North Northamptonshire Council Sensory Support Service Auxiliary Aids for Children and Young People with Hearing Impairments.

North Northamptonshire Council Sensory Support Service would like to engage with a supplier of Auxiliary Aids for Children that are compatible with the Hearing Aids that are provided by health services. These Auxiliary Aids enable Children and Young people with Hearing impairments to access their education. The current Hearing Aid provided by Health Services are Marvel technology hearing aids and so the Auxiliary Aids that we provide must be compatible with this technology. • The Auxiliary Aid providers must be able to demonstrate an excellent worldwide reputation for being excellent paediatric hearing aids to support speech, language, and auditory processing development of deaf children. • The Auxiliary Aid must be compatible and work seamlessly with Heath services issued Hearing Aids which use Marvel technology. The Radio Aid system must include software that works reliably alongside Radio Aid technology that is issued by health and supported further via their hospital software. • The Auxiliary Aid receivers most be compatible for internal installation into Phonak hearing aids. North Northamptonshire Council has specified the Phonak and Marvel brands to ensure that they are compatible with Health issued Hearing Aids. • The Auxiliary radio Aid systems must be safe to use and comply with the law with respect to battery locking compartments when used with children who are under 5 years old or have hearing siblings under 5 years of age. • The Auxiliary Aids must demonstrably user friendly for children and their families. • The Service Provider must be able to repair the equipment as required. • The Service Provider must be able to provide equipment for the consumables for all equipment purchased, this must include, Touchscreen lanyards,Inspiro Cords,Inspiro Mics, Inspiro Mic Clips, Inspiro Belt Clips, Inspiro, Shoes, Tamper proof Kits, Cables and Plugs, Soundfield, Unlockers, Stick'n'Stay.

Please read this document and if you feel that your organisation can contribute to this exercise, please prepare an Expression of Interest (EOI) and return, via email to [email protected] by 17.00hrs, Friday 2nd December 2022.

Additional information: Please read this document and if you feel that your organisation can contribute to this exercise, please prepare an Expression of Interest (EOI) and return, via email to [email protected] by 17.00hrs, Friday 2nd December 2022.