Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Community and Secondary Care Orthotics Service

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (SSOTICB), University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust and University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust are looking to procure an all-age Community Orthotics Service that meets the needs of the registered population of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent; and a Secondary Care Orthotics Service to support inpatients and outpatients of University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) and University Hospitals of Burton and Derby (UHBD).

The Community Orthotics Service shall provide assessments and provision of orthotic devices (orthoses) including maintenance and repairs of these, as required, and deliver the service to patients at home, within clinical settings and//or within community venues.

The Secondary Care Orthotics Service shall provide Orthotist support to patients of UHNM and UHDB within their hospital settings.

The Service Specification sets out the full details of the key requirements, outcomes and objectives of the service.

This includes 3 appendices setting out the requirements of the service to be provided to Secondary Care (UHNM and UHDB) and eligibility.

Contract length: the contract will be for 3 years with the option to extend by up to a further 2 years.

The contract is planned to commence 1st April 2024.

The total possible value for the whole procurement is £12,869,975.

Full details of the Commissioning Authorities' affordability threshold is shown at II.2.4 Description of the Procurement