Complex Disability Equipment - Prosthetic Specialised Services For People Of All Ages With Limb Loss on behalf of NHS England South East

NHS England South East (the Commissioner) were seeking to secure a Provider who has the capability and capacity to deliver Complex Disability Equipment - Prosthetic Specialised Services to individuals of all ages with Limb Loss. The service aims to maximise the mobility, independence, and quality of life of the individual, working in collaboration with the patient as equal partners. This aim is achieved by the provision of prostheses (artificial limbs) through a dedicated and specialised multidisciplinary team. These specialised services seek to empower patients, provide them with information about their condition(s) and offer individual choice(s) about where, how and by whom they are to be treated and allow for a collaboratively agreed prescription(s) to be provided. The ability to return to normal life and work are key service outcomes thereby improving the individual's quality of life. The contract will be for an initial 60-month period, with the option to extend for a further 48 months (4 x 12-month extensions). Services are due to commence mid-late 2025. The contract value for the initial term is PS10,956,775.65. The total contract value including extension options is PS19,722,196.17. Please note that the commissioning responsibility for this service was delegated on 1st April 2025 by NHS England to NHS Kent & Medway Integrated Care Board, pursuant to section 65 Z5 of the National Health Service Act 2006. This is an existing service to be delivered by a new provider named in the notice. The Services procured through this tender process are healthcare services subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, (PSR), and the process has been undertaken in full accordance with the law. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply. The procurement followed the Competitive Process, in accordance with Regulation 11. This notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.