Orthotic Tenders and Contracts

An orthotic tender covers contracts for orthotic devices, footwear and products, along with prosthetic and orthotic rehabilitation services and bespoke items such as cranial helmets and support garments.

Stotles brings together orthotic tenders and contracts from 100+ portals into one search, so you do not have to check each portal separately, and you can set alerts for new opportunities across the UK and Ireland.

If you want to search the government portals directly, Find a Tender carries higher-value contracts across the UK and Contracts Finder carries lower-value contracts in England. Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI cover Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, Ireland's eTenders covers Irish public bodies, and many councils, NHS bodies and housing associations publish on their own e-tendering portals such as ProContract. Orthotic products and services are often called off the NHS Shared Business Services orthotics and prosthetics framework or the HealthTrust Europe patient mobility framework.

Orthotic tenders are scored on clinical quality, turnaround times, product range, patient access and price. Managed services run for several years, so service performance decides renewals.

Orthotists must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council, and orthotic devices must meet medical device rules. Tenders usually set minimum insurance cover, check financial standing and ask for evidence of similar services at selection stage. Under the Procurement Act 2023, suppliers can be excluded for certain criminal convictions, insolvency or failure to pay tax.

Both. Some notices are single supply or service contracts, while others are call-offs from national frameworks such as the NHS SBS orthotics and prosthetics agreement.

NHS trusts and integrated care boards are regular buyers, commissioning orthotics alongside prosthetic and wheelchair services for their local population. The Ministry of Defence also buys prosthetic and orthotic rehabilitation services for military personnel.

Read integrated care board commissioning intentions, community equipment and wheelchair service reviews, managed service expiry dates and pre-market engagement notices, which show orthotic work coming due ahead of a notice. On Stotles you can track those signals and the trusts behind them, then follow a notice from pre-tender through to award.

Orthotic notices carry 85111600 (Orthotic services) and 33141740 (Orthopaedic footwear), and combined prosthetic services also carry 33183200 (Orthopaedic prostheses).