Complex Disability Equipment - Prosthetic Specialised Services For People Of All Ages With Limb Loss on behalf of NHS England South East

Descriptions

NHS England South East (the Commissioner) were seeking to secure a Provider who has the capability and capacity to deliver Complex Disability Equipment - Prosthetic Specialised Services to individuals of all ages with Limb Loss. The service aims to maximise the mobility, independence, and quality of life of the individual, working in collaboration with the patient as equal partners. This aim is achieved by the provision of prostheses (artificial limbs) through a dedicated and specialised multidisciplinary team. These specialised services seek to empower patients, provide them with information about their condition(s) and offer individual choice(s) about where, how and by whom they are to be treated and allow for a collaboratively agreed prescription(s) to be provided. The ability to return to normal life and work are key service outcomes thereby improving the individual's quality of life. The contract will be for an initial 60-month period, with the option to extend for a further 48 months (4 x 12-month extensions). Services are due to commence mid-late 2025. Total financial envelopes as per the ITT were: £10,961,335 for initial term (inclusive of any VAT that is chargeable and non-recoverable, but excluding any VAT which is chargeable and recoverable). £19,730,403 including extension options (inclusive of any VAT that is chargeable and non-recoverable, but excluding any VAT which is chargeable and recoverable). Please note that the commissioning responsibility for this service was delegated on 1st April 2025 by NHS England to NHS Kent & Medway Integrated Care Board, pursuant to section 65 Z5 of the National Health Service Act 2006. This notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

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The contract award date for this contract is 4th June 2025.

The contract will be for an initial 60-month period, with the option to extend for a further 48 months (4 x 12-month extensions). Services are due to commence mid-late 2025.

The contract value for the initial term is £10,956,775.65. The total contract value including extension options is £19,722,196.17.

There were two potential declarations of conflict of interest made via the conflict of interest process and recorded accordingly. However, both were deemed as for information only, i.e. on review were not considered as conflicts.

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process.