--- title: "Community Equipment Maintenance and Repair Service 2026" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05ed64" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05ed64" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05ed64.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05ed64.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SOLIHULL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2026-01-22" --- # Community Equipment Maintenance and Repair Service 2026 Buyer: SOLIHULL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ed64 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05ed64) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05ed64.json) ## Summary Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is inviting tenders for the "Community Equipment Maintenance and Repair Service 2026", which involves the provision of maintenance, statutory inspections, reactive repairs, and technical support for community health and social care-related equipment. This procurement process is at the tender stage and is open until 5 February 2026. The service aims to support Solihull residents in maintaining independence and well-being by ensuring community equipment is safe and operational. The total contract value is approximately GBP 192,000. Interested parties can apply via Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council's e-procurement portal. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses in the medical equipment, repair and maintenance services, and health and social work sectors. Companies capable of offering high-quality technical maintenance and repair services stand to benefit significantly. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are especially encouraged to participate, given the procurement's suitability criteria, which favour these types of organisations. The extended submission deadline allows businesses more time to prepare competitive proposals that emphasise both quality and cost-efficiency. ## Notice Community Equipment Services (CES) is operated by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) and provides community health and social care related equipment delivery, installation, collection, repair and maintenance to Solihull residents, both adults and children and is commissioned by Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board (ICB) across this locality. The service enables individuals to maintain independence, maximise wellbeing, and remain safely within their own home for as long as possible. CES supplies a wide range of equipment, including hoists, slings, mobility equipment, movement aids, and equipment to support with community, independent daily living. While CES delivers, installs and collects equipment directly, the service has a limited in-house maintenance and repair function. This specification sets out the requirements for a contracted provider to deliver planned maintenance, statutory inspections, reactive repairs, and associated technical support. The contract will ensure that equipment remains safe, reliable, compliant with statutory requirements, and always fit for purpose. The Provider will contribute to supporting vulnerable residents, reducing risk, preventing hospital admission, and enabling faster hospital discharge. ### Planning Information Solihull Council want to engage with the market to support the shaping of the next contract for the Information and Advice Services before commencing the formal processes to retender this service to provide information and advice services for people in Solihull to meet the needs of Adult Social Care, offering a general advice service which is accessible to residents, alongside targeted, specialist services delivered to communities. The scope of the service is current under review and may contain: • Improved health and wellbeing – for example, tenancy advice and support, safe housing support, supporting people in food poverty, supporting people in crisis to access further support, support to people with cognitive impairment, mental health guidance, low level information and guidance for those with long term conditions and disability, promoting healthy lifestyles, information and guidance on direct payments. • Increased capacity and ability to cope – connecting people with community groups, support to retain safe housing, self-advocacy, work with other local support offers, identify national support offers, support refugee and migrant communities with guidance on visas, work rights, immigration status etc., support for carers. • Increased financial stability and resilience – early access to debt support and advice, support with completing forms for financial support, lasting power of attorney (LPA), deputyship and appointeeship applications, budget planning and support, debt and benefits low level and specialist support, distribution of grant funding on behalf of the Council. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005948-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Jan 2026 | | Submission deadline | 5 Feb 2026 | | Future notice date | 1 Jun 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £160,000 | | Lots value | £160,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SOLIHULL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | SOLIHULL | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B91 3QB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG32 Solihull | | Local authority | Solihull | | Electoral ward | St Alphege | | Westminster constituency | Solihull West and Shirley | | Delivery location | TLG32 Solihull | ## 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 - 50532000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 22 Jan 2026 at 16:46 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005948-2026 - 21 Jan 2026 at 15:11 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005397-2026 - 15 Jan 2026 at 16:26 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003634-2026 - 15 Jan 2026 at 16:04 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003619-2026 - 2 Dec 2025 at 17:04 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079105-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005948-2026 22nd January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005397-2026 21st January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003634-2026 15th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003619-2026 15th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079105-2025 2nd December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://solihull.my.site.com/login - https://solihull.my.site.com/s/ - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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