Official UK procurement notice
Complex Disability Equipment - Prosthetic Specialised Services For People Of All Ages With Limb Loss on behalf of NHS England South East
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS 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.
Total financial envelopes as per the ITT were:
£10,961,335 for initial term (inclusive of any VAT that is chargeable and non-recoverable, but excluding any VAT which is chargeable and recoverable).
£19,730,403 including extension options (inclusive of any VAT that is chargeable and non-recoverable, but excluding any VAT which is chargeable and recoverable).
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 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.
- Recurrence: Re-procurement process following initial term/optional extension period.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£16,442,003
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Quality & Innovation: 41%
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice: 20%
- Value (completion of a financial model template and a supporting financial narrative, demonstrating delivery within the total financial envelope.): 10%
- Social Value: 10%
- Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 19%
Published award criteria (5)
- Quality & Innovation: 41%
- Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 19%
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
- Value (completion of a financial model template and a supporting financial narrative, demonstrating delivery within the total financial envelope.): 10%
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · Re-procurement process following initial term/optional extension period.
- First published
- 26 Mar 2024, 13:23 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Jun 2025, 09:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
C328532- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-029713- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044cefFind a Tender
Publisher note: The decision to award this contract in line with Competitive Process was based on evaluation against the basic selection criteria (in the form of a Selection Questionnaire), which was assessed on a pass/fail basis, and the PSR 5 key criteria, which were assessed on a 0-4 scale, with the below weightings. Several tender questions were asked under each of the key criteria. Quality & Innovation - 41% Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - 19% Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice - 20% Social Value - 10% Value - 10% After conducting a thorough Competitive Process, taking into account the key criteria and applying the basic selection criteria, NHS England South East is content that Hugh Steeper Limited's bid sufficiently met the key criteria and thus can proceed to contract award under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Award decisions have been recommended by the Specialised Commissioning Senior Management Team. There were two potential declarations of conflict of interest made via the conflict of interest process and recorded accordingly. However, both were deemed as for information only, i.e. on review were not considered as conflicts. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 3rd June 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners. Written representations should be sent to [email protected]
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 14 Feb 2025, 13:00 GMT
Timeline
1 May 2024 → 4 Jun 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected1 May 2024, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline14 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened14 Feb 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Notice published4 Jun 2025, 09:34 BST
Notice history
5 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jan 2025- Published value updated to £16,442,0033 Jan 2025, 17:01 GMTwas £2,034,442
- Status changed to active3 Jan 2025, 17:01 GMT
- Procurement method changed3 Jan 2025, 17:01 GMT
- Deadline published: 14 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT3 Jan 2025, 17:01 GMT
- Status changed to complete20 May 2025, 15:59 BST
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextReference Number · II | — | C254209 |
The contract award date for this contract is 4th June 2025. 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 £10,956,775.65. The total contract value including extension options is £19,722,196.17. There were two potential declaratio…
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2024-03: 2 releases · 26 Mar 2024, 27 Mar 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Steeper Limited | £19,722,196 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 023409-2025-1 · Hugh Steeper Limited
- Signed
- 24 Apr 2025
- Value
- £19,722,196
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Hugh Steeper LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria