Notice Information
Notice Title
ADU25144 Community Equipment Service
Notice Description
Provision of a Community Equipment Service (CES) for adults and children within the Torbay Council boundary or those on the outskirts if registered with a Torbay GP.
Procurement Information
Due to the current contract being terminated as a result of the incumbent supplier notifying us and 40 other local authorities on 23/06/2025 that unless we collectively made a substantial financial contribution they would be unable to continue to provide the service. The request made by the incumbent supplier would have been deemed a significant modification and therefore not permitted under PCR 2015, therefore we gave 3 months notice of termination and have been subsequently advised by the incumbent that they will cease delivering on 31/07/2025 two months before the end date in the notice of termination. The service needs to be maintained to support timely discharge from hospital and end of life care for individuals within their own homes. To ensure continuity of service, we entered into discussions with prospective alternative providers of which there are two main organisation in the market currently delivering these services on a large scale. Due to the number of authorities in this position, the alternative providers agreed a geographical split for taking on the contracts and Torbay Council falls within the region allocated to Millbrook who have a base within Devon. Due to the short notice provided by the incumbent it is impossible to tender the contract within the timescales and ensure continuity of service. Therefore the Council has made the decision to direct award under Section 41 and Sections 13 and 14 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 to Millbrook. The new contract will be for a period of 3 years which the remaining term on the original contract and will allow the new provider to mobilise and embed the contract as they are taking on significant financial and resource risk due to the uncertainties around the incumbent providers financial position. This timeframe also allows the Council and Millbrook to focus on effective mobilisation of the contract during the first 12 months and to then give sufficient time for a re-procurement to be undertaken.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0566f8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043419-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £5,700,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Jul 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 10 Aug 2025 - 31 Jul 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TORBAY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Mrs Chanelle Busby
- Contact Email
- chanelle.busby@torbay.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +441803207736
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TORQUAY
- Postcode
- TQ1 3DR
- Post Town
- Torquay
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK4 Devon
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK42 Torbay
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Torbay
- Electoral Ward
- Tormohun
- Westminster Constituency
- Torbay
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043419-2025
28th July 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043412-2025
28th July 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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