Closed tender

The Supply of Orthotic Products

Details

Buyer: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Value: £15,000,000
Topic: Orthopaedic supplies
Published: 16 December 2025
Submission: 29 January 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The 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 BSOL Procurement Collaborative hosted by University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Lead Customer) and health care partners set out below.  Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust  Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust  Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust  Royal Orthopaedic Hospital 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 Lot 10 Insoles Lot 11 Associated Orthotic Equipment A previous Prior Information Notice has been released by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) under Notice: 2024/S 000-024548 & Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0487bf & A previous Preliminary Market Egagement Notice has been released by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) under Notice: 2025/S 000-050997 & Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-058d25

Timeline

Completed: Tender published16 December 2025
Current notice
Completed: Submission date29 January 2026

About the buyer

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust runs Broomfield, Basildon and Southend hospitals as a single NHS trust serving central and south Essex. Suppliers register and bid for opportunities through Atamis, the Trust's e-procurement and contract-management platform. HealthTrust Europe operates as an extension of the Trust's own procurement team under a partnership agreement. A strict no purchase order, no pay policy applies to every supplier. Every purchase requires a form of contract before goods or services are supplied.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust's contract awards have been in education and training, repair and maintenance and medical equipment and pharmaceuticals.

Relevant CPV codes

33141700 · Orthopaedic supplies
33141740 · Orthopaedic footwear

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@mid-and-south-essex-nhs-foundation-trust.gov