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title: "Community Hearing Aids service"
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# Community Hearing Aids service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-hearing-aids-service-ocds-h6vhtk-047ea5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD: "Community Hearing Aids service". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £60,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-sussex-integrated-care-board-nhs-qnx)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £60,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** ENT or audiologist services, Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ21, UKJ22, UKJ27, UKJ28
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-047ea5`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-hearing-aids-service-ocds-h6vhtk-047ea5#tl-md)

## Description
NHS Sussex is seeking information regarding the provision of community hearing aids services in Sussex prior to retendering.
It is anticipated that the new service will be procured via a standard NHS contract with a contract duration of initially seven years plus the option to extend by a further three years, commencing 1 July 2025 with the aim of ensuring individuals with hearing impairments have access to a high-quality, efficient community hearing aids service that is delivered near their homes, with short waiting times and a high level of responsiveness to the needs of local communities. The length of this contract should support the successful bidder(s) to deliver innovation and efficiencies over that period.
An RFI questionnaire is available at: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com/?searchtype=Projects 
The purpose of the RFI Questionnaire is to gauge market interest, feedback via the RFI response form and provide the ICB with valuable information to help update and improve the current service specification.
We request you complete your response and return it via our E-Tendering Portal no later than midday on Friday 2 August 2024. 
In addition to this RFI, NHS Sussex will be conducting a Provider Engagement event from 12-1pm on Wednesday 31 July. Within that event we will talk through the main proposed changes and the session will include an opportunity for providers to ask questions of the commissioners. The event will take place via MS Teams. In order to book your place, please complete and return Section 2 of this document (market engagement questionnaire) and include the names, roles and contact details of persons in your organisation who you would like to be invited via https://healthfamily.force.com/s/Welcome by no later than Monday 29 July 2024 at 12pm (Noon).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85121240
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** NHS Sussex is seeking information regarding the provision of community hearing aids services in Sussex prior to retendering.
It is anticipated that the new service will be procured via a standard NHS contract with a contract duration of initially sev...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F022376-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-07-18T17:15:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T04:57:03.357Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-047ea5