Multiple Sclerosis Management Service for Children - Contract Modification

Location

London

Description

The Multiple Sclerosis Management Service for Children, includes patients with suspected Multiple Sclerosis (MS) or equally rare ‘MS-like’, recurrent acquired demyelinating syndromes (ADS) or who have had a first demyelination episode and have a high risk of relapse which would require a similar treatment approach, including: Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMO, NMOSD) and other AQP4 antibody associated demyelination; Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein (MOG) antibody associated relapsing demyelination and other forms of recurrent relapsing demyelination.The MS Hub Lead Centres are geographically spaced across the Regional areas of NHS England as follows:i) Lot 1 - North comprising the NHS England Regions: the North East and Yorkshire; the North West,ii) Lot 2 - the Midlands comprising the NHS England Regions: the Midlands; the East of Englandiii) Lot 3 - London and the South: comprising the South East; the South West; London

Ammendments to Previous Notice

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

• Contract modified due to additional needs.

Legal Justification

The contract modification is required to allow the service to continue while allowing sufficient time to identify and complete the most appropriate procurement route in accordance with The Healthcare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (PSR).

Other Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime(PSR) contract modification notice, under the Health Care Services(Provider Selection Regime)Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provision of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally modified.This contract modification was approved by the National Commissioning Group on 20th January 2026.