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title: "ADU25144 Community Equipment Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-056833"
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# ADU25144 Community Equipment Service

Buyer: TORBAY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-056833

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## Summary

Torbay Council has initiated a direct award procurement process titled "ADU25144 Community Equipment Service," aimed at maintaining essential services for adults and children within the Torbay Council boundary. The contract is based on the legal framework set out in the Procurement Act 2023. This urgent procurement decision arises due to the termination of the existing contract with the prior supplier. Millbrook Healthcare Ltd has been selected as the new supplier, with the contract award pending final signature by 7 August 2025. The service will commence on 8 August 2025 and run until 31 July 2028. Located in Torquay, Torbay Council operates as a sub-central public authority. The direct award method was chosen to ensure service continuity in the health and social work services industry category within the UKK42 region.

This tender represents an opportunity for businesses in the healthcare sector, particularly those able to deliver large-scale community equipment services. Companies with existing operations in the South West of England or experience in rapid contract mobilisation would be best positioned to compete successfully in future tenders of this nature. The award of this contract, valued at £5.7 million, signifies substantial business growth potential for Millbrook Healthcare Ltd, indicating the local council's reliance on swift and efficient service provision. As existing market dynamics show limited competition, there is a strategic opportunity for other businesses to prepare for possible future opportunities as the council plans for a subsequent competitive re-procurement process.

## Notice

Provision of a Community Equipment Service (CES) for adults and children within the Torbay Council boundary or those on the outskirts if registered with a Torbay GP.

### Procurement Information

Due to the current contract being terminated as a result of the incumbent supplier notifying us and 40 other local authorities on 23/06/2025 that unless we collectively made a substantial financial contribution they would be unable to continue to provide the service. The request made by the incumbent supplier would have been deemed a significant modification and therefore not permitted under PCR 2015, therefore we gave 3 months notice of termination and have been subsequently advised by the incumbent that they will cease delivering on 31/07/2025 two months before the end date in the notice of termination. The service needs to be maintained to support timely discharge from hospital and end of life care for individuals within their own homes. To ensure continuity of service, we entered into discussions with prospective alternative providers of which there are two main organisation in the market currently delivering these services on a large scale. Millbrook already has a base within Devon that delivers Community Equipment Services. Due to the short notice provided by the incumbent it is impossible to tender the contract within the timescales and ensure continuity of service. Therefore the Council has made the decision to direct award under Section 41 and Sections 13 and 14 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 to Millbrook. The new contract will be for a period of 3 years which the remaining term on the original contract and will allow the new provider to mobilise and embed the contract as they are taking on significant financial and resource risk due to the uncertainties around the incumbent providers financial position. This timeframe also allows the Council and Millbrook to focus on effective mobilisation of the contract during the first 12 months and to then give sufficient time for a re-procurement to be undertaken.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043917-2025 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | 7 Aug 2025 - 31 Jul 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £5,700,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TORBAY COUNCIL |
| Locality | TORQUAY |
| Post town | Torquay |
| Postcode | TQ1 3DR |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MILLBROOK HEALTHCARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 29 Jul 2025 at 13:41 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043917-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043917-2025
  29th July 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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