--- title: "WSCC AE Integrated Community Equipment Service" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03372b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03372b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03372b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03372b.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2022-06-17" --- # WSCC AE Integrated Community Equipment Service Buyer: WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03372b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03372b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03372b.json) ## Summary The West Sussex County Council is seeking bids for the "WSCC AE Integrated Community Equipment Service," a tender aimed at enhancing health and social work services within the region. This procurement process has recently transitioned from the planning to the tender stage after a decision to abandon the previous tender to provide bidders with more accurate information. The new tender was opened on 17th June 2022, with a closing date set for 19th July 2022. The project is classified under the CPV code 85000000 and is designed to promote independence and reduce hospital admissions for individuals with disabilities across the County of West Sussex. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in community health equipment and related service providers, particularly those that can contribute to promoting independence for elderly and disabled individuals. Companies within the scope of health care services, rehabilitation equipment manufacturing, and home care solutions will be well-positioned to compete. Interested organisations are encouraged to attend the virtual bidder briefing event held on 19th May 2022 to gain valuable insights and prepare competitive submissions. This contract, valued at approximately £99 million, is expected to have a duration of five years, with possibilities for extension, thereby ensuring a sustained opportunity for participating businesses. ## Notice The provision of Community Equipment is essential in promoting the independence of people of all ages with disabilities. It will often result in a person being able to manage independently without the needs for other services. In some cases it will enable the safe and effective delivery of other services involving support for people with personal care.The broads aims of the CES is to:* Promote independence, safety, social inclusion, quality of life, improved end of life care* Help to give elderly and disabled people control over their own lives* Reduce unscheduled hospital admissions* Reduce A and E attendance* Reduce the length of a hospital stay* Assist with the quality of many quality outcomes for children and adults* Enable people to live at home for longer thereby reducing the need for care home admissions* Improve early years development* Play a key role in the delivery of early intervention and prevention strategies and crisis admissions to high cost services. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The provision of Community Equipment is essential in promoting the independence of people of all ages with disabilities. It will often result in a person being able to manage independently without the needs for other services. In some cases it will enable the safe and effective delivery of other services involving support for people with personal care.The broads aims of the CES is to:* Promote independence, safety, social inclusion, quality of life, improved end of life care* Help to give elderly and disabled people control over their own lives* Reduce unscheduled hospital admissions* Reduce A and E attendance* Reduce the length of a hospital stay* Assist with the quality of many quality outcomes for children and adults* Enable people to live at home for longer thereby reducing the need for care home admissions* Improve early years development* Play a key role in the delivery of early intervention and prevention strategies and crisis admissions to high cost services. Additional information: This contract is for an initial period of 5 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years. Renewal: This maybe renewed and is dependent of a review of the requirement ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016604-2022 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Jun 2022 | | Submission deadline | 13 Jun 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £99,000,000 | | Lots value | £99,000,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | CHICHESTER | | Post town | Portsmouth | | Postcode | PO19 1RG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ27 West Sussex (South West) | | Local authority | Chichester | | Electoral ward | Chichester Central | | Westminster constituency | Chichester | | Delivery location | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 17 Jun 2022 at 05:37 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016604-2022 - 12 May 2022 at 16:30 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012429-2022 ## Notice URLs - http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/default.aspx - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Tenders/Current - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scopeand-remit ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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