Provision of a Containment Product Service
Description: North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust and University Hospitals Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust wish to collaborate with a view to providing Cumbria and Lancashire with an integrated containment product provision from age 5 through to adulthood. The scope is to contract a Home Delivery Containment Product Service for service users in their homes, residential care homes, nursing homes and hospitals. The Authorities therefore wish to implement a contract for the complete home delivery service of continence products to patients in their own homes, in residential homes and in nursing homes as well as the provision of a delivery service directly to wards/departments within Acute and Community Hospitals, as well as Mental Health Units.
Summary: The procurement process initiated by North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, collaborating with East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, focuses on the "Provision of a Containment Product Service". This initiative aims to provide an integrated containment product service across Cumbria and Lancashire, servicing individuals from age 5 to adulthood. The procurement stage is currently at the tender update phase, following the initial tender phase begun on 5th January 2026. The tender is being conducted using an open procedure targeting the delivery and provision of continence products directly to service users in various healthcare settings throughout the UKD region. Important dates include the tender period ending on 11th February 2026, with the award expected by 16th March 2026, and the contract starting on 1st May 2026 for a period of up to 10 years, including possible extensions.