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2526-0313 Community Equipment Service - North London Equipment Partnership (NLEP)

London Borough of Islington

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

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20 Oct 2026 at 12:19

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06 Oct 2025 at 13:45

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22 Sep 2025 at 15:03

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18 Sep 2025 at 16:15

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Summary of the contracting process

Islington procured integrated community equipment services for adults and children, supporting independent living, hospital discharge and care at home. The service covers supplying community equipment and maintaining and collecting items. The buyer is Islington Council, and the work serves people in Islington. This is a health and social care service rather than a purchase of equipment alone: delivery includes the ongoing service needed to provide, maintain and retrieve equipment as people’s needs change. The requirement is part of the North London Equipment Partnership. Its continuity supports timely discharge from hospital, people’s ability to live independently and care at home, and safeguarding. The service is delivered in the United Kingdom; Islington is the named buying authority and the intended community served.

The procurement is complete: Islington directly awarded the contract to Provide Care Solutions Limited, and the agreement was signed on 22 September 2025. The award date was 18 September 2025. The contract runs from 22 September 2025 to 21 September 2027, with a possible one-year extension by mutual written agreement. The contract value is £4,435,750 excluding VAT (£5,322,900 including VAT). The Council used a direct award, citing extreme and unavoidable urgency after the incumbent notified it that it would cease trading, making a replacement competition impracticable within the time available and risking interruption to statutory services. The procurement has one lot. No separate scored evaluation basis is stated; the award rationale is urgency and continuity of service.

For suppliers considering this buyer’s future community equipment requirement, the contract indicates a need to combine equipment supply with maintenance and collection, serving both adults and children at home and supporting hospital discharge. A credible provider would need operational capacity to keep essential equipment available, maintain it reliably and retrieve it as needs change, while supporting continuity of care and safeguarding. The transition described involved a short mobilisation, phased arrangements, contingency planning for high-priority equipment and coordination across an eight-borough partnership. This points to the value of robust mobilisation planning, resilient supply chains and the ability to work collaboratively with councils and health and care services. The selected provider is an SME, showing that the awarded scale was deliverable by a smaller business; the requirement also demonstrates a market where dependable service continuity is central.

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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

Extreme and unavoidable urgency 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 the provider should be made.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-059d85
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098945-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
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
£4,435,750 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Sep 20251 years ago
Contract Period
22 Sep 2025 - 21 Sep 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
London Borough of Islington
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
N1 2UD
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PROVIDE CARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Further Information

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