Official UK procurement notice
Falls Prevention and Detection Products, Systems and Support Services
Authority: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCommercial Procurement Services (CPS) wishes to award a framework agreement or agreements for the provision of Falls Prevention and Detection Products, Systems and Support Services which will allow Participating Authorities to procure these products or services from a multi-supplier framework.
The proposed framework will allow Participating Authorities to procure these goods in a legally compliant manner, with the assurance that Suppliers have met rigorous criteria.
- No preliminary market engagement: Preliminary Market Engagement was carried out. Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-043555 Published 12th may 2026.
CPV: Medical consumables · Miscellaneous medical devices and products
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Bids received
- 8 bids received · 8 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 8 yrs from 20 Oct 2026
- Scheme runs until
- 19 Oct 2034
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- 1% of call-off value
Who may buy through it
To provide bidders with information on potential users of the Framework, a list of eligible users is provided within the ITT pack.
Published description of the framework
Call off contracts may be awarded with or without further competition.
A detailed explanation of the call off award process and evaluation criteria to be used as part of this process is available in Section 6 of Document 1 of the ITT Pack.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£19,500,000
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 sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 80%
- Commercial Criteria: 10%
- Social Value Declaration: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical
- Commercial Criteria
- Social Value Declaration
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Falls Prevention and Detection Products, Systems and Support Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- To provide bidders with information on potential users of the Framework, a list of eligible users is provided within the ITT pack. · open scheme: new suppliers can join during the term
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Jun 2026, 16:01 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2026, 15:49 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
F/108/FPDP/26/SB- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-059562- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bc79Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 29 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · 1% of call-off value
Offers must be written in English and submitted via the Framework Host's e-sourcing portal at
health ↗ family.force.com/s/Welcome
Timeline
24 Jun 2026 → 20 Oct 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published122 days ago24 Jun 2026, 16:01 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends87 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown29 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent32 days ago23 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published31 days ago23 Sept 2026, 15:49 BST
- Award decision expected by19 days ago5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts5 days ago20 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jun 2026- Tender notice published24 Jun 2026, 16:01 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published23 Sept 2026, 15:49 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Sept 2026, 15:49 BST
- Contract signature expected5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adaptive IT SolutionsSME, Ascom (UK) LtdSME, CANARY CARE GLOBAL LIMITEDSME, GAIT AND MOTION TECHNOLOGY LTDSME, LIFESPAN MEDICAL LTD, Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd +2 more6 Oct 2026 – 5 Oct 2034Options: It is intended that it will be reopened every 24 months (approximately 90 days before the anniversary of the Framework Commencement Date) as the Framework Host deems necessary. At these points, incumbent framework suppliers will have the opportunity to revise their Tender, or they may leave their offer as per their last framework tender submission. The diagram below is provided as an illustration of when the open framework is intended to be reopened. | £0 | 23 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8final-stage tenders | 7 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonAdaptive Care Solutions LtdSME · East Midlands
- wonAscom UK LtdSME · West Midlands
- wonCANARY CARE GLOBAL LIMITEDSME · South East England
- wonGAIT AND MOTION TECHNOLOGY LTDSME · East of England
- wonLIFESPAN MEDICAL LTD · Greater London
- wonMEDEQUIP ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED · Greater London
- wonS&E Caretrade · Northern Ireland
- wonVerso Vision Oy
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
Framework contractors & participating bidders
8 commercial parties on the notice- Adaptive Care Solutions LtdFramework contractor
- Ascom UK LtdFramework contractor
- CANARY CARE GLOBAL LIMITEDFramework contractor
- GAIT AND MOTION TECHNOLOGY LTDFramework contractor
- LIFESPAN MEDICAL LTDFramework contractor
- MEDEQUIP ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDFramework contractor
- S&E CaretradeFramework contractor
- Verso Vision OyFramework contractor
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