Official UK procurement notice
Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - BSOL Orthotic Products
Authority: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·On behalf of: HealthTrust Europe LLP
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe BSOL Procurement Collaborative, hosted by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) intends to tender for a Framework Agreement that aims to provide a full product offering for the Orthotic service inclusive of Made to Measure/Modular/Off the Shelf products for the health and care partners of NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board.
The initial Participating Authorities are:
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
The intention is to enter into a Framework for an initial period of 24 months with an options to extend for 2 x 12 month periods.
The Goods/Services have been divided into the following (Lots):
Lot 1 Bespoke Footwear and Insoles
Lot 2 Modular Footwear and Insoles
Lot 3a M2M - Lower Limb (Plastic)
Lot 3b M2M - Lower Limb (Carbon Fibre)
Lot 4a M2M - Spinal (Rigid)
Lot 4b M2M - Spinal (Fabric)
Lot 4c M2M - Helmets
Lot 5 M2M - Upper Limb
Lot 6 OTS – Lower - Foot & Foot/Ankle
Lot 7 OTS - Lower -Hip/Leg/Knees
Lot 8 OTS - Upper - Shoulder to Wrist
Lot 9 OTS - Upper - Head Neck and Trunk
A previous Notice has been released by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) under Notice: 2024/S 000-024548 & Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0487bf
CPV: Footwear uppers · Heels · Orthopaedic support devices · Parts of footwear · Soles · Special footwear · Splints
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Dec 2025
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
- “Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - BSOL Orthotic Products” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Aug 2025, 16:10 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Aug 2025, 16:10 BST
- Authority reference
PR-4534- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050997- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058d25Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
22 Aug 2025 → 1 Dec 2025 · 4 dates- Planning notice published22 Aug 2025, 16:10 BST
- Market engagement5 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
HealthTrust Europe and BSOL will hold a virtual engagement session through with potential suppliers who were able to provide products and services detailed in the scope of the procurement, which included made to measure, modular and off the shelf/stock Orthoses.
The Goods/Services have been divided into the following (Lots):
Lot 1 Bespoke Footwear and Insoles
Lot 2 Modular Footwear and Insoles
Lot 3a M2M - Lower Limb (Plastic)
Lot 3b M2M - Lower Limb (Carbon Fibre)
Lot 4a M2M - Spinal (Rigid)
Lot 4b M2M - Spinal (Fabric)
Lot 4c M2M - Helmets
Lot 5 M2M - Upper Limb
Lot 6 OTS – Lower - Foot & Foot/Ankle
Lot 7 OTS - Lower -Hip/Leg/Knees
Lot 8 OTS - Upper - Shoulder to Wrist
Lot 9 OTS - Upper - Head Neck and Trunk
This engagement will be a Virtual Event on MSTeams held on the 5th September 2025 0900 – 1000, potential Suppliers request an invitation by emailing [email protected] no later that 1500 on 4th September 2025.
This engagement exercise aims to:
- Establish a final procedure, conditions of participation and award criteria
- Identify all potential suppliers for this requirement (including VCSEs and SMEs) and provide the opportunity to be awarded to the framework
- Establish an understanding the commercial structure that aligns to market expectations and will meet the requirements of any Contracting Authorities
- Notifying the market and building capacity to prepare for the procurement and contract award
- Tender notice expected8 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts332 days ago1 Dec 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published22 Aug 2025, 16:10 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- HealthTrust Europe LLPProcess contact pointProcuring entityOn 11th August 2021, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSE) published a contract notice for procurement partner services. HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) was selected to provide these services under the MSE Framework, including access to HTE's public sector frameworks. HTE is now conducting this procurement exercise as part of its services to the Customers under the MSE Framework.
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender