The government has issued a tender document for the continued contracting out of most of its Benefts medical services.
The estimated value is Value excluding VAT: £2,796,800,000. For medical services relating to PIP, ESA, UC and other government agencies. This is for a 5 year contract(2023-2028), with a possible 2 year extension. Possible changes to the current changes are
• Channel Mix - change in proportional requirements relating to virtual assessments and face to face assessments. For example, the requirement may change from 60% face-to-face to 20%;• Improvements to the PIP Service requirements which seek to maximise volume capacity;• Potential policy changes (e.g. HCP qualifcations).
There are 5 geographical areas-
Lot 1 – Northern England and Scotland, with an estimated value of £647 million (excluding VAT); Lot 2 – Midlands and Wales, £473 million;
Lot 3 – South West England, £338 million;
Lot 4 – London, South East & East Anglia, £396 million; and
Lot 5 - Northern Ireland, £105.1 million.
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