Published date: 21 September 2016

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Awarded contract (published 11 January 2017)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Medical practice services - 85121000

Location of contract

KT186JW

Value of contract

£9,115,000 to £15,185,000

Procurement reference

JFC6A/0022

Published date

21 September 2016

Closing date

13 October 2016

Contract start date

1 January 2017

Contract end date

31 December 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

INVITATION TO TENDER JFC6A/0022 - PROVISION OF PROSTHETIC SERVICES
SUMMARY STATEMENT
Provision of a Prosthetics and Orthotic Rehabilitation Service to the Ministry of Defence. The service will initially be delivered at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) at Headley Court, Epsom, Surrey; however, following a transition phase in mid-2018, it is the Authority's intent that the DMRC will relocate to Stanford Hall, Loughborough, Nottinghamshire. The Contract shall apply for the initial period from 01 January 2017 to 31 December 2019, including the facility to ectend for a maximum of two additional years - to 31 December 2021, subject to the Authority's right of earlier termination . The DMRC provides a key element of the tiered Defence Medical Rehabilitation Programme, delivering concentrated residential and out-patient rehabilitation for Armed Forces personnel with complex musco-skeletal disorders and injuries. This includes rehabilitation for patients with complex trauma injuries, rehabilitation following neurological injury or illness, as well as for patients with joint and soft tissue disease. The military patients present a unique challenge; they have high expectations for service provision and for their future function. The average age of patients is 20-45 and their activity level is K4. The whole spectrum of prosthetic and orthotic rehabilitation is required, including: clinical delivery (approximately 52 prosthetic and orthotic sessions per week and 73 technical sessions per week); on-site management; provision and manufacture of prosthetic and orthotic devices; engineering quality assurance; limb component tracking; training; and research. The Contractor will be required to provide limbs by accessing the whole available market range and must include the use of current and developing technology commensurate with patient and MoD requirements. The successful contractor will provide a high quality rehabilitation service tailored to meet the needs of the patient population, delivering both inpatient and outpatient care. In the event of prolonged periods of increased throughput, which may exhaust the capacity of the prosthetic facilities at DMRC, the Contractor must be prepared to undertake additional services in alternative off-site facilities, sourced and provided by the contractor. The contract will be awarded to one supplier for the whole of the service and will not be split into lots. The contractor needs to ensure that clinical practice is supported by appropriate research and development activity and ensure that prosthetists are registered with the Health Professionals Council and be conversant with the guidelines published by the British Association of Prosthetist and Orthotists (BAPO, 2000).

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About the buyer

Contact name

Andy Wood

Address

Rm 1.2.24 Kentigern House
Ministry of Defence 65 Brown Street
Glasgow
G2 8EX
England

Telephone

0141 224 2790

Email

DefComrclCC-JFC6A3@mod.uk