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Published 9 Sept 2025, 19:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Consortium 2.0 Community Equipment Service

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Islington (Local council)

Direct awardLight touch regime
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: London (UKI)
Awarded value£4,435,750published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Essex Cares Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of community equipment to support independence, hospital discharge, and care at home for adults and children. Includes supply, maintenance, and collection of items.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: London
85000000 Health and social work services

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
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
9 Sept 2025, 19:12 BST
Last source update
9 Sept 2025, 19:12 BST
Authority reference
2526-0276
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-055188
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059719 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Urgency
Published justification

The Council has a statutory duty to provide the integrated community equipment and service pursuant to the Care Act 2014. The existing provider has notified the Council that they will cease trading from 15 September 2025 and therefore cease providing these services to the Council. Due to the short notice provided by the incumbent provider it is impossible to commission a new contract within the relevant timescales and ensure continuity of service. It is necessary for the Council to urgently award a replacement contract to secure continuity of these critical statutory services in Camden. The Council has considered all options and has concluded that due to this extreme urgency a directly awarded contract under Section 41 and Sections 13 and 14 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 to Essex Cares Limited should be made.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 9 Sept 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    9 Sept 2025, 19:12 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £4,435,7501 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Essex Cares Limited2526-0276 Consortium 2.0 Community Equipment Service 12 Sept 2025 – 11 Sept 2026 · up to 11 Sept 2028Extensions: Up to an additional 24 months could be required to allow sufficient time for planning in a very restricted market, in the form of two optional 12-month extensions.£4,435,750—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Islington Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBMD-2513-CWJJ Room 204, Islington Town Hall, Upper Street, London, London, N1 2UDContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Essex Cares LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06723149 Seax House, Victoria Road South, Chelmsford, Essex, East of England, CM1 1QHContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender