Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Community Equipment
Notice Description
A contract was awarded to Provide Care Solutions Limited for the 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 was necessary for the Council to urgently award a replacement contract to secure continuity of these critical statutory services in the London Borough of Harrow. The Council considered all options and 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 Provide Care Solutions Limited should be made.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059e58
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060254-2025
- 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
- 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
- £8,700,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £8,700,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Sep 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 21 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 HARROW
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@harrow.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HARROW
- Postcode
- HA3 8FL
- Post Town
- Harrow
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI74 Harrow and Hillingdon
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Harrow
- Electoral Ward
- Kenton West
- Westminster Constituency
- Harrow East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060254-2025
26th September 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058219-2025
19th September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058214-2025
19th September 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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