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# Community Equipment DPS

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-equipment-dps-ocds-h6vhtk-042d1c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Worcestershire County Council: "Community Equipment DPS". Published status: tenderUpdate. Dynamic Market Estimate: Value not published. Lot information not published. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** RECORDED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Worcestershire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/worcestershire-county-council-ons-e10000034)
- **Dynamic Market Estimate (lifetime call-offs):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Miscellaneous medical devices and products
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-042d1c`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-equipment-dps-ocds-h6vhtk-042d1c#tl-md)

## Description
NOTICE TO CURRENT DPS SUPPLIERS & POTENTIAL SUPPLIERS.  
This DPS is being extended to continue to accept new applications until 31 January 2034.  There is no requirement for those suppliers already registered as a supplier on the DPS to reapply. 
Worcestershire County Council (WCC) commissions the Community Equipment Service (CES) for Worcestershire. CES is funded on an equal basis by WCC and NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (HWCCG). The service is delivered by Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust (WHCT) on behalf of the commissioners. The People Directorate of WCC retains responsibility for selected aspects of the CES, including the purchasing of equipment. 
The DPS has a range of 'Equipment Categories' and suitably qualified and experienced organisations are sought to join the DPS and respond to tender opportunities from it. 
The service encompasses a range of functions including;
•	The procurement of an appropriate range of equipment
•	The delivery of equipment 
•	The maintenance and servicing of equipment
•	The collection of equipment 
•	The decontamination of equipment 
•	The refurbishment of equipment for reuse
•	The storage of equipment.
A significant proportion of equipment is refurbished following its return to the stores following a loan period. In recent years the CES has invested in equipment which can be deployed on a 'modular' basis, increasing the flexibility of the service to respond to individual needs in a cost-effective and efficient manner.
The table below summarises the equipment categories which will comprise the DPS, these will be sub-categorised as appropriate: -
Category No	Category Title
Category 1	Bariatric
Category 2	Bathing
Category 3	Beds
Category 4	Seating
Category 5	Mobility
Category 6	Pressure Reducing Equipment
Category 7	        Manual handling and transferring
Category 8	Toileting
Category 9 	Children's Equipment 
The DPS will be for 10 years . We anticipate an approximate annual value of in the region of £2,000,000 which equates to £20,000,000 for the service over the potential of a 10 year period.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001265-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-01-15T13:12:15.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T08:44:22.479Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-042d1c