Published date: 4 May 2022

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 20 May 2022

Contract summary

Industry

  • Catheter accessories - 33141240

  • Medical needles - 33141320

Location of contract

LE12 5BL

Procurement reference

tender_305492/1067831

Published date

4 May 2022

Closing date

20 May 2022

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

CUSTOMER: Defence Medical Services HQ, Ministry of Defence (The Authority)

START DATE: 04.05.22

DATE RESPONSE REQUIRED: 20.05.22

Dear Potential Provider,

We would like to notify you of a potential upcoming requirement, and by doing so we are keen to understand where the market stands in terms of our requirement below.

This Request for Information (RFI) seeks information relating to the provision of introducer needles, which the Authority requires for use at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC).


CURRENT SITUATION
1. The aim of Defence Rehabilitation is to provide access to musculoskeletal (MSK) assessment and treatment, with optimal recovery time frames for referred personnel and maximising military force generation. Integral to this is the ability to provide evidence-based management of MSK injury and conditions within the care pathways and their accepted timeframes. These guidelines are founded upon treatment and management strategies to ensure optimal recovery.
2. Multidisciplinary Injury Assessment Clinics (MIAC) are held at DMRC Stanford Hall (SH). Their function is to provide SME input to assess and triage orthopaedic and complex rehabilitation cases and to provide advanced treatments where clinically indicated. They are staffed by experienced band 7 physiotherapists and doctors with specialist qualifications in Sport and Exercise Medicine. For those presenting with exercise induced lower leg pain, MRI of the lumbar spine and bilateral lower legs are requested to rule out a structural cause of symptoms.
3. If MRI imaging does not identify a structural pathology to explain service personnel exercise induced leg pain symptoms, and their symptoms are consistent with chronic exertional compartment syndrome pressure testing is the next stage of investigation. This capability is essential to the defence rehabilitation mission to return injured service personnel to duty in the safest and shortest possible time frame.


REQUIREMENT

4. The Contractor is to provide:

A single use, disposable breakaway or split able needle is required as an introducer for the micro tip pressure catheter which has tip size 3.5F. It should be approx. 5cm in length.


5. The Authority shall require the introducer needles to be delivered to:

DMRC
Neuro Services Manager
Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre
Stanford Hall
Stanford on Soar
Loughborough
England
LE12 5BL


RESPONSE GUIDANCE

This Request for Information (RFI) has been issued in order to better understand the market. The Authority is inviting interested parties to provide details on their capacity and capability in this field along with a proposed delivery model.

If you wish to engage with the Authority regarding this RFI, please email thomas.rockett101@mod.gov.uk with the following information:

a. Company Name
b. Brief description of your Company
c. Details of capacity and capability in this field
d. Point of Contact details

More information

Additional text

Please note the following general conditions:
- This RFI will help us to refine the requirements.
- We reserve the right not to proceed with this procurement. Nothing shall constitute a commitment to instigating a formal procurement process.
- Any and all costs associated with the production of such a response either to an RFI or any resultant competition must be borne by the Supplier. The Authority will not contribute in any way to meeting production costs of any response.
- No down-selection of Potential Providers will take place as a consequence of any responses or interactions relating to this RFI.
- We expect that all responses to this RFI will be provided by Potential Providers in good faith to the best of their ability in the light of information available at the time of their response.
- No information provided by a Potential Provider in response to this RFI will be carried forward, used or acknowledged in any way for the purpose of evaluating the Potential Provider, in any subsequent formal procurement process that may take place.
- Should a Potential Provider fail to respond to this Supplier Questionnaire, it will not affect any further participation in any possible future procurement for this capability.

About the buyer

Contact name

Thomas Rockett

Address

Defence Medical Services, Whittington, Coltman House
Lichfield
WS14 9PY
England

Email

thomas.rockett101@mod.gov.uk