Published date: 4 December 2017

Last edited date: 4 December 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 15 January 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£174,000

Procurement reference

212

Published date

4 December 2017

Closing date

15 January 2018

Contract start date

5 March 2018

Contract end date

4 March 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

The Council and the Contractor wish to enter into an Agreement for a service, whereby the contractor will undertake low level assessments on behalf of Wigan Council and then prescribe and supply the equipment needed at the time of assessment.
The key objectives of this service are:-
• Reduce the workload of the Wigan Council.
• Provide an efficient assessment and delivery service of TCEs equipment to the Wigan population seven days a week.
• Provide a basic low cost TCEs service which offers the potential for savings in other departments via early hospital discharges and free up resources for more complex cases to be processed sooner.


About the buyer

Contact name

212 - Low Level Equipment and Adaptations Prevention Project

Address

College Avenue
Wigan
WN1 1NJ
England

Email

Anthony.Baker@wigan.gov.uk

Website

www.wigan.gov.uk