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title: "Ross Care"
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buyer: "NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board"
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# Ross Care

Buyer: NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07739f

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## Summary

NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board procured long-term wheelchair supply, repair and maintenance services. The requirement covers providing wheelchairs and keeping them safe, operational and available through repair and maintenance support. It is a healthcare service for the ICB and is delivered for its service users in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The award classification identifies wheelchair repair and maintenance services (CPV 50421100). The procurement was arranged as a single requirement rather than separate lots. This is relevant to businesses supplying wheelchairs, operating mobility-equipment services, or providing specialist inspection, repair and maintenance support for healthcare or other public-sector users. The service needs to support continuity of provision over the contract term and combine equipment supply with responsive and planned aftercare.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded by direct award on an urgent basis. The ICB identified a gap in formal contractual arrangements and used the Procurement Act 2023 provisions for extreme and unavoidable urgency, to maintain safe service delivery while regularising the position and preparing for a compliant procurement process. The contract was awarded to ROSS AUTO ENGINEERING LIMITED on 16 September 2026 and signed the same day. The contract runs from 16 September 2026 to 30 September 2027. Its value is £4,226,373 gross. The award and contract are above the relevant threshold. The award is active and the tender is complete. There was one lot, covering the full wheelchair supply, repair and maintenance requirement. The arrangement was evaluated through the direct-award justification rather than a competitive tender.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates sustained NHS demand for an integrated wheelchair supply, repair and maintenance service in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need the operational capacity to supply equipment and maintain it throughout its service life, with dependable repair capability and service continuity. It would also need to operate safely within healthcare requirements, meet applicable statutory standards and support nationally defined monitoring arrangements. The scale of the awarded service indicates that suppliers should be able to manage a substantial, long-term service commitment rather than isolated repairs or one-off equipment deliveries. Experience coordinating supply and aftercare for public-sector or healthcare users would be relevant when demonstrating readiness for this buyer’s requirement.

## Notice

Long term wheelchairs supply, repair and maintenance.

### Procurement Information

A gap in formal contractual arrangements has been identified. The ICB is now taking appropriate steps to regularise the position and ensure compliance with statutory procurement requirements, including the implementation of a direct award where justified. It has been identified that activity has been delivered without a formal commissioned contract in place. Procurement advice, in line with the Procurement Act 2023, is to proceed with a direct award on an urgent basis to maintain continuity of service delivery and ensure appropriate contractual arrangements are in place, rather than relying on non-commissioned activity. This approach is justified under Section 41 and Schedule 5 (paragraph 13) of the Act, which permit direct award where a valid justification applies, including circumstances of extreme and unavoidable urgency. In this case, the immediate need to maintain safe and effective service provision means that a competitive procurement cannot be undertaken within the required timeframe. The proposed award is therefore strictly necessary, proportionate, and limited to the period required to regularise the position and undertake a compliant procurement process. Contract term 01.04.2026 - 30.09.2027

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087888-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details 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 | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 16 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £4,226,373 |
| Contracts value | £4,226,373 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board |
| Locality | CORNWALL |
| Postcode area | Plymouth |
| Postcode | PL31 2FR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| Electoral ward | Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence |
| Westminster constituency | North Cornwall |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Ross Auto Engineering Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50421100 - Repair and maintenance services of wheelchairs

## Release History

- 16 Sep 2026 at 15:33 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087888-2026
- 16 Sep 2026 at 15:14 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087867-2026
- 16 Sep 2026 at 15:06 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087856-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087888-2026
  16th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087867-2026
  16th September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087856-2026
  16th September 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://rosscare.co.uk/
- https://www.cios.icb.nhs.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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