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title: "TEL L1 DA Jul26 - Northumberland County Council - awarded"
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# TEL L1 DA Jul26 - Northumberland County Council - awarded

Buyer: NORTHERN HOUSING CONSORTIUM LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8c44f6b3-74b4-49f2-9bef-d85efbaa703f

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## Summary

Northumberland County Council appointed a Technology Enabled Lives provider to support people through technology-enabled care services in Northumberland. The requirement is classified as repair and maintenance services for medical equipment, so it is relevant to businesses supplying, maintaining and supporting assistive or connected care equipment. Delivery is associated with Northumberland County Council in Morpeth, with the delivery postcode NE61 2EF. The procurement is categorised as goods, although the appointed provider’s role combines the supply and ongoing support of technology-enabled living equipment. The appointment was made through the Northern Housing Consortium’s Technology Enabled Lives framework, with the council as the public-sector end user and Chiptech International Ltd as the selected supplier.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded. The contract was awarded to Chiptech International Ltd on 16 June 2026 for £316,000 GBP. The contract runs from 16 July 2026 to 15 July 2028, with an option to extend for two separate one-year periods. The tender submission deadline was 16 June 2026. The route was a selective call-off from a framework agreement, using the Northern Housing Consortium’s Technology Enabled Lives framework rather than an open standalone tender. The contract award is active. The published procurement description identifies a two-year appointment and the possible extensions; the award value is the same as the stated procurement value. Northumberland County Council is the contracting public-sector organisation.

For a supplier that did not win this award, the requirement demonstrates demand for a technology-enabled care provider able to supply and maintain medical or assistive equipment for a county council. A credible competitor would need operational capability across equipment provision, installation or support, repair and maintenance, together with dependable service delivery for people receiving technology-enabled care. Experience of working with public-sector buyers and managing a service over a multi-year period would strengthen a future proposition. Access to the Northern Housing Consortium’s Technology Enabled Lives framework is commercially important because this requirement was awarded through a framework call-off. The opportunity was identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises, indicating that smaller specialist providers may be well placed to compete when comparable requirements return.

## Notice

This contract award notice is to notify the market that Northumberland County Council based in Morpeth, UK have appointed Chiptech as their Technology Enabled Lives provider for a period of TWO years, with an option to extend for a further TWO x ONE Year individual periods. This appointment has been made under the Northern Housing Consortium's Technology Enabled Lives framework. (Contract Award Notice 2024/S 000-000849)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6f387923-9196-4233-9cfd-d13ecc09cc41 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Jun 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | 16 Jul 2026 - 15 Jul 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £316,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £316,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTHERN HOUSING CONSORTIUM LIMITED |
| Locality | SUNDERLAND |
| Postcode area | Sunderland |
| Postcode | SR1 3QD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC44 Sunderland |
| Local authority | Sunderland |
| Electoral ward | Millfield |
| Westminster constituency | Sunderland Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Chiptech International Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50421000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment

## Release History

- 20 Aug 2026 at 11:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6f387923-9196-4233-9cfd-d13ecc09cc41

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6f387923-9196-4233-9cfd-d13ecc09cc41
  20th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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