Official UK procurement notice
Integrated Community Equipment Services & Minor Adaptations Services
Authority: Oldham Council (Local council)·Consortium: 4 public authorities
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Repair & Maintenance (50)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Published estimate£30,277,831total for 2 lots · £36,333,397 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 May 2026awarded 12 Aug 2026
Awarded to Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd +2 more2 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionICES
The Provider must deliver a full Community Equipment Service lifecycle for adults and children across the four boroughs and authorised adjacent areas. Operational scope includes:
- Procurement of Stock and Special Equipment
- Storage, distribution, delivery, installation, fitting, adjustment
- Collection, cleaning, decontamination, refurbishment, and recycling
- Repairs, servicing, preventative maintenance
- Technical assessments, joint visits, specialist engineering
- Support for discharge, reablement, prevention, urgent community response, palliative care.
- Out-of-area equipment deliveries for individuals under our responsibility subject to Commissioner approval.
Minor Adaptations
The provider will implement a system to:-
- Accept referrals from Prescribers electronically;
- Liaise with Prescribers, Clients and their representatives to arrange completion of the works;
- Liaise with the Prescribers to ensure necessary permission is given prior to commencement where necessary;
- Prepare a Construction Phase Plan (CPP) and property specific RIsk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS) proportionate to the works requested in line with the role of Principal Contractor.
- Inform the Prescribers of completed works;
- Inform the Prescribers of completed works;
- Inform the Prescribers of any problems in contacting Clients to make arrangements, which may delay timely completion;
- Inform Prescribers of any problems in completing jobs or variations to issued instructions.
CPV: Community health services · Miscellaneous health services · Miscellaneous medical devices and products · Repair and maintenance services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£30,277,831 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Integrated Community Equipment ServiceAwardedRenewalPublished value£27,678,899
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Minor AdaptationsAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,598,932
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- 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
- 16 Apr 2026, 12:24 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Aug 2026, 10:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 Jun 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034643- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068414Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 13 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
procontract.due-north.com/Register ↗
Reference number DN812837
Timeline
16 Apr 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published189 days ago16 Apr 2026, 12:24 BST
- Submission deadline162 days ago13 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by121 days ago22 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent70 days ago13 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published70 days ago13 Aug 2026, 10:09 BST
- Contract starts21 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Apr 2026- Tender notice published16 Apr 2026, 12:24 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published13 Aug 2026, 10:09 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete13 Aug 2026, 10:09 BST
- Contract signature expected26 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £30,277,8312 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 75 from SMEs
Named bidders 2published on the award notice
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Integrated Community Equipment Service1 award | |||
| Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2031Extensions: The Council reserves the sole right and subject to mutual agreement with the supplier, to extend the Contract Term for up to a further 2 years. Any extension(s) offered shall be subject to satisfactory standards, meeting contractual KPIs and continued Value for Money. | £27,678,899 | 12 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Minor Adaptations1 award | |||
| 24-7 Locks LtdSME, SRD Building Services LtdSMEjoint award1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2031Extensions: The Council reserves the sole right and subject to mutual agreement with the supplier, to extend the Contract Term for up to a further 2 years. Any extension(s) offered shall be subject to satisfactory standards, meeting contractual KPIs and continued Value for Money. | £2,598,932 | 12 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Integrated Community Equipment Service | 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Minor Adaptations | 5final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonMEDEQUIP ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED · Greater London · 1
- did not winMILLBROOK HEALTHCARE LTD · South East England · 1
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
4 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Rochdale Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Stockport Metropolitan Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Tameside Metropolitan Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice · 3 awarded- 24-7 Locks Secure Horizon LtdAwarded supplier
- MEDEQUIP ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- MILLBROOK HEALTHCARE LTDBidder / tenderer
- SRD BUILDING SERVICES LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender