--- title: "North Staffordshire CCG and Stoke on Trent CCG Community Based Orthotics Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f81d0326-a9d2-4d66-9065-88318e73251f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f81d0326-a9d2-4d66-9065-88318e73251f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f81d0326-a9d2-4d66-9065-88318e73251f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f81d0326-a9d2-4d66-9065-88318e73251f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2017-08-09" --- # North Staffordshire CCG and Stoke on Trent CCG Community Based Orthotics Service Buyer: NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f81d0326-a9d2-4d66-9065-88318e73251f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f81d0326-a9d2-4d66-9065-88318e73251f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f81d0326-a9d2-4d66-9065-88318e73251f.json) ## Summary North Staffordshire CCG and Stoke on Trent CCG are undertaking a tender for the Community Based Orthotics Service, aimed at providing health services to approximately 479,373 residents in the West Midlands, England. This open procurement process is currently in the tender stage, with a deadline for expressions of interest set for 31st August 2017. The contract is expected to commence on 3rd April 2018 and will run until 2nd April 2021. Interested organisations can obtain further details through the Midlands and Lancashire CSU portal. This tender presents significant opportunities for healthcare providers, particularly those specialising in orthotic services and community health. Businesses that demonstrate the capability to deliver clinically effective and high-quality services, including diagnosing, treating, and maintaining orthotic solutions, will find this contract suitable. Smaller enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, especially those with experience in community healthcare and the ability to work in partnership with local acute hospitals. ## Notice North Staffordshire CCG and Stoke on Trent CCG commission health services for around 479,373 residents and are publishing this Pipeline Notice to inform interested providers of the intention to tender the Orthotics service. It is expected that interested providers will have the capacity and capability to diagnose and treat patients and to fit, maintain and repair orthoses in a swift and effective manner in line with the timescales which will be agreed as part of the service specification. It is expected that the provider will deliver the service currently based within the community and to also provide an in-reach function into the local acute hospital to support with outpatient, theatre and inpatient ward work across adult and paediatric services and will therefore be expected to show examples of delivering a clinically effective, high quality service at scale, including demonstrating successful implementation and delivery. Expressions of interest should be e-mailed to r.klimczak@nhs.net and olena.florek@nhs.net , by 31st August 2017. Additional information: Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for another NHS body with whom the successful bidder will enter into contracts for the supply of the services. Any other public sector body wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body. The contract conditions will be set out in the Invitation to Tender. Further details will be made available via documentation and information released during the course of the tender process. Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information. This exercise will be conducted on the Midlands and Lancashire CSU portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk Candidates wishing to be considered must register their expression of interest & provide additional procurement-specific information via e-mail as shown in ii : i) Candidates should be registered on the portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge). If your organisation has registered previously, you do not need to re-register. For technical support in registering with Bravo Solutions contact the BravoSolution Help-desk on +44 8003684850 or E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk ii) Once registered, candidates must also confirm their expression of interest by emailing the relevant information to Roman Klimczak (E-mail: r.klimczak@nhs.net and olena.florek@nhs.net You must submit your expression of interest by email by the deadline stated. 'Light Touch Regime' services: This procurement is for clinical services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations('Regulations'). Accordingly, the contracting authorities are only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authorities are not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The procedure which the contracting authorities are following is set out in the MOI. As the CCG is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement. The Commissioners may hold a bidders event 1 week after the issue of the tender documents. Details to be issued with the tender documents. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/54e2739e-254a-4f5a-a5e5-a0bc6c717fac | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Aug 2017 | | Submission deadline | 31 Aug 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Apr 2018 - 2 Apr 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | Locality | STOKE ON TRENT | | Post town | Stoke-on-Trent | | Postcode | ST4 4LX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire | | ITL 3 | TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent | | Local authority | Stoke-on-Trent | | Electoral ward | Fenton West & Mount Pleasant | | Westminster constituency | Stoke-on-Trent Central | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 9 Aug 2017 at 08:34 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/54e2739e-254a-4f5a-a5e5-a0bc6c717fac ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/54e2739e-254a-4f5a-a5e5-a0bc6c717fac 9th August 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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