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title: "Occupational Therapy - Maintenance, Inspection and Repair Service for Lifting Equipment"
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# Occupational Therapy - Maintenance, Inspection and Repair Service for Lifting Equipment

Buyer: SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0589e6

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## Summary

Southend-on-Sea City Council has awarded a contract for the 'Occupational Therapy - Maintenance, Inspection and Repair Service for Lifting Equipment' to Caretech UK Ltd. The focus of this procurement, valued at approximately £450,000, is to maintain and repair lifting equipment located in private dwellings and community equipment service warehouses, ensuring efficient service delivery to Southend-on-Sea residents and their carers. The procurement followed an open procedure, reflecting the council's intent to engage with the market through a transparent and competitive tender process. The contract is set to commence on 1st September 2026 and run through to 31st August 2030, following an 8-day standstill period, which ends on the 27th of July 2026. This procurement stage is now complete with the recent award notice published on the 16th of July 2026.

This tender presents a strategic opportunity for businesses specialising in repair and maintenance services to expand their portfolio by working with a public authority. SME businesses like Caretech UK Ltd, which has successfully secured the contract, can leverage this project to demonstrate their capabilities in delivering compliant and high-quality service maintenance. Companies with expertise in maintaining lifting and handling equipment, particularly those familiar with regulatory standards such as the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 and the Health & Social Care Act 2008, are well-suited to compete for similar procurement opportunities. By aligning service offerings with the needs of public sector clients like Southend-on-Sea City Council, businesses can gain significant exposure and refine their service delivery models to achieve long-term growth and sustainability.

## Notice

Southend-on-Sea City Council is looking to award to a single supplier for the Provision of a Maintenance, Inspection and Repair Service for Lifting Equipment. The equipment that requires this service is generally located in private dwellings for the use of Southend-on-Sea residents and their carers, or may be located in the community equipment service warehouse. Start Date: 1st September 2026 End Date: 31st August 2030 Estimated Value: PS450000 Please note the contract award notice was published yesterday, however the estimated value required updating. This notice therefore replaces the previously published notice. For the avoidance of doubt, only 1 contract is to be awarded. This contract award notice triggers an 8 working day standstill. Providing no challenge is received, standstill will end at midnight on the 27th of July. Please note all bidders have been notified of this.

### Planning Information

Early Market Engagement: 
Southend-on-Sea City Council wishes to receive information and market knowledge from any interested potential bidder or relevant supplier in the home-based Adaptions sector. To assist with this aim, the Council has created a questionnaire that we invite all potential bidders and relevant suppliers to complete. 
Please provide a response to this Microsoft Forms Link: 
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=6qk6Ua8AIEehgWeNc3h43rU8dZLQc49Gt2r6aNbXiRhUMVA2QVY0WjhEMUMzSUdXMERMTkhOUjNTNi4u 
Please complete the linked questionnaire by no later than 17:00 1st September 2025. For any questions relating to this questionnaire, please email Johnsharman@southend.gov.uk. 
Important Information: 
Respondents are advised that the purpose of this notice is to gather information from the market for a potential future procurement. The scope of service, date of publication or potential contract value should not be taken as a final "version" of requirement. 
This notice is not a call for competition to procure any works or services and is not published to reduce time limited for the receipt of tenders. 
Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response or (lack) to this notice. Nor shall a response to this notice impact your organisation's submission to any future procurement process that Southend-on-Sea City Council may conduct. 
Southend-on-Sea City Council uses the e-tendering platform "ProContract" for the procurement of all public contracts. While our opportunities (including this potential future procurement) are advertised on the Central Digital Platform, bidders are required to register and use "ProContract" to make bids. Therefore, please follow the link below to sign-up to "ProContract":
ProContract: https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/ 
Contract Length & Procurement Timeline: 
It is intended that the future contract length will be for 36 months (with a provision to extend by up to 24 months). The estimated annual contract value (including VAT) is £250,000. 
A high-level, indicative procurement timeline is as set out below. It is the Council's current intention to use the single stage Open Procedure. Please note that the procurement procedure to be used and indicative timescales are subject to change. 
• Market Engagement: August 2025 
• ITT Published: September 2025 - October 2025 
• Evaluation and Moderation of Bids: October - November 2025 
• Assessment Summaries: December 2025 
• Contract Award Notice & Standstill: December 2025 
• Contract Details Notice and Contract Documents Signed: January 2026 
• Mobilisation: January 2025 - March 2026 
• Service Commencement: 1st April 2026
This timeline is not confirmed, and is subject to change.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067092-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Jul 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Mar 2026 |
| Future notice date | 1 Sep 2025 |
| Award date | 12 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £450,000 |
| Lots value | £450,000 |
| Awards value | £1,034,814 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA |
| Post town | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS2 6FA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH31 Southend-on-Sea |
| Local authority | Southend-on-Sea |
| Electoral ward | Victoria |
| Westminster constituency | Southend East and Rochford |
| Delivery location | TLH31 Southend-on-Sea |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CARETECH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

## Release History

- 16 Jul 2026 at 09:23 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067092-2026
- 15 Jul 2026 at 14:13 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066860-2026
- 20 Feb 2026 at 15:29 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015782-2026
- 18 Aug 2025 at 13:44 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049547-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067092-2026
  16th July 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066860-2026
  15th July 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015782-2026
  20th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049547-2025
  18th August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/
  Please complete your tender submission in full and ensure it is received by the stated Tender Submission deadline to Southend City Council's procurement portal https://procontract.due-north.com/ - Procurement Ref:DN782831 Occupational Therapy - Maintenance, Inspection and Repair Service for Lifting Equipment

## Notice URLs

- http://www.caretech.co.uk
- https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=6qk6Ua8AIEehgWeNc3h43rU8dZLQc49Gt2r6aNbXiRhUMVA2QVY0WjhEMUMzSUdXMERMTkhOUjNTNi4u
- https://procontract.due-north.com/
- https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/PleasecompleteyourtendersubmissioninfullandensureitisreceivedbythestatedTenderSubmissiondeadlinetoSouthendCityCouncil'sprocurementportalhttps://procontract.due-north.com/-ProcurementRef:DN782831OccupationalTherapy-Maintenance,InspectionandRepairServiceforLiftingEquipment
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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