Published date: 23 November 2022

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 23 November 2022

Contract summary

Industry

  • Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - 33000000

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£80,000

Procurement reference

NNC00000311

Published date

23 November 2022

Approach to market date

23 November 2022

Contract start date

19 December 2022

Contract end date

16 December 2024

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

North Northamptonshire Council Sensory Support Service would like to engage with a supplier of Auxiliary Aids for Children that are compatible with the Hearing Aids that are provided by health services. These Auxiliary Aids enable Children and Young people with Hearing impairments to access their education. The current Hearing Aid provided by Health Services are Marvel technology hearing aids and so the Auxiliary Aids that we provide must be compatible with this technology.
• The Auxiliary Aid providers must be able to demonstrate an excellent worldwide reputation for being excellent paediatric hearing aids to support speech, language, and auditory processing development of deaf children.
• The Auxiliary Aid must be compatible and work seamlessly with Heath services issued Hearing Aids which use Marvel technology. The Radio Aid system must include software that works reliably alongside Radio Aid technology that is issued by health and supported further via their hospital software.
• The Auxiliary Aid receivers most be compatible for internal installation into Phonak hearing aids. North Northamptonshire Council has specified the Phonak and Marvel brands to ensure that they are compatible with Health issued Hearing Aids.
• The Auxiliary radio Aid systems must be safe to use and comply with the law with respect to battery locking compartments when used with children who are under 5 years old or have hearing siblings under 5 years of age.
• The Auxiliary Aids must demonstrably user friendly for children and their families.
• The Service Provider must be able to repair the equipment as required.
• The Service Provider must be able to provide equipment for the consumables for all equipment purchased, this must include, Touchscreen lanyards,Inspiro Cords,Inspiro Mics, Inspiro Mic Clips, Inspiro Belt Clips, Inspiro, Shoes, Tamper proof Kits, Cables and Plugs, Soundfield, Unlockers, Stick'n'Stay.

Please read this document and if you feel that your organisation can contribute to this exercise, please prepare an Expression of Interest (EOI) and return, via email to procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk by 17.00hrs, Friday 2nd December 2022.

More information

Spend profile

This table displays the spend profile of the notice
Financial year Budget
2022/2023 £40,000

Attachments

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Please read this document and if you feel that your organisation can contribute to this exercise, please prepare an Expression of Interest (EOI) and return, via email to procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk by 17.00hrs, Friday 2nd December 2022.

About the buyer

Contact name

North Northamptonshire Procurement Team

Address

Sheerness House
41 Meadow Road
Kettering
NN168TL
England

Email

procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk