Specialist Palliative Care Equipment Supply - NNSWLHD Richmond Region

Overview Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) has issued a Request For Information (RFI) to understand the capability and capacity of suppliers to provide specialist palliative care equipment on either a direct hire or hire to purchase basis for the NNSWLHD Richmond catchment. About NNSWLHD currently services specialist palliative care patients across the Northern NSW District. Purpose Through this RFI, NNSWLHD seeks to understand the key capability and capacity of third-party providers to supply required specialist palliative care equipment to all locations within set timeframes for the Richmond catchment, in order to determine the market's ability and capacity to support provision of this equipment. Scope The scope includes: Provision of specialist palliative care equipment to patients' private homes within the Kyogle Council, Richmond Valley Council, Ballina Shire and City of Lismore Local Government Areas Provision, delivery, collection, maintenance and cleaning of the specialist palliative care equipment items listed in Attachment A Delivery and/or collection of equipment within 24-48 hours (within business days) of a request being made by NNSWLHD to the vendor Management and tracking of the hire to purchase service Contractor Requirements Equipment must meet International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) Australian standards All equipment must be fit for purpose and safe for patient use Ability to offer the option of hire to purchase equipment Ability to supply and deliver equipment within the outlined timeframes Information Requested Respondents are asked to review and complete the attached Excel spreadsheet (Attachment A) with the listed equipment required, indicating their ability to provide a direct hire and/or hire to purchase for each item. Responses must be completed in the Response Document (Document B).