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title: "Cornwall Community Equipment Loan Service (CELS)"
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# Cornwall Community Equipment Loan Service (CELS)

Buyer: CORNWALL COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03f05f

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## Summary

The Cornwall Community Equipment Loan Service (CELS) tender, overseen by Cornwall Council, aims to provide assistive technology and equipment to support the independence and care needs of adults and children in the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly region. This tender is classified under the CPV code 33000000, relating to medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products. Initiated as an open procedure and tagged with "award" and "contract," the procurement stage recently culminated in awarding the contract on 7th February 2024 to Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd. Key dates included a submission deadline on 3rd October 2023, with relevant documents available electronically. The value of the contract is approximately £126 million, and the contract duration is 1800 days, with a provision for up to a 36-month extension.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specializing in medical equipment and assistive technology to expand their services in a supportive capacity, potentially integrating more areas like dynamic mattresses, long-term wheelchairs, continence products, and technology-enabled care in future scopes. Companies experienced in health, social care, and equipment maintenance, particularly those capable of supplying clean, safe, and functional equipment, are well-suited to compete for such opportunities. Engaging in this tender allows businesses to collaborate closely with regional authorities like Cornwall Council and contribute to the wellbeing and independence of community members, thus fostering business growth in the healthcare services industry.

## Notice

Provision of a Community Equipment Loan Service (CELS) for Cornwall and the Isle of Scilly. Cornwall Council is the lead commissioner of community equipment under the Better Care Fund Section 75 Agreement between Cornwall Council and NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board (ICB NHS). The CELS service provides equipment and other assistive technology to meet the support needs of both adults and children. The principal aim of the Service is to ensure that people who have been assessed by a Prescriber as requiring equipment to enable them to live independently, or with support as part of a package of care, are supplied with equipment, which is sensitive to their needs, in a timely manner. Equipment provided must be clean, safe and fully functional. The Service will address the needs of children from birth to end of life. The Service will support Prescribers across health, social care and education to ensure that all children and adults are given the opportunity to reach their potential in all areas of their life. The people using the Service are adults and children with a Prescriber assessed need to support their health or social care.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of a Community Equipment Loan Service (CELS) for Cornwall and the Isle of Scilly. Cornwall Council is the lead commissioner of community equipment under the Better Care Fund Section 75 Agreement between Cornwall Council and NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board (ICB NHS). The CELS service provides equipment and other assistive technology to meet the support needs of both adults and children. The principal aim of the Service is to ensure that people who have been assessed by a Prescriber as requiring equipment to enable them to live independently, or with support as part of a package of care, are supplied with equipment, which is sensitive to their needs, in a timely manner. Equipment provided must be clean, safe and fully functional. The Service will address the needs of children from birth to end of life. The Service will support Prescribers across health, social care and education to ensure that all children and adults are given the opportunity to reach their potential in all areas of their life. The people using the Service are adults and children with a Prescriber assessed need to support their health or social care.

Options: The following areas of scope shall be considered optional. During later phases of the project the Council and NHS ICB will consider whether these scope areas shall be added to the CELS contract. The additional scope areas will require separate business case decisions. Areas of additional scope under consideration: Dynamic mattresses service into nursing homes * Provision of rental dynamic mattresses for treatment of pressure ulcers for individuals in nursing homes in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. * Currently delivered by two external providers not CELS, circa PS70k per annum. * NHS ICB would like to consider this service element coming within scope of contract with new provider, which will be subject to a business case. * Please see Dynamic Mattress service specification included within the Tender pack for further details. NHS long term loan wheelchairs * Wheelchair supply, spares, accessories, repair and maintenance service * Bespoke moulded seating with powered wheelchair base * Currently delivered by an external provider not CELS, circa PS2.3million per annum. * NHS ICB would like to consider this service element coming within scope of contract with new provider, which will be subject to a business case. * Please see Wheelchair service specification included within the Tender pack for further details. Continence products * Currently delivered separately to CELS. Together for Families (TFF) and NHS would like to consider this service element coming within scope of contract with new provider, which will be subject to a business case. Home Improvement Agency * Currently delivered by Cornwall Council * A review of the service is pending, and subject to the outcome of the review the Council may consider this service element coming within scope of contract with new provider, subject to a business case. Technology Enabled Care (TEC) * Currently, a significant part of TEC is provided by Corserv and within Cornwall Council it is fairly limited to pilots ('Just Checking' and 'Genie'). * There is a new joint TEC strategy being developed, which will review our current position and consider delivery opportunities for the future expansion of the CIOS offer. This may result in a further expansion of the CELS offer, subject to a business case. The Council is going out to Tender for the first time for a Community Equipment Loan Service (CELS). Providers in the marketplace the Council has engaged with have advised and recommended mobilisation and bedding in of the core CELS service first. After the initial 6 to 12 months of the mobilisation and contract, the Council will explore with the chosen Provider, the opportunity to extend the scope of the agreement into some or all of the areas detailed above in a phased manner, subject to internal business case approval and variation of the contract agreement as set out.

Renewal: Extension of up to 36 months

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026185-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Aug 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Oct 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Feb 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £126,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CORNWALL COUNCIL |
| Locality | TRURO |
| Post town | Truro |
| Postcode | TR1 3AY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| Electoral ward | Truro Boscawen & Redannick |
| Westminster constituency | Truro and Falmouth |
| Delivery location | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MEDEQUIP ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 16 Aug 2024 at 14:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026185-2024
- 16 Aug 2023 at 14:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024058-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cornwall.gov.uk
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=956b6129-37af-eb11-810c-005056b64545

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