Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Prosthetic & Orthotic service

UK-Luton: Orthotic services.


Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for prior information only: Yes
   This notice aims at reducing time-limits for receipt of tenders: No
   This notice is a call for competition: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
       Lewsey Road, Luton, LU4 0DZ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1582718200, Email: jacqui.nicholls@ldh.nhs.uk
       Contact: Jacqui Nicholls
       Main Address: https://www.delta-esourcing.com
       NUTS Code: UK
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: No.
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .

I.3) Communication          
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority    
   Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity:    
   Health

Section II: Object
      
II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1
   II.1.1) Title: Prosthetic & Orthotic service    
          Reference number:
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      85111600 - Orthotic services.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   II.1.4) Short description:    
      The contracting authority is seeking to commission the provision of Prosthetic & Orthotic Service at our Bedford Hospital and Luton & Dunstable Hospital Sites to commence during June - November 2022.          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 1,900,000 - GBP
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No          
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: Not Provided       
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description    
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UK - UNITED KINGDOM    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      The contracting authority is seeking to commission the provision of Prosthetic & Orthotic Services for Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at our two sites: Bedford Hospital and Luton & Dunstable Hospital to commence during June – November 2022. The scope of the requirement may be extended to include Milton Keynes Hospital requirements as part of an Integrated Care System approach, this will be determined at ITTN stage.
Further information will be provided to those who express interest in this opportunity.    
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      The Contracting Authority currently anticipates that the Contract Notice for this opportunity will be issued in October 2021. An open day will be held in respect of this opportunity in November 2021.

The Contracting Authority reserves the right to divide this opportunity into lots and/or accept variant bids but only at the Contracting Authority's sole discretion.    


II.3) Estimated Date of publication
         17/11/2021
      
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description       
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - YES

Section VI: Complementary Information    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
   Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a large general hospital based across two sites, Luton & Dunstable University Hospital and Bedford Hospital. We have around 7,500 staff providing high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

The Trust has approximately 1057 inpatient beds across the two sites and provides a comprehensive range of general medical and surgical services, including Emergency Department (ED) and maternity services. Last year we provided healthcare services for over 153,000 admitted patients, over 700,000 outpatients and Emergency Department attendees and we delivered over 8,100 babies.

Most outpatient services are provided on the Luton & Dunstable Hospital and Bedford Hospital sites. The Trust also provides community musculo-skeletal services (MSK) at three locations across the catchment area, including our Orthopaedic Centre situated further along Dunstable Road and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and Diabetes services for South Bedfordshire. Outreach clinics for phlebotomy and therapies are also sited at the North Wing site in Bedford.

At the Luton & Dunstable University Hospital site, we are planning development of an Acute Services Block and New Ward Block which are essential to support Maternity, Neonatology, Critical Care and Theatre services. This is planned to complete by the end of 2024. At our Bedford Hospital site we are investing in Emergency Department upgrades and car park developments. Our schemes will support staff in delivering the best care to patients in the best environment, and to improve patient experience.

The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to issue a Contract Notice, to cancel the award procedure at any time and does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.

The Contracting Authority is not responsible or liable for any costs incurred by those expressing interest in, negotiating or tendering for this opportunity.

Please note that all values and timescales provided in this notice are indicative only and subject to change.
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VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 09/09/2021