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Integrated Clinical Mobility Service (Wheelchairs and Orthotics) in Northamptonshire

NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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19 Aug 2026 at 17:31

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board is procuring a countywide, all-age integrated clinical mobility service covering orthotics, wheelchairs and posture support across Northamptonshire. The service is intended to maximise mobility and independence through timely initial assessments and reviews, provision of clinically appropriate equipment, and ongoing repairs and maintenance. It includes personalised support closer to home where reasonable, self-referral where appropriate, equipment fitting and preventative maintenance, transitions from children’s to adult services, alternative equipment when clinical needs change, and education for service users and carers. The service must provide clear information to professionals, families, schools and adult wheelchair users, and deliver safe, responsive care aligned with professional guidance and national best practice.

The process records an active award to Blatchford Limited and an active contract signed on 12 August 2026. The contract runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028, with an option to extend for up to 24 months, to 30 September 2030. Its value is £16,146,859. The buyer used a limited Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process C, without prior publication of a call for competition, on the basis that the existing provider was considered satisfactory and likely to meet the proposed requirements. The stated assessment criteria were quality and innovation, value, integration, collaboration and service sustainability, improving access and reducing health inequalities, and social value. The intention-to-award process allows representations by 2 September 2026.

This requirement is suited to an established healthcare provider able to deliver orthotic, wheelchair and posture services at county scale for both children and adults. Credible suppliers would need clinical capability in assessment, prescription, fitting and review, alongside reliable equipment supply, repair, maintenance and planned preventative maintenance. They would need to manage changing clinical needs, posture, pressure relief, comfort, function and appearance, and provide suitable alternatives when required. Strong performance would also depend on coordinated pathways, transition arrangements between children’s and adult services, access closer to home, self-referral where appropriate, user and carer education, and clear communication with professionals, schools and families. Evidence of quality, innovation, integration, sustainability, reduced health inequalities and social value would be important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Integrated Clinical Mobility Service (Wheelchairs and Orthotics) in Northamptonshire

Notice Description

Provision of a countywide all age integrated high quality, responsive and safe orthotics, wheelchair and posture service that maximises mobility and independence through timely access to both initial assessment and review of individual need, including the provision, and ongoing repair or maintenance where required, of appropriate clinically identified equipment.

Lot Information

Lot 1

An all age countywide integrated orthotics, wheelchair and posture service that improves the quality of life for service users and their carers, is responsive to changes in service users' health conditions and is recognised by service users to be a good experience. The Provider must have agreed protocols and standards for services that include: * Delivery of services in line with professional guidance and national best practice * Providing a timely, safe, high-quality service that meets service users' needs * Providing personalised, timely, coordinated services delivered closer to home where it is reasonable to do so * Access to self-referral where appropriate * Fitting, repair and maintenance procedures (including planned preventative maintenance) for equipment * Defined transition processes and pathway for children and young people to move into adult services where required * Responding to changing clinical need and provision of alternative equipment when necessary * Providing good quality equipment appropriate to identified need that includes consideration of comfort, posture, function, pressure relief and cosmesis * Review and adaption of services to identify and deliver innovation and efficiencies * Providing education in the use and care of equipment to Service Users and carers Specific requirements for Wheelchair Services: * Provision of clear information for professionals, parents, carers, children and young people and schools and adult users regarding access to wheelchair services and the limitations of the NHS wheelchair service The contract awarded is for 2 years (1st October 2026 to 30th September 2028) with the option to extend for up to 2 years to 30th September 2030 in accordance with the Direct Award Process C (DAP C) of the Providers Selection Regime (PSR) (2023). The key criteria used to assess the provider were the following: *quality and innovation *value *integration, collaboration and service sustainability *improving access and reducing health inequalities *social value An assessment of suitability has been completed and NICB are assured that the current provider is satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard and meet the key criteria above. No conflicts of interest were identified.

Options: Option to extend for up to 24 months.

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 02/09/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice services as an intention to award under the PSR.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e80f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079217-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

85111600 - Orthotic services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£16,146,859 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
KETTERING
Postcode
NN15 6EY
Postcode Area
Northampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF25 North Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
TLF24 West Northamptonshire, TLF25 North Northamptonshire
Local Authority
North Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Ise
Westminster Constituency
Kettering

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Blatchford Limited

Further Information

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