Published date: 2 August 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: 7 September 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Medical equipments - 33100000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£37,000,000 to £45,000,000

Procurement reference

PC686

Published date

2 August 2017

Closing date

7 September 2017

Contract start date

1 June 2018

Contract end date

31 May 2025

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The main purpose of the Service is to provide an efficient and effective mechanism which enables Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent residents, their families and carers, to get timely access to the loan of community equipment, where there is an assessed need for such community equipment. The service shall include the warehousing, supply,delivery, repair, collection, recycling and planned preventative maintenance of community equipment across Staffordshire and Stoke on Tent , and some outlying areas. This shall include standard community equipment products, via an agreed community equipment ICT catalogue and which are subject to collection refund credits, and special community equipment products outside of the scope of the community equipment catalogue which shall not be subject to collection refund credits. The Service shall include the loan of community
equipment to children, young people & adults, predominantly within the administrative areas of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent councils, and occasionally to people residing out of area.

More information

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Additional text

The Agreement term is envisaged to be from 1st June 2018 to 31st May 2022, with an additional option to extend 3 x (separate) 12 month periods, ultimately ending on 31st May 2025.

This is an electronic tender. All submissions must be made via the formal Staffordshire County Council electronic tendering platform - Proactis. All requests for information to be sent through the electronic tendering portal and message facility on the Proactis electronic tendering system. How to register - follow the link to Proactis electronic tendering
(https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login).
If you require urgent assistance regarding the initial usage of the electronic tendering portal please contact the Commercial Team on
commercial.team@staffordshire.gov.uk.

The spend on the contract is variable and envisaged between £37 million to £45 million GBP over the total 7 years depending on partner activity.

The County Council makes no guarantee of business.

The types of community equipment could include, but is not limited to: -
Equipment for daily living
Equipment for nursing needs at home
Pressure relieving equipment
Moving and handling equipment
Assistive technology
Sensory equipment
Minor adaptations
Mobility Aids
Children's equipment and
Portable equipment maintenance.

Although the Contract is between Staffordshire County Council (Contracting Authority) and the Provider, the Services shall be commissioned (not jointly procured) by the County Council on behalf of the following commissioning partners: -
Staffordshire County Council
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Stoke-on-Trent NHS Clinical Commissioning Group ('CCG')
Stafford and Surrounds NHS CCG
Cannock Chase NHS CCG
South East Staffordshire and Seisdon Peninsular
East Staffordshire NHS CCG
North Staffordshire NHS CCG

About the buyer

Address

1 Staffordshire Place
Stafford
ST16 2DH
England

Email

paul.timmins@staffordshire.gov.uk

Website

https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login