Official UK procurement notice
Derby Integrated Community Equipment Services (DICES)
Authority: NHS Derby & Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (Central government)·On behalf of: NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDerby Integrated Community Equipment Service (DICES) provides a range of equipment on loan to people of all ages ordinarily resident in the city of Derby, following assessment and prescription by a recognised prescriber.
The service being commissioned relates to the logistics of supplying, collecting and maintaining the equipment. Clinical input to the service is provided through the pool of recognised prescribers, a clinical commissioning function provided by DDICB, and a multi-agency Equipment Review Group. The provider will work within this framework, ensuring that the agreed clinical governance arrangements, both for individual items of equipment and strategic decisions about the equipment to be provided/policies and procedures for equipment provision, are followed appropriately.
As a result of this above threshold Open procedure process, a Contract will be awarded to the successful Provider for a period of 3 years (1st May 2026 to 30th April 2029), with the Commissioner having the option to extend the contract for up to a further 24 months to the 30th April 2031.
This notice is a Contract Award Notice published as per the requirement of section 50(1) of the Procurement Act 2023. The standstill period will end will end at Midnight on 29 January 2026.
CPV: Devices for the disabled · Devices for the elderly · Health and social work services · Medical equipments · Miscellaneous medical devices and products · Other community, social and personal services · Provision of services to the community · Support equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£12,959,000
- Economic & financial standing
As described in the procurement documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As described in the procurement documentation.
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).
- Quality (Technical/Project specific)
- Commercial (Cost / Financial)
- Economic & financial standing
As described in the procurement documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As described in the procurement documentation.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Oct 2025, 17:12 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Jan 2026, 21:23 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
C357208- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066877- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d02eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
To register your interest and submit a bid, please follow the link below, and search for the project reference as detailed: health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
Project Reference: C357208
Project Name: Derby Integrated Community Equipment Service - Procurement
Timeline
20 Oct 2025 → 1 May 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published371 days ago20 Oct 2025, 17:12 BST
- Clarification questions by350 days ago10 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline340 days ago20 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent281 days ago19 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published280 days ago19 Jan 2026, 21:23 GMT
- Award decision expected by280 days ago19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends271 days ago28 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts179 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Oct 2025- Tender notice published20 Oct 2025, 17:12 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published19 Jan 2026, 21:23 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Jan 2026, 21:23 GMT
- Contract signature expected20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2029 · up to 30 Apr 2031Extensions: N/A | £12,638,940 | 13 Jan 2026standstill to 28 Jan 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonMedequip 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
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support UnitProcuring entityNHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) is acting as an agent for and on behalf of Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board and is supporting the procurement process.
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Medequip Assistive Technology LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
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