---
title: "Community Equipment Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05a084"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF BRENT"
published: "2025-09-24"
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# Community Equipment Service

Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF BRENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a084

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## Summary

The London Borough of Brent recently completed the procurement for a Community Equipment Service through a direct award procedure, due to urgency and statutory compliance under the Care Act 2014. This contract, starting on 22nd September 2025, and potentially extending till September 2028, focuses on the delivery of essential community equipment supporting independence, hospital discharge, and care at home for both adults and children within the UK region UKI72. The procurement stage is marked as complete with the contract value worth £12.3 million, grossing up to £14.76 million. Provide Care Solutions Ltd, identified for this service delivery, will operate in light of the "lightTouch" regime within the health and social work services category.

This contract offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social work services, medical equipment supplies, and personal care products. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in swift mobilisation, supply chain management, and service continuity, particularly in the light of previous provider insolvency challenges, could find this tender beneficial for business growth. The direct award to Provide Care Solutions Ltd illustrates a solid opportunity to engage in delivering social and health services while maintaining compliance with legal provisions and ensuring the needs of vulnerable populations are met expediently.

## Notice

The Council has a statutory duty to provide the integrated community equipment and service pursuant to the Care Act 2014. This includes the provision of community equipment to support independence, hospital discharge and care at home for adults and children. This is for the supply, maintenance, and collection of items. The contract was actually executed at 17:00 on 22nd September 2025 but the notice will not allow this date to be included, so the date selected in the notice has been chosen to allow the notice to be completed. Contract start date: 22 September 2025 Contract end date: 21 September 2027 Possible extension date: to 21 September 2028

### Procurement Information

The urgent action required is to ensure the needs of vulnerable residents can be met and the Council fulfils statutory requirements. The Council is required to maintain access to the Services for all eligible residents and there is a legal duty under the Care Act 2014 for the Services to be delivered. The directly contract award a contract to the identified supplier will be made under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023. In relation to the urgency justification under Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023, this justification applies for the following reasons: * The goods and services to be supplied under the proposed contract are strictly necessary to ensure the Council complies with its statutory duties. * The situation has arisen due to unforeseeable events outside of the Council's control. In the circumstances the Council must act urgently and there is not sufficient time to conduct a competitive tendering procedure. * The urgency is unavoidable and was not attributable to any act or omission of the council.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059389-2025 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award 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 | 24 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | 24 Sep 2025 - 21 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £12,300,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF BRENT |
| Locality | WEMBLEY |
| Post town | Harrow |
| Postcode | HA9 0FJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West |
| ITL 3 | TLI72 Brent |
| Local authority | Brent |
| Electoral ward | Wembley Park |
| Westminster constituency | Brent West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 24 Sep 2025 at 14:53 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059389-2025
- 23 Sep 2025 at 16:55 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059041-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059389-2025
  24th September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059041-2025
  23rd September 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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