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Published 7 Aug 2025, 12:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Community Equipment - Assistive Technology

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Hammersmith and Fuham (LBHF) (Local council)

Direct award
Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32) Delivery: London (UKI3)
Awarded value£648,726published award · inc. VAT
Awarded 4 Aug 2025no call for competition
Awarded to London Borough of Harrow

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The London Consortium Community Equipment Framework, managed by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster City Council, appointed Nottingham Rehab Services (NRS) to the framework in April 2023. 21 Local Authorities are part of the Consortium with the NHS responsible for between 60%-70% of the total contract spend.

Hammersmith and Fulham entered a ‘Call-off’ agreement from the 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2028 from the above-mentioned framework to appoint NRS as the Council’s supplier of Community Equipment. NRS also provide Assistive Technology and Minor Adaptations to H&F under a further call-off agreement from the same framework.

NRS informed the consortium in July 2025 that it will be unable to continue to fulfil its contracts with effect from the 31st July 2025 owing to financial difficulties.

Assistive technology is vital to ensure the safety of vulnerable residents. This direct award is essential to ensure emergency cover.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: London
32000000 Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
7 Aug 2025, 12:38 BST
Last source update
13 Aug 2026, 11:41 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-077165
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
London (UKI3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058349 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Urgency
Published justification

The Councils current supplier, NRS informed the Council in July 2025 that it will be unable to continue to fulfil its contracts with effect from the 31st July 2025 owing to financial difficulties. The Company is now in liquidation.

Assistive technology is vital to ensure the safety of vulnerable residents. This direct award is essential to ensure emergency cover. There has been no time to seek competitive tenders from the time we were informed of the business failure and the ceasation of service. The direct award will enable us to maintain essential services whilst we recommission the contract longer term.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Aug 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    7 Aug 2025, 12:38 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    12 Aug 2025, 14:54 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    15 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    13 Aug 2026, 11:41 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £648,7261 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
London Borough of Harrow18 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2026 · up to 31 Jul 2027Extensions: Contract may be extended up to one year to allow for reprocurement activity to complete.£648,726 inc. VAT4 Aug 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Community Equipment - Assistive Technology · London Borough of Harrow

    Signed
    15 Aug 2025
    Value
    £648,726 inc. VAT
    Period
    18 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2026 · up to 31 Jul 2027 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Contract may be extended up to one year to allow for reprocurement activity to complete.

    No agreed KPIs: Below £5 million

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Hammersmith and Fuham

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHTW-6333-BQGD Town Hall, king street, London, London, W6 9JUContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • London Borough of HarrowAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PQRC-2343-GRQR PO Box 1358, Harrow, London, HA3 3QNContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender