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NHS NEL ICB Integrated Wheelchair Service

NHS NORTH EAST LONDON ICB

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26 Feb 2026 at 19:24

TenderUpdate

14 Aug 2024 at 19:48

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14 Aug 2024 at 14:28

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (NEL ICB) has completed the award phase for a contract concerning the Integrated Wheelchair Service in North East London. Covering the vital sector of health and social work services, this procurement is part of a project to deliver mobility solutions across regions including Barking, Havering, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, and Waltham Forest. The procurement followed an open procedure with numerous criteria emphasising quality. Following a contract signing on the 1st July 2025, A J Mobility Ltd was appointed as the primary supplier to fulfil services vital for those with long-term mobility needs. The contract, with an initial value of £26,385,099.65, commenced with its active deployment stage whilst incorporating potential extensions at the authority's discretion.

This contract provides significant opportunities for companies involved in manufacturing, supplying, or maintaining medical and mobility equipment. Businesses equipped with expertise in innovative health solutions, rehabilitation engineering, and postural seating can find substantial growth potential, particularly if they can offer high-quality products and services tailored for people with disabilities. This procurement invites enterprises that focus on fostering independence and improving the well-being of individuals with complex conditions to partake, ensuring adaptability and integrative services aligned with current health and social care initiatives. Participation in such government contracts can help companies solidify their market presence while contributing to meaningful community health outcomes. The integrated service model offers room for collaboration with organisations invested in social care innovations like those in Tower Hamlets.

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Notice Title

NHS NEL ICB Integrated Wheelchair Service

Notice Description

NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (NEL ICB) has commissioned an integrated wheelchair service for people of all ages who have a long-term need for mobility assistance in Barking, Havering, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest. The ICB envisages that the service will provide an integrated care model for wheelchair users, this is to ensure those with complex, long term conditions, are able to access the right wheelchair, quickly, and with appropriate information and support. The full service will cover: * Assessment, prescription and supply of powered and manual wheelchairs and associated postural seating accessories (WCS) * Rehabilitation Engineering facilities (RE) * Service and Maintenance Packages (AR) Our mission is to use innovative, personalised, high quality wheelchair/single sitting solutions to enable and empower residents to maximise their independence, and best support their health and wellbeing.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (NEL ICB) has commissioned an integrated wheelchair service for people of all ages who have a long-term need for mobility assistance in Barking, Havering, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest. The ICB envisages that the service will provide an integrated care model for wheelchair users, this is to ensure those with complex, long term conditions, are able to access the right wheelchair, quickly, and with appropriate information and support. The full service will cover: * Assessment, prescription and supply of powered and manual wheelchairs and associated postural seating accessories (WCS) * Rehabilitation Engineering facilities (RE) * Service and Maintenance Packages (AR) Our mission is to use innovative, personalised, high quality wheelchair/single sitting solutions to enable and empower residents to maximise their independence, and best support their health and wellbeing. A critical success factor is to ensure the new services are adaptable to changing needs of our populations(s) and new health and social care initiatives developed under the Better Care Fund (BCF), such as a single mobile /sitting solution that is jointly funded with Adults/Children Social Care in Tower Hamlets, and Whole Systems Integrated Care (WSIC).

Options: The contract may be extended for an additional period of 2 years at the sole discretion of the Authority.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-048ae4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017619-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£28,524,443 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£26,385,099 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Feb 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
25 Sep 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jun 20259 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS NORTH EAST LONDON ICB
Additional Buyers

NORTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E15 1DA
Post Town
East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
TLI London, TLI5 Outer London - East and North East

Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Blackwall & Cubitt Town
Westminster Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

A J MOBILITY

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