Official UK procurement notice
Community Equipment Services · Provide Equipment Hub for London Borough of Wandsworth (Aug 2025)
Authority: London Borough of Wandsworth (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDirect Award for the contract of Equipment Services, The Council needs to make arrangements for emergency provision due to the imminent liquidation of the current contractor. These arrangements will allow for immediate equipment provision as well as creating the opportunity for an orderly transition from the current provider as appropriate.
Spend with current contractor £3.2 million per annum across Wandsworth Council and ICB
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- Light touch regime
- 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
- 1 Aug 2025, 20:23 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Aug 2025, 20:36 BST
- Authority reference
CPT3566- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045438- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056bd5Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Urgency
- Published justification
The Council needs to make arrangements for emergency provision due to the imminent liquidation of the current contractor. These arrangements will allow for immediate equipment provision as well as creating the opportunity for an orderly transition from the current provider as appropriate.
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Aug 2025- Transparency notice published1 Aug 2025, 20:23 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published1 Aug 2025, 20:30 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published1 Aug 2025, 20:36 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provide Equipment Hub1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2026 · up to 31 Jul 2028Extensions: Up to an additional 24 months could be required to allow sufficient time for planning in a very restricted market | £3,200,000 inc. VAT | 1 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Community Equipment Services · Provide Equipment Hub
- Signed
- 1 Aug 2025
- Value
- £3,200,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2026 · up to 31 Jul 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Up to an additional 24 months could be required to allow sufficient time for planning in a very restricted market
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Provide Equipment Hub LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender