Official UK procurement notice
Powered and Non Powered Specialist Wheelchairs, clinical assessment, specialist seating, accessories, and associated repairs
Authority: NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board (Central government)·On behalf of: NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board (CP ICB) are seeking to commission a service to continue to provide Powered and Non-powered specialist wheelchair provision, associated specialist seating, accessories and associated repairs, as well as the clinical assessment of patients requiring these wheelchair services.
This contract for Direct Award to the incumbent provider will be for a duration of one year, commencing 01/04/2025, whilst the ICB undertakes additional scoping of the long term service requirements, upon which it is likely that a further Procurement opportunity will be published for a longer term contract.
The contract value for 12 months is £2,728,948.35 (excluding VAT) - the value assuming VAT is included on all of contract at 20% is £3,274,738.02.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Mar 2025, 14:22 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Mar 2025, 14:22 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008213- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ea21Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB currently has a contract with a provider called A J Mobility to deliver the services outlined within this notice. This Direct Award for 12 months is to ensure the continuity of this crucial service whilst the longer term Procurement plan is consolidated.
These services were supplied under a public contract that was awarded in accordance with a competitive tendering procedure within 5 years of the publication of this notice. As such, the justification for this notice is within Schedule 5 Paragraph 8 of the Procurement Act 2023.
- Risks
There is a risk to the service delivery and the contract, if this direct award is not awarded. The C&P ICB as the Contracting Authority have used the Procurement Act Direct Award Decision Tree to reach their decision.
Additionally, this direct award is being used for a short period of time whilst the ICB conducts a full procurement. The new procurement will take into account new national directives and changes to the delivery of the service, as well as the exercise to cost the changes to the service.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 6 Mar 2025- Transparency notice published6 Mar 2025, 14:22 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected10 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AJ Mobility LtdSME1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 | £2,728,948 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNITProcess contact pointProcuring entityCarrying out the procurement
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- A J MOBILITY LIMITED (T/A AJM HEALTHCARE)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender