Framework of Community Equipment Suppliers
Description: Herefordshire Council is seeking to establish a framework of community equipment suppliers to provide a wide range of equipment, including moving and handling devices, pressure care, bathing and toileting aids, beds, mattresses and chairs, for use by the Community Equipment Service in Herefordshire to enable residents to live independently at home for longer.
Summary: Herefordshire Council intends to establish a framework of community equipment suppliers for its Community Equipment Service. The framework will cover a broad range of equipment used to help residents live independently at home for longer. Requirements include moving and handling devices, pressure-care equipment, bathing and toileting aids, beds, mattresses and chairs. This is a goods procurement, with the equipment to be supplied for use in Herefordshire. The council is the public-sector buyer and service owner. The opportunity is relevant to manufacturers, distributors and specialist suppliers able to provide community-care, mobility, daily-living and related personal-care equipment across this range. Suppliers may need to support the service with several equipment categories rather than a single product line.