Notice Information
Notice Title
Derby Integrated Community Equipment Services (DICES)
Notice Description
Derby Integrated Community Equipment Service (DICES) provides a range of equipment on loan to people of all ages ordinarily resident in the city of Derby, following assessment and prescription by a recognised prescriber. The service being commissioned relates to the logistics of supplying, collecting and maintaining the equipment. Clinical input to the service is provided through the pool of recognised prescribers, a clinical commissioning function provided by DDICB, and a multi-agency Equipment Review Group. The provider will work within this framework, ensuring that the agreed clinical governance arrangements, both for individual items of equipment and strategic decisions about the equipment to be provided/policies and procedures for equipment provision, are followed appropriately. As a result of this above threshold Open procedure process, a Contract will be awarded to the successful Provider for a period of 3 years (1st May 2026 to 30th April 2029), with the Commissioner having the option to extend the contract for up to a further 24 months to the 30th April 2031. This notice is a Contract Award Notice published as per the requirement of section 50(1) of the Procurement Act 2023. The standstill period will end will end at Midnight on 29 January 2026.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The contract will be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to a further two years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d02e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004569-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
85 - Health and social work services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
33100000 - Medical equipments
33190000 - Miscellaneous medical devices and products
33196100 - Devices for the elderly
33196200 - Devices for the disabled
35820000 - Support equipment
75200000 - Provision of services to the community
85000000 - Health and social work services
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £12,959,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £12,959,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- £12,638,939 £10M-£100M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Jan 2026Today
- Submission Deadline
- 20 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 Jan 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2029 3-4 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
- NHS DERBY & DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Additional Buyers
NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- richard.ward11@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DERBY
- Postcode
- DE1 2FS
- Post Town
- Derby
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF11 Derby
- Delivery Location
- TLF11 Derby
-
- Local Authority
- Derby
- Electoral Ward
- Darley
- Westminster Constituency
- Derby North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004569-2026
19th January 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066877-2025
20th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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