Notice Information
Notice Title
Wheelchair and Specialist Seating Service - C401025 - ITT
Notice Description
NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (ICB) is looking to provide a contract to provide wheelchair and specialist seating services to the population of Sussex for a 5 + 2 year contract, commencing 1st April 2027. The Sussex Wheelchair Service provides a comprehensive, integrated service for adults, children, and young people with long-term mobility needs. Service users have described a wheelchair as "a vehicle of freedom," highlighting both the emotional and functional significance of the service. The service supports individuals to optimise their independence, health outcomes, and quality of life through timely access to assessment, provision, maintenance, and review of appropriate wheeled mobility equipment. The service is designed to be equitable, needs-led, and responsive, ensuring consistent and high-quality provision across Sussex. It includes both manual and powered wheelchairs, pressure-relieving cushions, and postural management equipment, tailored to meet long-term clinical needs. The Specialist Postural Static Seating Service will be for adults in East Sussex. Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome Annual contract value: PS8,436,258 Estimated total contract value including 2 year extension: PS59,053,806 (5 year contract + 2 year extension) Proposed contract start date: 1st April, 2027. Closing date to respond to the tender will be: Thursday 12th March 2026 at 12:00pm (Noon).
Lot Information
Lot 1
NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (ICB) is looking to provide a contract to provide wheelchair and specialist seating services to the population of Sussex for a 5 + 2 year contract, commencing 1st April 2027. The Sussex Wheelchair Service provides a comprehensive, integrated service for adults, children, and young people with long-term mobility needs. Service users have described a wheelchair as "a vehicle of freedom," highlighting both the emotional and functional significance of the service. The service supports individuals to optimise their independence, health outcomes, and quality of life through timely access to assessment, provision, maintenance, and review of appropriate wheeled mobility equipment. The service is designed to be equitable, needs-led, and responsive, ensuring consistent and high-quality provision across Sussex. It includes both manual and powered wheelchairs, pressure-relieving cushions, and postural management equipment, tailored to meet long-term clinical needs. The Specialist Postural Static Seating Service will be for adults in East Sussex. The service will be founded on the following core objectives: * People who use the service and their carers have access to high quality, evidence-based advice, assessment, prescription and reviews. * People who use the service and their carers are fully involved in the design and delivery of the service across the integrated care pathway. * The service is timely, flexible and responsive to user/carer needs. * The health and safety of people who use the service, their carers, and staff is promoted and supported at all times. * The service is equitable and is available in the same way to all those who are eligible. * The service is easily accessible and provides good quality information. * The safeguarding of children, young people and adults is paramount at all levels of service delivery. * The service is efficient, responds promptly and demonstrates value for money across all aspects of service provision. * Professionals work together to make sure the needs of users are central to service delivery. Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome Annual contract value: PS8,436,258 Estimated total contract value including 2 year extension: PS59,053,806 (5 year contract + 2 year extension) Proposed contract start date: 1st April, 2027. Closing date to respond to the tender will be: Thursday 12th March 2026 at 12:00pm (Noon).
Options: The contract is for 5 years with a period of 2 years to further extend the contract (5 + 2).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058907
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008282-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85100000 - Health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £59,053,806 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Jan 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Mar 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 30 Jun 20265 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (ICB)
- Contact Name
- Stuart Meredith
- Contact Email
- stuart.meredith1@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEWES
- Postcode
- BN7 2FZ
- Post Town
- Brighton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ22 East Sussex CC
- Delivery Location
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
-
- Local Authority
- Lewes
- Electoral Ward
- Lewes Bridge
- Westminster Constituency
- Lewes
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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