Official UK procurement notice
Community Equipment Services · Millbrook Healthcare Limited for Lancashire County Council (Apr 2026)
Authority: Lancashire County Council (Local council)·On behalf of: SOCIAL VALUE PORTAL LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Community Equipment Service loans a variety of disability related equipment to children and adults across all 12 areas in Lancashire plus the two unitary authorities. The equipment helps people to maintain and maximise their independence, enable them and their carers to be safely supported and improve their quality of life. The provision of equipment makes a significant contribution to promoting independence, facilitating hospital discharge and avoiding admission to hospital or care homes.
The procedure was not a competitive flexible procedure, it was an open procedure.
- How the procedure runs: This is not a competitive flexible procedure, it is an open procedure.
CPV: Health and social work services · Medical equipments
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Bids received
- 2 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 14 Dec 2026
Who may buy through it
Lancashire County Council
Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Published description of the framework
Tenderers will be required to submit prices as per the published Pricing Schedule.
The Criteria for the framework evaluation will be:
Quality 50%
Price 40%
Social value 10%
A Procurement Specific Questionnaire will also form part of the evaluation.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£83,947,965
- Economic & financial standing
Please see Appendix 8 - Evaluation Criteria Participation and Award for financial capacity requirements
- Technical & professional ability
Please see Appendix 8 - Evaluation Criteria Participation and Award for technical ability requirements
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
Please see Appendix 8 - Evaluation Criteria Participation and Award for financial capacity requirements
- Technical & professional ability
Please see Appendix 8 - Evaluation Criteria Participation and Award for technical ability requirements
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Community Equipment Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Lancashire County Council Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Apr 2026, 11:49 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2026, 09:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Sept 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-054596- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067a92Find a Tender
- How it runs
This is not a competitive flexible procedure, it is an open procedure.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 17 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
1 Apr 2026 → 14 Dec 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published207 days ago1 Apr 2026, 11:49 BST
- Market engagement156 days ago22 May 2026, 23:59 BST
We are undertaking a market engagement exercise to inform the forthcoming procurement of Community Equipment Service. The purpose of this questionnaire is to seek feedback from the market to help shape our approach and refine the draft procurement documents.
The Market engagement Questionnaire includes the following Sections:
- Volume Data and Contract Value
- Pricing Schedule and Price Evaluation Criteria
- The approach to Technical Equivalents and Equipment Assessment, and Technical Specifications
- Service Specification
- Social Value Criteria
- Market Appetite
To take part in the market engagement for the Community Equipment Service, please use the link provided below:
www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and… ↗
The deadline for submitting your feedback is Friday 22 May at 10:00am.
The proposals outlined do not constitute a commitment to any particular procurement approach and may be amended at the Authority's discretion. Participation in this market engagement process does not bind the Authority to adopt any suggestions, feedback, or recommendations received. Tenderers must rely solely on the final tender documentation when preparing and submitting their tenders.
- Next notice expected139 days ago8 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published137 days ago10 Jun 2026, 10:32 BST
- Clarification questions by107 days ago10 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends100 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown17 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
- Award decision expected by48 days ago7 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent38 days ago18 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published37 days ago18 Sept 2026, 09:30 BST
- Standstill ends26 days ago29 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 49 days14 Dec 2026
Notice history
15 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Apr 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published1 Apr 2026, 11:49 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published1 Apr 2026, 16:14 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published14 May 2026, 21:12 BSTUK2
- Pipeline notice published26 May 2026, 16:36 BSTUK1
- Status changed to planned26 May 2026, 16:36 BST
- Tender notice published10 Jun 2026, 10:32 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £83,947,96510 Jun 2026, 10:32 BST
- Status changed to active10 Jun 2026, 10:32 BST
- Procurement method changed10 Jun 2026, 10:32 BST
- Deadline published: 10 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST10 Jun 2026, 10:32 BST
- Tender notice published19 Jun 2026, 16:41 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 17 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST19 Jun 2026, 16:41 BST+7 days · was 10 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
- Contract award notice published18 Sept 2026, 09:30 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Sept 2026, 09:30 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Amendment to clarification deadline and tender return deadline.
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2026-05: 2 releases · 14 May 2026, 26 May 2026
- 2026-04: 2 releases · 1 Apr 2026, 1 Apr 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millbrook Healthcare Limited1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2030 | £100,737,558 inc. VAT | 18 Sept 2026standstill to 29 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonMILLBROOK HEALTHCARE LTD · South East England
- did not winMEDEQUIP ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED · Greater London
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
5 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- BLACKPOOL COUNCILContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Blackburn With Darwen Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care BoardContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- SOCIAL VALUE PORTAL LTDProcuring entityEvaluation of social value criteria
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- MEDEQUIP ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- MILLBROOK HEALTHCARE LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender