Provision of Northamptonshire Orthotics and Lycra service

Nene and Corby Clinical Commissioning Groups are seeking to procure a Countywide Orthotic and Lycra Service. The aim of the service is to facilitate the treatment and rehabilitation of patients through assessing the need and provision of an orthosis to aid comfort, improve function, prevent, correct or protect deformity, relieve discomfort and pain. The service will promote healing and facilitate a service user’s discharge from their medical or surgical service as appropriate.

The service includes assessment and reassessment, provision (production and fitting) and the review, repair and maintenance of orthoses. The service provision should be explicitly linked to the strategic aims of accident prevention and independence. Good quality footwear supports independence in the community and helps to prevent accidents.

The CCGs are looking for a service which will identify areas for improvement through innovation, to help design a seamless and integrated service to deliver good outcomes to the patients of Northamptonshire.

The Commissioners would like to invite potential providers to a market place event to be held at Francis Crick House, Summerhouse Road, Moulton Park industrial Estate, Northampton, NN3 6BJ on Wednesday 15th July 2015 at 2.00pm. Places are limited to two representatives per organisation. Please can you confirm your attendance to Rosalind.Carter@ardengemcsu.nhs.uk.

Documentation will be available from 13th July 2015. Closing date for submission of completed PQQs is 19th August 2015. Correspondence will only be dealt with through the Bravo website.

Neither the commissioners nor potential providers will be obligated to further commitment as a result of initial expressions of interest.

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The services to which this advertisement relates fall within Part B Schedule 3 of the Public Contract Regulations. Neither placement of this advertisement nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any Regulations save those applicable to Part B Residual Services.

Additional information: The local contract value is £1.947m plus VAT