Planning

DDICB Market Engagement Event: Derbyshire Orthotics Community Service

  • NHS Derby & Derbyshire Integrated Care Board

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-023488

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-048532

Published 26 July 2024, 4:53pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Derby & Derbyshire Integrated Care Board

The Council House, First Floor, Corporation Street

Derby

DE1 2FS

Contact

Bilal Arif

Email

bilal.arif@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.joinedupcarederbyshire.co.uk/derbyshire-integrated-care-board/

Buyer's address

https://www.joinedupcarederbyshire.co.uk/derbyshire-integrated-care-board/

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at

https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

DDICB Market Engagement Event: Derbyshire Orthotics Community Service

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (referred to as the Commissioner) are inviting suitably qualified providers to attend a virtual Market Engagement Event in relation to the Provision of Derbyshire Orthotics Community Service.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £11,173,840

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Main site or place of performance

Derbyshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The service shall provide a community-based, cost effective, accessible specialist orthotics service which includes the diagnosis, treatment, fitting, maintaining and repairing of orthoses for children and adults in line with the agreed access criteria, responding to changing medical and social needs of the orthotics user.

The service will need to;
• Provide appropriate orthotics, inclusive of elastic/fabric and custom-made splints. To provide advice to maximise children’s' motor skills, minimise development of contracture and deformity in the growing child and prevent injury in a caseload of children with neurological and physical health needs.

• Facilitate the treatment and rehabilitation of the patient. This is achieved through the assessment of need and the provision of an orthoses that will either remedy or relieve a medical condition or disability and may prevent the development of more disabling conditions.

• Provide access to high quality, safe care that gives timely advice, appropriate support, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for patients according to their individual need.

• Ensure the service is delivered in line with current policy, learning and best evidence and provide appropriate governance and management for the service.

The purpose of this advert is to invite the market to engage, share with the market the current draft Service Specification (available via the e-tendering portal), and to clarify and communicate other elements of the service model/process. The Commissioner will be requesting providers to register to attend an online market engagement event, which is scheduled for Thursday 5th September 2024 at 10:00am.

The deadline for registration to attend the event is 17:00 on Tuesday 3rd September 2024.

Please note this is a market testing exercise and does not commit the ICB to carry out any further procurement process. Any future opportunity will be advertised in accordance with the regulations.

Any and all information/documents that are made available as part of this engagement exercise is draft and subject to change. All timeframes are indicative and also subject to change.

Please note, this Prior Information Notice relates to a Schedule 3 Service in scope of the Light Touch Regime (LTR) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Any future Procurement conducted will be subject to the Light Touch Regime (LTR) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

It is currently anticipated that that the contract awarded will be for 3 years with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years. The estimated total contract value included in section II.1.5 is therefore based on a maximum 5-year contract term.

two.2.14) Additional information

To Register your Interest in attending the Market Engagement Event or seek additional information please use the following link and Project reference: Link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Project Reference: C296504.

The aim of this Market Engagement is to;
1. Provide the market with visibility of the proposed opportunity;
2. To gauge the level of interest from the market of capable providers with capacity across the region to deliver the services noted above.
3. Invite interested Providers to attend a virtual Market Engagement Event on Thursday 5th September 2024 at 10:00am.

May we ask that you register your attendance for the Market Engagement Event via the messaging functionality within the Atamis portal, providing the name, job title and email address of attendees you wish to register to attend the event. Please note, there is no restriction on the number of attendees you are able to register. Closer to the event you will receive further information, via the Atamis messaging system, detailing how to access the event and a link to MS Teams.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

1 October 2024


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes