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Integrated Community Equipment and Loan Service

CITY OF DONCASTER COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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21 Apr 2026 at 15:14

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31 Jul 2025 at 16:13

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29 Jul 2025 at 16:24

Summary of the contracting process

The City of Doncaster Council, in collaboration with NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, has awarded a contract for the "Integrated Community Equipment and Loan Service," which falls under the health and social work services category. This procurement requires services for maintaining community equipment to support individuals with health and social care needs. Due to an urgent situation, the contract was awarded directly, effective from 1st August 2025 to 31st March 2027, with the location being primarily Doncaster, UK (region UKE31). This process has reached the stage of contract award, with Medequip Assistive Technology Limited being the chosen supplier.

This tender represents an opportunity for businesses in the healthcare sector to develop and deliver crucial services that enhance community support systems. Companies experienced in providing, installing, and maintaining medical equipment, particularly those with innovative approaches to reducing long-term care needs, are well-suited to participate. The contract leverages the expertise of Medequip Assistive Technology Limited to ensure continuity in service delivery, opening avenues for further business advancement through partnerships and fulfilment of long-term statutory service requirements. Businesses aligned with health and social care equipment delivery can explore similar tenders to expand their scope and reinforce their presence in the healthcare market.

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Notice Title

Integrated Community Equipment and Loan Service

Notice Description

The City of Doncaster Council and NHS South Yorkshire ICB Doncaster Place have statutory requirement duties under various legislation to provide community equipment services for people with health and social care needs. The Integrated Community Equipment Loan Service (ICELS) is central to the delivery of the prevention and wellbeing priorities of the council and its partners and is acknowledged as an essential element of service provision that helps to reduce, prevent and delay the need for long term care and support. With ever changing demands across health and social care, it is essential that this service embraces innovation and evolves to better meet the needs and demands of all its stakeholders. The ICELS service will support the following aims * Enabling people to be supported in their own homes * Reducing the number of hospital admissions and re-admissions * Reducing the number of care home admissions * Reducing the number of falls * Facilitating early discharge from hospital * Reducing the number, cost and intensity of care packages/nurse visit, e.g. enabling single hand care * Reduce the burden on Carers and risk of Carer breakdown, whilst increasing confidence and peace of mind * Supporting end of life care, delivered within the individuals chosen environment * Improving health and wellbeing by maximising independence, choice, control, dignity and quality of life within the individual's home In addition to providing the equipment, the contract will include the delivery, collection, cleaning, storage, installation, decontamination, servicing, maintenance and recycling of the equipment.

Procurement Information

Justification to direct award occurs when a contract cannot be awarded on the basis of a competitive tendering procedure because the services are strictly necessary for reasons of extreme and unavoidable urgency. The urgency is unavoidable if it is not attributable to any act or omission of the Council and could not have been foreseen by the Council. The situation is considered so urgent that the Council cannot comply with the timescales required for a competitive tendering procedure (even the shortened timescales permitted for urgency), as there is a serious risk of failing to deliver a statutory service if alternative provisions are not implemented at pace

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-056874
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036277-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details 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


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£8,000,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£8,000,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Apr 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Jul 20258 months ago
Contract Period
31 Jul 2025 - 31 Mar 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CITY OF DONCASTER COUNCIL
Additional Buyers

NHS SOUTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DONCASTER
Postcode
DN1 3BU
Post Town
Doncaster
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE32 Sheffield
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Sheffield
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Sheffield Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MEDEQUIP ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

Further Information

Notice Documents

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