NHS Waltham Forest Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is seeking to commission an organisation that will support the delivery of the wheelchair and postural seating services for adults and children service. The service will be delivered and based in the London Borough of Waltham Forest and managed locally.

The aim of the procurement is to procure a service that provides a high quality and clinically safe integrated wheelchair service, including the assessment and provision of equipment, aftercare, maintenance and support for adults and children who have a physical/cognitive and/or degenerative long term condition which limits mobility. This may also include people who require end of life care.

The estimated annual contract value is 800 000 GBP. Total estimated for 3 years is 2 400 000 GBP. The initial contract will be for the duration of 3 years with the options to extend for a further 2 years. It is anticipated that the new service will commence on 1.9.2019.

The service is covered by the light touch regime are set out at Schedule 3 (Social and Other Specific Services) of PCR 2015. The Commissioner is not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The procedure that the commissioner is following is as set out in the invitation to tender. The process will be similar to open procedure process under the Regulations but, for avoidance of doubt, the commissioner is not running the process as though the open procedure under the regulations applies and so reserves the right to depart from that procedure at any point. The procurement will be advertised via OJEU and contract finder.

Deadline for bid submission is 12:00 on, Monday 11.3.2019