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# Insourced Paediatric Orthotics Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/insourced-paediatric-orthotics-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0457a9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust: "Insourced Paediatric Orthotics Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-hospitals-bristol-and-weston-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-NHS-RA7)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Orthotic services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK11
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £350,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0457a9`

## Before you bid
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- **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/insourced-paediatric-orthotics-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0457a9#tl-md)

## Description
Insourcing of Paediatric Orthotics Service to UHBW.
This contract was awarded under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award process C, in order to award a 3 year contract with a further optional 12 month extension, of the Bristol Paediatric Orthotics contract to Blatchford Ltd.
Blatchford are the incumbent supplier and have been supplying the service satisfactorily since 2015. The most recent contract lapsed in December 2022 and a short term extension was put in place to ensure continuity of service until the end of the March 2024. The service has successfully operated under the same Terms and Conditions since it was extended and we are confident that Blatchford will continue to provide a satisfactory service to a sufficient standard going forward.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85111600
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Insourced Paediatric Orthotics Service at UHBW

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 014544-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Chas A Blatchford and Sons Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-11054566`
  - Value: £350,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 014544-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £350,000
  - Signed Date: 29/04/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014564-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-05-07T15:21:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T12:23:40.741Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0457a9