Tender opportunity: Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust seeks wheelchair maintenance and rehab engineering providers

BHTA members involved in wheelchair services, rehabilitation engineering, seating, mobility support, and assistive technology are encouraged to review a new tender opportunity from Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.

The trust is procuring specialist services to support children and adults with physical disabilities, with a focus on maintaining mobility, independence, and ongoing equipment suitability. The contract is associated with Lewisham and Southwark in London.

Key details

• Reference: C449208
• Value: £7,000,000 excluding VAT
• Duration: 23 November 2026 to 22 November 2029, with the option to extend for up to two further 12-month periods
• Procedure: Open procedure

Scope

The service includes specialist wheelchair maintenance, rehabilitation engineering, and assistive technology support. This includes equipment assessment, custom seating design, wheelchair repairs and modifications, assistive communication support, and ongoing maintenance.

The contract is intended to support service users’ independence and mobility, and is suitable for suppliers able to deliver wheelchair maintenance, specialist seating, rehabilitation engineering, assistive technology support, and related mobility services.

Evaluation

The evaluation weighting is quality 60 percent, price 30 percent, and social value 10 percent.

How to apply

Tenders must be submitted electronically via the Health Family Single eCommercial System (Atamis portal). No alternative submission methods are permitted.

Tenders must be submitted by 10am on 6 July 2026. Questions should be submitted by 5pm on 29 June 2026.

Access the full tender documentation, including specifications and terms, through the portal link above.

Enquiries: Anri Elsbury, aelsbury@ecovategroup.com