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TEL L1 DA Aug26 - Folkestone & Hythe District Council - awarded

NORTHERN HOUSING CONSORTIUM LIMITED

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14 Aug 2026 at 09:55

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Summary of the contracting process

Folkestone & Hythe District Council appointed Chiptech International Ltd as its Technology Enabled Lives provider. The requirement covers technology-enabled living equipment and associated repair and maintenance services for medical equipment, supporting people who use care, monitoring or assistance technology. Delivery is in Folkestone, Kent, at the council’s service location. The procurement is categorised primarily as goods, with the service element focused on maintaining the equipment supplied. The appointment was made through the Northern Housing Consortium’s Technology Enabled Lives framework, which provides the purchasing route for this council requirement. Chiptech International Ltd is identified as a small and medium-sized enterprise and is based in Lancaster.

This procurement has been completed and awarded. The contract was awarded to Chiptech International Ltd on 13 August 2026 for £184,570 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract period runs from 17 August 2026 to 31 January 2027. It was conducted as a selective procedure using a call-off from a framework agreement, specifically the Northern Housing Consortium Technology Enabled Lives framework. The tender submission deadline was 13 August 2026. Folkestone & Hythe District Council made the appointment under the framework, while the Northern Housing Consortium is recorded as the framework buyer. The opportunity was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

For a supplier assessing future demand, this award demonstrates a defined requirement for Technology Enabled Lives provision in Folkestone & Hythe: supplying technology-enabled living equipment and maintaining medical equipment for council-supported users. A credible competitor would need practical capability across equipment supply, installation or service support, fault response and planned maintenance, with the operational capacity to support users throughout the service period. Experience of delivering technology-enabled care or monitoring solutions in a public-sector, housing or social-care setting would strengthen a future proposition. Access to the relevant Northern Housing Consortium framework is commercially important because this buyer used a framework call-off rather than an open standalone tender. SMEs and VCSEs were explicitly considered suitable.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

TEL L1 DA Aug26 - Folkestone & Hythe District Council - awarded

Notice Description

This contract award notice is to notify the market that Folkestone & Hythe District Council based in Folkestone, UK have appointed Chiptech as their Technology Enabled Lives provider for a period from August 17th 2026 to January 31st 2027. This appointment has been made under the Northern Housing Consortium's Technology Enabled Lives framework. (Contract Award Notice 2024/S 000-000849)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-9da85ded-d370-446b-b9b6-ae17a89cec0c
Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7972b2c3-267e-4b94-860e-28422ecbd37c
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

50421000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£184,570 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£184,570 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
13 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
17 Aug 2026 - 31 Jan 2027 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORTHERN HOUSING CONSORTIUM LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SUNDERLAND
Postcode
SR1 3QD
Postcode Area
Sunderland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC44 Sunderland
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Sunderland
Electoral Ward
Millfield
Westminster Constituency
Sunderland Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Chiptech International Ltd

Further Information

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