Wheelchair Service for NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board

NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit were procuring this service on behalf of NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (ICB).

NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (ICB) were looking to procure an all-age wheelchair service that meets the needs of the registered population of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.

The service will provide assessments, maintenance and repairs as required and associated education delivered at home, within clinical settings or within venues agreed by the service users.

Further information about the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent wheelchair service procurement, including the Service Specification, and key outcomes and objectives, was made available within the Invitation to Tender (ITT) which set out the scope and objectives of the procurement together with details of how to complete the invitation to tender documents (ITT). The opportunity was published via the Midlands and Lancashire CSU Bravo e-tendering solution on the 12/10/2022.

The contract will be for 3 years with the option to extend by up to a further 2 years. The contract commencement date is 1st April 2023. The ICB set a financial envelope for a maximum block annual contract value of £2,455,000 per annum. The ICB reserved the right to reject any bids reflecting annual costs over and above this maximum financial threshold.

The Estimated Value stated overall in the opportunity advertised for this service was £12,275,000, which represented the estimated maximum value for the duration of the 3 year contract period and the maximum permitted extension of 2 years.

The successful bidder achieved the highest overall score and came within the indicative threshold at a cost of £11,885,000 for the duration of the contract (including extensions).