Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cef-36c3-71bb-b788-768e0029b7f6/rfi-for-the-provision-of-wheelchairs-and-associated-services-to-defence-medical pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # RFI for The Provision of Wheelchairs and Associated Services to Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) [Ministry of Defence](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ministry-of-defence) Estimated value Not stated Published 22 Aug 2024 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The Contracting Authority would like to notify you of a future upcoming opportunity, and by doing so we are keen to understand where the market stands in terms of our requirement below. This Request for Information (RFI) seeks input relating to the provision of the following: • Specialist wheelchairs (and a mechanism to provide these) • Wheelchair loan pool management • Wheelchair seating service • Wheelchair technical assessments • Repair and maintenance of wheelchairs • Reporting and prescription service for technical assessments • Training in manual and power wheelchair maintenance competencies and assessment of patients for wheelchairs and specialist seating • Clinical cleaning of wheelchairs • Maintenance of a database of wheelchairs, accessories and cushions • Handover service to the NHS for wheelchair services upon military discharge of patients. The Authority is looking to understand the shape of the current market and whether one or more Potential Providers can deliver the outline requirement as attached to this RFI. To that end the Contracting Authority has a number of questions it would like a Potential Provider to respond to the Authority as follows: - Whether it would be possible (or not) to fully outsource all the outlined requirements. - If it is not possible to fulfil all the requirements of this RFI, what requirements can be fulfilled? - Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) costs for a fully outsourced service or if this is not possible, ROM costs for what can be provided. - An understanding of potential alternative future service delivery models that could help facilitate this requirement. Further detail regarding how to reply to this RFI can be found in the attachment titled 'RFI - Wheelchairs Provision' Read full description ## CPV classification Wheelchairs Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/b2f4102e-b16d-4c84-ad45-6709747be799) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Ministry of Defence: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ministry-of-defence) [Sector More Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/medical-equipment-pharmaceuticals) ## More tenders like this [Cochlear Implants · The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-c8ee-7311-a960-2c841b8ccbb0/cochlear-implants) [Delivery and supply of 11 Hoists · North East London NHS Foundation Trust · 13 days left · 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-c9a1-7022-be69-dade0279382a/delivery-and-supply-of-11-hoists) [AFBI - Supply and Delivery of Transmissibile Spongiform Encephalopathy Rapid Test Kits · Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute · 34 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-ce94-70b0-92b3-33b530124d4d/afbi-supply-and-delivery-of-transmissibile-spongiform-encephalopathy-rapid-tes) [Custom made Cranial Plates Tender · Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · 28 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a158c1-0673-726d-b0b6-25ad41206a9b/custom-made-cranial-plates-tender) [Orthopaedic implants – Dostawa implantów ortopedycznych · Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Białymstoku · 30 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-a014-7092-93fd-a23b17232c85/poland-orthopaedic-implants-dostawa-implantow-ortopedycznych) [Pharmaceutical products – Open-House-Rabattverträge 2026-17 Tafamidis · Techniker Krankenkasse · 773 days left · 30 Nov 2028](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-aa23-7217-b0b6-daa9dc9fe3b2/germany-pharmaceutical-products-open-house-rabattvertrage-2026-17-tafamidis)