Whanganui District Health Board (DHB) is seeking orthotics services that meet the needs of the Whanganui DHB population. It encompasses a fully funded, outsourced Orthotic Service involving assessment, planning, customisation, and fabrication of orthotic devices, including surgical footwear, that requires an orthotist’s assessment, prescription, and fitting.

The procurement has been allocated to three distinct categories:

• Category A – To procure a supplier/s to provide orthotic services within outpatient clinical settings, in-reach inpatient assessments as and when required.
• Category B - To provide clinical advice for off-the-shelf, customised, and fabricated orthotic products and devices that are purchased and supplied by the Whanganui DHB.
• Category C - To procure footwear that requires an orthotist’s assessment, prescription, and fitting, such footwear may require customisation or fabrication.

Services will be aligned with the requirements of the Ministry of Health (MOH) Tier 1 Community, Transitional and Support Services, and Tier 2 Orthotic Services. Details are provided within the Request for Proposal (RFP), and the Whanganui DHB is seeking innovative solutions and encourages suppliers of these services to provide proposals.