NHS NEL ICB Integrated Wheelchair Service

Description

NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (NEL ICB) is requesting market feedback to inform the upcoming procurement of an integrated Wheelchair Service for Waltham Forest, Tower Hamlets, Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge and Havering The Wheelchair Service will ensure that users registered with a GP within Waltham Forest, Tower Hamlets, Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge and Havering who have a long-term illness or disability, have a better quality of life and are able to maximise their mobility through the provision of a wheelchair and specialist seating which meets their clinical needs. The principal aims of the service are to provide : • A comprehensive quality assessment, prescription and review service to meet the postural and independent mobility needs for patients registered with a GP in the contracted areas (even if they do not live in this contracted area but live in NEL) • Specialist seating and rehabilitation engineering services • Repair and maintenance services • A service responsible for managing and co-ordinating the requirements of all users with permanent mobility needs. Commissioners are seeking feedback from interested organisations via a Market Engagement Event and Questionnaire. A virtual market engagement event will be taking place on Friday 22nd September between 14.00 - 15.30 via MS Teams. To access the Market Event Registration Form & Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire interested organisations must express an interest via the Pro-contract e-tendering portal. Bidders need to register on Pro-contract if they are not registered already. This can be done by clicking the below link. https://procontract.due-north.com/Register Once registered, you can express an interest in this project by clicking the following project specific link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=4829500b-9b51-ee11-8124-005056b64545 Once you navigate to the project area you can access the Market Engagement materials provided in the messaging facility (including a link to the event registration form and MEQ via MS Forms). Interested organisations are requested to complete and submit a copy of the Market Event Registration Form & Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire through the MS Form no later than Wednesday 20th September 2023 at 5.00 pm. Please note that this expression of interest is for the Market Engagement Event and Questionnaire only. You will need to Express an Interest again once the procurement is live, which is likely to be on the Atamis Health Family (HF) eCommercial System, subject to change. The service specifications and indicative dates stipulated are all in draft and are being developed at the time of publication of this PIN. Feedback from this Market engagement exercise will be considered by the commissioners before the service specification and other contract parameters are finalised for the next stage of the process

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