--- title: "Plymouth and Torbay Community Equipment Services Invitation to Tender Rerun" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-030211" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-030211" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-030211.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-030211.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL" published: "2022-11-02" --- # Plymouth and Torbay Community Equipment Services Invitation to Tender Rerun Buyer: PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-030211 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-030211) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-030211.json) ## Summary The Plymouth and Torbay Community Equipment Services tender, run by Plymouth City Council and Torbay Council in partnership with healthcare organizations, focused on the delivery of community equipment services. The procurement stage was completed, with Nottingham Rehab Limited (trading as NRS Healthcare) being awarded the contracts. The tender aimed to address health and social care priorities in separate Local Authority areas. Key dates included the award on 6th October 2022, with a total contract value of £24,096,640. This tender presents growth opportunities for organisations involved in health, social work services, and medical equipment sectors. Businesses offering solutions for community equipment services and related healthcare products would be well-suited to compete. Plymouth City Council and Torbay Council required active supplier participation in achieving social, economic, and environmental objectives. The tender process highlighted the importance of quality criteria, including stock management, premises, staffing, and social value commitments, alongside price considerations for supplier selection. ## Notice Plymouth City Council in partnership with NHS Devon CCG, and Torbay Council in partnership with Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and NHS Devon CCG have run a joint procurement exercise to identify a supplier for the delivery of a community equipment service for each Local Authority area. These will be separate contracts, however, where appropriate we have aligned the evaluation process and methodologies as well as the service requirements. Lot 1 is for Plymouth City Council and partners Lot 2 is for Torbay Council and partners. Under this contract the contractors and their supply chains will be required to actively participate in the achievement of the Contracting Authority's social, economic and environmental objectives. ### Lot Information Lot 1 These community equipment services have a service specification designed to address key priorities and targets for health and social care in each Local Authority area. They provide and enable the use of equipment to maintain independence within service users' homes quickly and effectively as far possible. The main activities of both services will involve the procurement, maintenance, storage and subsequent delivery and collection of equipment upon receipt of an equipment prescription from a Clinician working within the relevant service. The service includes the installation of, and technical demonstration on the use of, equipment and further assistance where necessary. The range of goods and services includes equipment to support occupational therapy, physiotherapy and nursing clinical requirements for the enablement of the service user. The services also include a minor adaptations service, covering basic adaptations (such as the installation of key safes) and more specialist work such as installing ramps and gallivanted rails. Further Lot 1 (Plymouth) will include installing and services ceiling track hoists and have a trusted assessor function to be undertaken by the Service Provider. Options: Up to 3 options to extend for a 12 months period i.e. total contract duration is 72 months (36mth + 12mth + 12mth + 12mth) Lot 2 These community equipment services have a service specification designed to address key priorities and targets for health and social care in each Local Authority area. They provide and enable the use of equipment to maintain independence within service users' homes quickly and effectively as far possible. The main activities of both services will involve the procurement, maintenance, storage and subsequent delivery and collection of equipment upon receipt of an equipment prescription from a Clinician working within the relevant service. The service includes the installation of, and technical demonstration on the use of, equipment and further assistance where necessary. The range of goods and services includes equipment to support occupational therapy, physiotherapy and nursing clinical requirements for the enablement of the service user. The services also include a minor adaptations service, covering basic adaptations (such as the installation of key safes) and more specialist work such as installing ramps and gallivanted rails. Options: Up to 3 options to extend for a 12 months period i.e. total contract duration is 72 months (36mth + 12mth + 12mth + 12mth) ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030934-2022 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 Nov 2022 | | Submission deadline | 26 Jan 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 5 Oct 2022 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £24,105,664 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL | | Additional buyers | TORBAY COUNCIL | | Locality | PLYMOUTH | | Post town | Plymouth | | Postcode | PL6 5UF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon | | ITL 3 | TLK42 Torbay | | Local authority | Torbay | | Electoral ward | Tormohun | | Westminster constituency | Torbay | | Delivery location | TLK41 Plymouth, TLK42 Torbay | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | NOTTINGHAM REHAB LIMITED (TRADING AS NRS HEALTHCARE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - 50 - Repair and maintenance services - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 2 Nov 2022 at 11:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030934-2022 - 16 Dec 2021 at 12:26 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031386-2021 ## Notice URLs - http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/ - http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk - http://www.torbay.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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