NHS Lothian is seeking suppliers for orthotic consumables including adult footwear, insoles, bespoke footwear, modular footwear, custom foot orthoses, footwear repair, adaptation, ankle foot orthosis, AFO jointed, and AFO with Northvane insert/Piggy Back Style.
LOTL 299-23 Orthotic Consumables.
NHS Lothian has identified a requirement to tender for Orthotics consumables
The aim is to meet the Orthotists clinical requirements, whilst obtaining the best possible contractual arrangements for each Lot within the tender.
To ensure that when NHS Lothian purchase Orthotics consumables they are legally compliant and meet the current
Medical Device Regulations
All Adult Footwear including Bespoke,Modular, Stock & Custom Insoles
Bespoke Footwear is any footwear not covered by the description for stock and modular and can be of any specification including Diabetic specification, +/- cradle corks or any insoles to measures, drafts, 3D scans and/or casts made from any material available with unlimited adaptions/ modifications to upper, sole and heel, created from exact measurements.
Modular Footwear is as stock, but with adaptions/modifications to the last and uppers.
Custom foot orthoses are used when stock (off the shelf) orthoses are not suitable.
Custom made insoles/foot orthoses are those made either from a cast, draft, podobox impression, or scan. Inclusive of cradles. Further details in respect of Lot 1 are contained within the Technical specification.
Footwear Repair and Adaptation
LOT 2: Footwear Repair and Adaptation
Repairs of stock, modular and bespoke footwear
Repair and adaptations of patients own footwear
Including:
-External shoe raises
-Rocker soles (with balanced heel if requested)
-Wedges
-Elongated heels
-Flares
-Sockets
-T straps
-Retaining straps
Ankle Foot Orthosis
LOT 3: Ankle Foot Orthosis (AFO)
The tender price must a standard price for each product as above which includes ALL adaptions/ modifications required as specified below.
-Any colour/type of plastic used as part of the draping process
-Transfers
-ALL styles excluding jointed and Northvane insert/piggyback style include
-Stiffeners (ribbed not carbon fibre)
-All straps required in leather or cotton webbing or PVC
-Sliding pads on straps
-Lining (partial and full)
-All pads (e.g., malleolar or arch pads)
-Wedging for alignment
-Extrinsic wedge/raise
-Contralateral Heel lift same size as alignment wedging
AFO- jointed
-Any colour/type of plastic used as part of the draping process
-Transfers
-All joints
-Any straps required in leather or webbing or PVC Sliding pads on straps
-Lining (partial and full)
-All pads (e.g., malleolar or arch pads)
-Wedging for alignment
-Extrinsic wedge/raise
-Contralateral Heel lift same size as alignment wedging
AFO with Northvane insert/Piggy Back Style
-Any colour/type of plastic used as part of the draping process
-Transfers
-All styles
-Stiffeners (ribbed not carbon fibre)
-Any straps required in leather or webbing or PVC Sliding pads on straps
-Lining (partial and full)
-All pads (e.g., malleolar or arch pads)
-Wedging for alignment
-Extrinsic wedge/raise
-Contralateral Heel lift same size as alignment wedging
-Lining (partial and full)
-All pads (e.g., malleolar or arch pads)
-Wedging for alignment
-Extrinsic wedge/raise
-Contralateral Heel lift same size as alignment wedging