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title: "TEL L1 DA Aug26 - Folkestone & Hythe District Council - awarded"
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# TEL L1 DA Aug26 - Folkestone & Hythe District Council - awarded

Buyer: NORTHERN HOUSING CONSORTIUM LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9da85ded-d370-446b-b9b6-ae17a89cec0c

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## Summary

Folkestone & Hythe District Council appointed Chiptech International Ltd as its Technology Enabled Lives provider. The requirement covers technology-enabled living equipment and associated repair and maintenance services for medical equipment, supporting people who use care, monitoring or assistance technology. Delivery is in Folkestone, Kent, at the council’s service location. The procurement is categorised primarily as goods, with the service element focused on maintaining the equipment supplied. The appointment was made through the Northern Housing Consortium’s Technology Enabled Lives framework, which provides the purchasing route for this council requirement. Chiptech International Ltd is identified as a small and medium-sized enterprise and is based in Lancaster.

This procurement has been completed and awarded. The contract was awarded to Chiptech International Ltd on 13 August 2026 for £184,570 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract period runs from 17 August 2026 to 31 January 2027. It was conducted as a selective procedure using a call-off from a framework agreement, specifically the Northern Housing Consortium Technology Enabled Lives framework. The tender submission deadline was 13 August 2026. Folkestone & Hythe District Council made the appointment under the framework, while the Northern Housing Consortium is recorded as the framework buyer. The opportunity was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

For a supplier assessing future demand, this award demonstrates a defined requirement for Technology Enabled Lives provision in Folkestone & Hythe: supplying technology-enabled living equipment and maintaining medical equipment for council-supported users. A credible competitor would need practical capability across equipment supply, installation or service support, fault response and planned maintenance, with the operational capacity to support users throughout the service period. Experience of delivering technology-enabled care or monitoring solutions in a public-sector, housing or social-care setting would strengthen a future proposition. Access to the relevant Northern Housing Consortium framework is commercially important because this buyer used a framework call-off rather than an open standalone tender. SMEs and VCSEs were explicitly considered suitable.

## Notice

This contract award notice is to notify the market that Folkestone & Hythe District Council based in Folkestone, UK have appointed Chiptech as their Technology Enabled Lives provider for a period from August 17th 2026 to January 31st 2027. 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/7972b2c3-267e-4b94-860e-28422ecbd37c |
| 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 | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 17 Aug 2026 - 31 Jan 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £184,570 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £184,570 |
| 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

- 14 Aug 2026 at 09:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7972b2c3-267e-4b94-860e-28422ecbd37c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7972b2c3-267e-4b94-860e-28422ecbd37c
  14th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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