MSK Physiotherapy AI Service

Description

The Authority requires a UK-based digital physiotherapy service in which advanced artificial intelligence (AI) is the primary driver of care delivery, ensuring services that are safe, consistent, and cost-effective. Lot 1: The Authority requires a UK-based digital physiotherapy service in which advanced artificial intelligence (AI) is the primary driver of care delivery, ensuring services that are safe, consistent, and cost-effective. The service is expected to deliver a readily available, comprehensive, end-to-end clinical pathway for both new and existing patients, functioning as a full alternative to traditional care pathways rather than as an adjunct, supplementary offering, or "waiting well" solution. The appointed supplier must be capable of taking full clinical and operational ownership and responsibility for the entire patient journey. This includes referral intake, diagnostic triage, clinical assessment, personalised treatment planning, treatment delivery, and discharge. The service delivered should be a hybrid model of digital/AI physiotherapist appointments plus virtual availability of HCPC registered physiotherapists employed by the contracted provider. Accordingly, the supplier must hold Care Quality Commission (CQC) registration to evidence strong clinical governance. In addition, the AI solution must be certified as a Class IIa medical device and be available 24/7 to support safe, timely triage and clinical diagnosis. This notice is on behalf of the Kent Community NHS Health Foundation Trust (KCHFT), whom is the contracting authority. The Trust are following the PSR Most Suitable Provider (MSP) process. This notice is a Contract Award Notice (Intention to award) F03 in line with the MSP process. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £1,525,000.00 This is an existing service, with a new provider. It is anticipated that the contract for this service would start on 1st June 2026 and be awarded for a 6 month initial term with 3 x 1 Year optional extension periods.