Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc4-4808-7114-a800-fcba04f62ee0/escape-pain-hip-knee-oa-services-ysth pending GB open procedure # "Escape Pain" Hip & Knee OA Services YSTH [York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust](https://tendernation.io/buyers/york-and-scarborough-teaching-hospital-nhs-foundation-trust) Estimated value £11,000 Published 25 Sept 2025 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender The Trust is seeking to award a contract for the delivery of the "Escape Pain" program for managing lower limb osteoarthritis in local community locations as part of the MSK Community Services workstream. It is anticipated that up to 160 OA hip and kneed patients will be referred to the provider over the initial 12 months.The provider must be based within North Yorkshire with suitably certified staff in the local area of the Trust to deliver the services in community settings in a number of locations across York or sites as required by the Trust. All staff delivering the program must have attended official "Escape Pain" training and hold course certificates.The provider must be able to adhere to the core tenets of the programme - X2 sessions per week over 6 weeks, each session to include combined education & exercise guidance; participants start & end program together; facilitators trained to deliver the program by centralised team. Classes should be offered weekdays and weekends as may be required by the Trust. The provider must be able to contribute to the "ESCAPE" centralised audit. Appropriate professional/clinical insurance cover must be providedPerformance Metrics & KPIs• Patients continuing with class once initial sessions have expired: TARGET = 75% of referrals • Mean Improvements in Knee OA Outcome Score (KOOS) post course• Mean Improvements in Hip OA Outcome Score (HOOS) post course• Mean improvements in Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (SWEMWBS) post courseQuality StandardsThe service provider must:• Participate in ongoing audit and quality improvement.• Ensure all personnel have up-to-date training in data protection and clinical governance.• Have documented policies and practices with regard to staff vetting, patient safeguarding, etc..Information Governance and Data SecurityThe provider must:• Comply with UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, and NHS Digital IG Toolkit standards.• Have in place a secure audit trail for data access and reporting activity.Governance and Oversight• Regular contract review meetings to be performed quarterly• Joint audit processes with the commissioning body.• Named clinical leads from both parties to oversee collaboration.• Referral process must integrate with existing NHS system. The target start date for the contract is in November 2025 with an initial term of 12 months and option to extend the contract for 2 further periods of 6 months each. Read full description ## CPV classification Community health services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-05a28d-2025-09-25T17:21:03+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-05a28d-2025-09-25T17:21:03+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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