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title: "2526-0313 Community Equipment Service - North London Equipment Partnership (NLEP)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-059d83"
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buyer: "ISLINGTON COUNCIL"
published: "2025-09-18"
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# 2526-0313 Community Equipment Service - North London Equipment Partnership (NLEP)

Buyer: ISLINGTON COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059d83

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## Summary

The procurement process, led by Islington Council in London, involves a direct award contract for the "2526-0313 Community Equipment Service - North London Equipment Partnership (NLEP)". This process focuses on the health and social work services category, with the primary aim of providing community equipment support for independence, hospital discharge, and care at home for both adults and children. The procurement stage is in the award phase, following the Council's need to urgently replace an existing service provider for statutory duties under the Care Act 2014. Key dates include a contract period beginning on 20th September 2025 and ending on 21st September 2026, with an extension option up to September 2028. This contract addresses the immediate need created by the former provider ceasing operations, ensuring essential services remain uninterrupted.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in community healthcare equipment and services, especially those able to promptly mobilise services to meet urgent needs. The contract with an awarded value of £4,435,750, grossing £5,322,900, will primarily benefit SMEs like Provide Care Solutions, which can quickly adapt and scale their operations in health and social work services. Companies with experience and capacity for rapid service deployment, robust supply chain management, and collaboration in multi-borough frameworks would be well-suited to compete in similar procurement opportunities in the future. This scenario showcases the potential for engaging in long-term partnerships under critical and urgent procurement conditions.

## Notice

Provision of community equipment to support independence, hospital discharge, and care at home for adults and children. Includes supply, maintenance, and collection of items.

### Procurement Information

The Council has a statutory duty to provide the integrated community equipment and service pursuant to the Care Act 2014. The existing provider has notified the Council that they will cease trading from 15 September 2025 and therefore cease providing these services to the Council. Due to the short notice provided by the incumbent provider it is impossible to commission a new contract within the relevant timescales and ensure continuity of service. It is necessary for the Council to urgently award a replacement contract to secure continuity of these critical statutory services in Islington. The Council has considered all options and has concluded that due to this extreme urgency a directly awarded contract under Section 41 and Sections 13 and 14 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 to Essex Cares Limited should be made.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057844-2025 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | 19 Sep 2025 - 21 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £4,435,750 |
| 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 | ISLINGTON COUNCIL |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | North London |
| Postcode | N1 2UD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington |
| Local authority | Islington |
| Electoral ward | St Mary's & St James' |
| Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PROVIDE CARE SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 18 Sep 2025 at 15:12 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057844-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057844-2025
  18th September 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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