Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (ML CSU) on behalf of the Commissioners NHS Leicester City Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), West Leicestershire CCG, East Leicestershire & Rutland CCG and NHS England is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver the provision of a Wheelchairs, Orthotics and Prosthetics service in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR).

LLR CCGs and NHS England are looking for a provider to deliver an integrated service comprising of the three elements described in the three separate service specifications, from a main base and wider locations to be agreed as part of tender.

Orthotics:

— maximise independence and improve the quality of life for service users and their carers, through timely access to appropriate assessment, provision and maintenance of equipment,

— respond to changes in service users’ health conditions through regular review and deliver a service that Service Users perceive to be a good experience.

Wheelchair & Posture:

— maximise the mobility and independence and improve the quality of life for service users and their carers, through timely access to appropriate assessment, provision and maintenance of equipment,

— respond to changes in service users’ health conditions through regular review and deliver a service that Service Users perceive to be a good experience.

Prosthetics:

— maximise the mobility, independence and quality of life of the individual, working in collaboration with the patient as equal partners,

— provision of prostheses (artificial limbs) through a dedicated and specialised multidisciplinary team,

— empower patients and 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.