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Published 20 Aug 2026, 08:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Equipment Delivery Service — UK public procurement notice

Authority: Cumberland Council (Local council)

Below threshold - limited competitionLight touch regime
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD1)
Awarded value£83,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 4 Jun 2025
Awarded to Direct Healthcare Group (DHG)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract will provide an Equipment Delivery Service to support the Councils in-house Community Equipment Service (CES) in meeting the Councils duties to help individuals maintain their independence at home by providing essential equipment.

Total contract value will be £100,000.

The proposed service will support CES by delivering and installing care equipment on behalf of the Council, reducing the back log of equipment the service is unable to deliver and allow the service to meet future demands.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Awarded
Delivery: North West
85100000 Health services85300000 Social work and related services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Aug 2026, 08:51 BST
Last source update
20 Aug 2026, 08:51 BST
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area
North West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05491d

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £83,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Jun 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Direct Healthcare Group (DHG)1 Jul 2025 — 30 Jun 2026£83,0004 Jun 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Equipment Delivery Service · Direct Healthcare Group (DHG)

    Signed
    13 Jun 2025
    Value
    £83,000
    Period
    1 Jul 2025 — 30 Jun 2026
    Status
    terminated
    Final value
    £83,000
    Termination
    contractCompleted
    3 agreed KPIs: Deliveries · Complaints · Equipment Collected
    • Deliveries — % of non-urgent deliveries completed within 3 working days
    • Complaints — Complaints per 100 deliveries
    • Equipment Collected — % of equipment collected within 3 working days

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders00—

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jun 2025
  1. Contract termination notice published
    20 Aug 2026, 08:51 BSTUK11
  2. Status changed
    20 Aug 2026, 08:51 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    20 Aug 2026, 08:51 BST
  4. Buyer details updated
    20 Aug 2026, 08:51 BST
  5. Contract details notice published
    7 Aug 2025, 12:23 BSTUK7
  6. Contract signature expected
    30 Jun 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
  7. Contract award notice published
    16 Jun 2025, 11:33 BSTUK6

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cumberland Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJGX-9191-DYLV Cumbria House, 107-117 Botchergate, Carlisle, North West, CA1 1RD [email protected]

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure