FOI Ref: 0070FOI2021

8^th September 2020

Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Request for Information

We are pleased to respond to your request for information and our response is set out below:

Request /Response

RE: MSK Services - Procurement of the Integrated Musculoskeletal Service for Sheffield CCG

I would be most grateful if you would provide me with the following information.

1. Whether a formal procurement process was followed for the award of the current Integrated MSK Service for Sheffield CCG registered patients, following the engagement events held by the CCG during June and September 2014.

A procurement process was not applicable for this contract at this time.

2. The list of providers who applied for inclusion on each contract and which were successful.

Not applicable as a procurement process was not followed.

3. Total contract value for each year.

Year	Contract value
2015/16	£24,927k	*Part year only
2016/17	£41,659k
2017/18	£45,290k
2018/19	£45,912k
2019/20	£46,309k
2020/21	N/A	*no NHS contracts signed, national emergency arrangements for COVID in place

 

4. The contract value per year for each of the sub-contracts.

Please contact Sheffield Teaching Hospitals at sth.foi@nhs.net, who are responsible for sub-contracting arrangements.

5. Start date and duration of the main contract including any contracted term for an extension within the existing contract.

The contract commenced on 1st September 2015 for the duration of 4 years and 7 months with an option to extend for 2 years.

6. The duration of the contract extension awarded and when any contract extension award was exercised.

A two year extension was exercised on 11th June 2019.

7. If the contract extension has not yet been exercised, when a decision is likely to be made?

Not applicable, please see above.

8. The name and title of the senior officer in the CCG who is responsible for commissioning the contract, excluding the procurement team.

Sandie Buchan, (Interim) Executive Director of Commissioning Development