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# Provision of a Birmingham Community Equipment Loan Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-birmingham-community-equipment-loan-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0523ac). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Birmingham City Council: "Provision of a Birmingham Community Equipment Loan Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £95,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Birmingham City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/birmingham-city-council-ons-e08000025)
- **Published Value:** £95,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 February 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Community health services, Hospital and related services, Hospital support services, Repair and maintenance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG31
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £95,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-birmingham-community-equipment-loan-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0523ac#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0523ac`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-birmingham-community-equipment-loan-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0523ac#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fbirminghamcc%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-birmingham-community-equipment-loan-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0523ac#participate

## Description
Birmingham City Council (the "Council") is seeking to appoint an organisation for the provision of a Birmingham Community Equipment Loan Service on behalf of the Council and Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board. 
The purpose is to provide a Birmingham Community Equipment Loan Service that enables Birmingham citizens to live as independently as possible in their chosen home and enables Health and Social Care Services to function effectively and without delay, preventing citizens from developing more complex needs and protecting them and their carers from harm or injury. 
The contract will commence on 1st April 2027 and will be in place for a period of 5 years with the option to extend for a further 5 years subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability. 
The contract will be awarded to a single provider. 
Please note TUPE will apply to this contract. The TUPE information will be released to you upon receipt of a signed copy of Appendix 3 – TUPE Confidentiality Agreement. You are advised to fill this in as soon as possible on receipt and return via https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc 
There may be a requirement in the future to modify the contract. This would result from commissioning activities within the Council, the Birmingham Children's Trust, the BSOL Integrated Care Board (ICB) or Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council and associated Health Services. Commissioning activities include, but are not limited to, identification of outcomes, identification of need and funding opportunities.  
The following potential contract modifications have been identified at the time of this tendering opportunity: 
- Dynamic Pressure Mattresses (DPM); estimated value up to £1m per annum. 
- Solihull Community Equipment Loans Service; estimated value £1.9m per annum. 
- Birmingham Technology Enabled Care; estimated value £3.8m per annum. 
The total value of identified potential contract modifications is up to £67,000,000. Note there may be a requirement for modifications that are not included here.

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0001: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0001`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 50000000, 85110000, 85112000, 85323000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £95,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-62501`
  - Value: £95,000,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 18/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002882-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-22T16:04:49.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T05:45:16.584Z
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