Project 1932. The Invitation to Tender number is itt_2176. An organisation will be assumed to have expressed interest by registering on the Invitation to Tender on the portal. NHS Commercial Solutions is utilising the Bravo system to manage this Procurement and to communicate with Bidders. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to Bidders and all communications with the Commissioner and NHS Commercial Solutions, will be conducted via the Bravo secure messaging service within the portal hosted by BravoSolution, the managed service provider for the NHS Commercial Solutions eTendering system. It is free to register on the portal, and it can be accessed at any time of day. Should Bidders have any queries, or if Bidders are having problems registering on the portal, they should contact the BravoSolution dedicated Supplier Support, available from the Bravo Help desk: Phone: 0800 368 4850 (Monday to Friday 9:00 to 18:00). E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk All interested parties should note that this Service Procurement falls within the scope of the ‘Light Touch Regime’ as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council. See the tender documents for full information.