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Plymouth Community Equipment Service

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Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Plymouth City Council: "Plymouth Community Equipment Service". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityPlymouth City CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Plymouth City Council
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Published history for Plymouth City Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
21Bids / Report
25% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
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Payment Terms
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Coverage: 97 active published awards; 4 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityPlymouth City Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published4 Feb 2026, 16:34 GMT
Last source update4 Feb 2026, 16:34 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-058c16
What is being bought
Plymouth requires a Community Equipment Service (CES) for adults and children within the Plymouth City Council area or those on the outskirts if registered with a GP in Plymouth. This service provides equipment relating to a prescribed, clinical need to support a person in their own home. This includes equipment such as beds, mattresses and mobility aids. Equipment may be provided to support someone with a short term need, while they recover from illness, or longer term or permanent ill health. Referrals to the service are made by prescribing organisations such as Livewell Southwest, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, St Luke's Hospice and Practice Plus Group Hospitals. CES includes the provision of a range of Core Stock equipment which is most frequently used, more specialist Non-Stock equipment ordered on an ad-hoc basis and Minor Adaptations. It is a requirement that the service is supported by a comprehensive web based IT platform for the provider and those referring to the service. A team of Plymouth City Council and Livewell staff have been working together across children's and adult services to enact a contingency plan for the contract. This has included liaison with key partners who rely on the service, including University Hospitals Plymouth and St Lukes'. The contract is expected to run from 1 October 2025 to 31 January 2029, 3 years, 4 months with a value of £9,100,000 excluding VAT.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    4 Feb 2026, 16:34 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    26 Sept 2025, 11:12 BST
  3. Status changed to complete
    21 Aug 2025, 12:46 BST
  4. Official notice release published
    21 Aug 2025, 12:46 BST
  5. Buyer information updated
    21 Aug 2025, 12:46 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    4 Feb 2026, 16:34 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 30 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST · £9,100,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
MILLBROOK HEALTHCARE LTD
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Contracts
Plymouth Community Equipment Service
£9,100,000 · signed 30 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST — 31 Jan 2029, 23:59 GMT
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Plymouth City Council

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PBQP-8499-TLMP
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Documents (1)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleDue to the unexpected sudden failure of the previous Community Equipment Service provider, there was not adequate time to run a competitive tender process. The Community Equipment Service provides a vital service to local residents, failure to maintain the service would have a detrimental impact on individuals safety and wellbeing. The service is critically important in ensuring that people are able to leave hospital safely with the equipment they need.