--- title: "Provision of a Buckinghamshire Integrated Community Equipment Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-559df80c-ff9e-45a9-b537-c532a27ffd78" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-559df80c-ff9e-45a9-b537-c532a27ffd78" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-559df80c-ff9e-45a9-b537-c532a27ffd78.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-559df80c-ff9e-45a9-b537-c532a27ffd78.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL" published: "2021-04-27" --- # Provision of a Buckinghamshire Integrated Community Equipment Service Buyer: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-559df80c-ff9e-45a9-b537-c532a27ffd78 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-559df80c-ff9e-45a9-b537-c532a27ffd78) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-559df80c-ff9e-45a9-b537-c532a27ffd78.json) ## Summary Buckinghamshire Council, in partnership with Buckinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group, is inviting tenders for the "Provision of a Buckinghamshire Integrated Community Equipment Service". This initiative precedes the termination of the current contract on 30th September 2021, with intentions for a new contract to commence on 1st October 2021. The contract will initially last for five years, with the possibility of a two-year extension, and is estimated at £43,767,855, classifying it under health and social work services. The tender submission deadline is 27th April 2021, and services will cater to residents across the South East region of the United Kingdom. This procurement provides significant growth opportunities for experienced organisations within the healthcare and social care sectors. Businesses offering integrated community equipment services, technology-enabled care solutions, or maintenance services are particularly well-suited to compete. The anticipated annual expenditure indicates a robust financial commitment, suggesting that successful bidders could benefit from ongoing engagements and the chance to extend their influence within the public sector, including partnerships with other authorities such as Oxfordshire County Council. ## Notice Buckinghamshire Council (acting as the Lead Authority), in partnership with Buckinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group is seeking tenders from suitably experienced and qualified organisations for the provision of a Buckinghamshire Integrated Community Equipment Services (BICES) through the appointment of a single provider. The option remains that other public authorities may seek to utilise this framework such as Oxfordshire County Council and their associated partners (Oxford University Hospitals NHSFT and Oxford Health NHSFT), NHS bodies and/or Clinical Commissioning Groups. The current contract between Buckinghamshire Council and the incumbent provider ends on 30th September 2021 and the Councils intention is to call off from the single provider framework as from 1st October 2021. The initial call-off term will be for 5 years with an option to extend for up to a further 24 months. Whilst no work or volume is guaranteed from the Council, should any participating authority wish to utilise the framework then each authority will enter into a separate call off. The service will consist of the the timely provision of: * An Integrated Community Equipment Service (Simple Aids to Daily Living/Complex Aids to Daily Living/Non-catalogue and bespoke items) * Domestic Lift Maintenance * Technology Enabled Care (including Monitoring and Response elements) * Long Term Wheelchair Product Provision and Repair * Continence Product Provision * Diagnostic Equipment Provision * Long Term Conditions Management Service * Major Adaptations * Clinician Support Services For each component of service listed the provider shall also carry out maintenance of equipment, collection of items no longer required, recycling of equipment and robust data gathering to support contract management. This service will ensure that residents in Buckinghamshire, who have either healthcare or social care needs (or a combination of both) are provided with high quality equipment, aids and/or adaptations that enable them to stay independent and live healthy lives for longer, and crucially to remain at home rather than requiring formal social and healthcare support. The anticipated annual expenditure for Buckinghamshire Integrated Community Equipment Services in 2020/21 is PS8,753,571 Within Oxfordshire, the spend this financial year for the whole contract up to end of November 2020 is PS4,322,478.77. Pro-rating current spend for the remainder of the financial year estimates total financial year 2020/21 spend at PS6,483,718.16. Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) may apply to this opportunity. If your organisation wishes to participate in this process, you need to register with the Buckinghamshire Business Portal. You will be unable to take part if you do not register. Please use the link below and follow the instructions on the website: www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk Tenders must be returned via the Buckinghamshire Business Portal. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fbb66a01-30a4-4cd3-a225-3b4e3c15ff98 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Other - Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Apr 2021 | | Submission deadline | 27 Apr 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2021 - 30 Sep 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £43,767,855 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL | | Locality | AYLESBURY | | Post town | Hemel Hempstead | | Postcode | HP20 1UA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ13 Buckinghamshire | | Local authority | Buckinghamshire | | Electoral ward | Aylesbury North | | Westminster constituency | Aylesbury | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 27 Apr 2021 at 08:24 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fbb66a01-30a4-4cd3-a225-3b4e3c15ff98 - 27 Apr 2021 at 08:23 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fbb66a01-30a4-4cd3-a225-3b4e3c15ff98 - 25 Mar 2021 at 11:01 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fbb66a01-30a4-4cd3-a225-3b4e3c15ff98 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fbb66a01-30a4-4cd3-a225-3b4e3c15ff98 27th April 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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