Official UK procurement notice
Purchase and award of contract for Tracking Hoists to support Community Equipment Service
Authority: Cumberland Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAward of a Call-Off Contract via a Direct Award under Lot 6 of the ESPO Framework (364) for Stairlifts, Steplifts, Vertical Through-floor Lifts and Hoists to Prism UK Ltd.
CPV: Lifting equipment for health care sector
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Cumberland Council has awarded a Call-Off Contract via a Direct Award under Lot 6 of…Awarded
Cumberland Council has awarded a Call-Off Contract via a Direct Award under Lot 6 of the ESPO Framework (364) for Stairlifts, Steplifts, Vertical Through-floor Lifts and Hoists to Prism UK Ltd to supply and install ceiling track hoists.
The maximum contract value under this Direct Award Call-Off Contract will be for £100,000 and this will be solely for the supply and installation of ceiling track hoists, under warranty (including service, maintenance and testing) intended for use in a domestic setting by persons with impaired mobility. The contract term is 1st July 2025 to 30th June 2027.
Details of expenditure and extension periods are indicative only.
The Council is currently in the process of transforming the Community Equipment Service alongside any externally commissioned Equipment Services to make sure we have a streamlined Equipment Service available across the Cumberland footprint.
The purchase of additional Ceiling Track Hoists will allow people to remain in their own home, improving their health and wellbeing.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- 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
- 8 Oct 2025, 17:27 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Oct 2025, 17:27 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-063467- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
A direct award to Prism UK Medical via ESPO Framework 364 (Lot 6) is acceptable for this low value contract. The council is in scope to use this framework.
Publisher note: Awarded under under Lot 6 of the ESPO Framework (364) for Stairlifts, Steplifts, Vertical Through-floor Lifts, the Framework was designed to support with the supply, installation, servicing and maintenance of lifts and hoists. The procurement of this framework was conducted in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015).
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Healthcare Group Ltd. | £100,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 063467-2025-1 · Direct Healthcare Group Ltd.
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2025
- Value
- £100,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- His Majesty's Court ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Direct Health Care GroupAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.