Notice Information
Notice Title
2526-0313 Community Equipment Service - North London Equipment Partnership (NLEP)
Notice Description
Provision of community equipment to support independence, hospital discharge, and care at home for adults and children. Includes supply, maintenance, and collection of items.
Procurement Information
The Council has a statutory duty to provide the integrated community equipment and service pursuant to the Care Act 2014. The existing provider has notified the Council that they will cease trading from 15 September 2025 and therefore cease providing these services to the Council. Due to the short notice provided by the incumbent provider it is impossible to commission a new contract within the relevant timescales and ensure continuity of service. It is necessary for the Council to urgently award a replacement contract to secure continuity of these critical statutory services in Islington. The Council has considered all options and has concluded that due to this extreme urgency a directly awarded contract under Section 41 and Sections 13 and 14 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 to Essex Cares Limited should be made.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059d83
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057844-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK5 - Transparency Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
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
- £4,435,750 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 19 Sep 2025 - 21 Sep 2026 1-2 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
- ISLINGTON COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@islington.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- N1 2UD
- Post Town
- North London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI43 Haringey and Islington
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Islington
- Electoral Ward
- St Mary's & St James'
- Westminster Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057844-2025
18th September 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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