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Community Equipment Service 2025 - RBo Kensington & Chelsea

The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

06 Aug 2025 at 11:14

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

30 Jul 2025 at 17:10

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

30 Jul 2025 at 15:03

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea has awarded the contract for the Community Equipment Service 2025 to Saadia Ltd, trading as 24/7 Healthcare Limited. This procurement is essential under the Care Act 2014, aiming to provide vital community equipment and related services to vulnerable residents in London. The procurement process was conducted through a direct award due to urgent circumstances, with the contract awarded on 6th August 2025 and active from 1st August 2025 to 30th September 2025. The industry category falls under medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products, with the service locations specified in UKI33 region, United Kingdom. The contract may be renewed up to January 2026, with options to extend for an additional six months.

This procurement offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in medical equipment and related services, particularly those capable of rapid mobilisation in urgent scenarios. SMEs would be well-suited to compete in similar tenders that demand flexibility and responsiveness to service delivery needs. The awarded contract demonstrates a substantial potential growth for businesses willing to engage in sectors with high demand for medical aids and warehousing services, especially amid unforeseeable challenges prioritising the fulfilment of statutory duties. Prospective suppliers gaining insights from this contract can tailor their offerings to meet similar demand-based services required by public authorities.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Community Equipment Service 2025 - RBo Kensington & Chelsea

Notice Description

The Council has a statutory duty under the Care Act 2014 to provide community equipment services. It has been identified that there is a need for urgent action to be taken to ensure the needs of vulnerable residents can be met and the Council fulfils its statutory duties. The Council has identified a provider to supply essential community equipment and to support the delivery of the equipment and repair, installation and servicing services to service users and peripheral stores. This is a demand based service. The expected value is based on the anticipated demand and the cost of equipment/services delivered by the provider. Due to the urgency of the award, the Council has not observed a voluntary standstill period.

Procurement Information

The urgent action required is to ensure the needs of vulnerable residents can be met and the Council fulfils statutory requirements. The Council is required to maintain access to the Services for all eligible residents and there is a legal duty under the Care Act 2014 for the Services to be delivered. Officers have identified the need for urgent action to be taken to maintain the delivery of the Service and to ensure that vulnerable residents can continue to access the required provision. The Council has directly awarded a contract to the identified supplier under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023. In relation to the urgency justification under Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023, this justification applies for the following reasons: * The goods and services to be supplied under the proposed contract are strictly necessary to ensure the Council complies with its statutory duties. * The situation has arisen due to unforeseeable events outside of the Council's control. In the circumstances the Council must act urgently and there is not sufficient time to carry out a competitive tendering procedure. * The urgency is unavoidable and was not attributable to any act or omission of the council. The need to ensure continuity of services to vulnerable service users provides grounds to rely on this justification and direct award a contract to the identified supplier.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-056942
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046436-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

50 - Repair and maintenance services

63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

CPV Codes

33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

33196000 - Medical aids

33196100 - Devices for the elderly

33196200 - Devices for the disabled

50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

63122000 - Warehousing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,404,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£1,404,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jul 20251 years ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2025 - 30 Sep 2025 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
W8 7NX
Postcode Area
West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Electoral Ward
Campden
Westminster Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Saadia Ltd trading as 24/7 Healthcare Limited

Further Information

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