Published date: 17 June 2022

Last edited date: 17 June 2022

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: 19 July 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - 33000000

  • Medical equipments - 33100000

  • Physical therapy devices - 33155000

    • Miscellaneous medical devices and products - 33190000

    • Medical furniture - 33192000

    • Beds for medical use - 33192100

    • Medical aids - 33196000

    • Devices for the elderly - 33196100

    • Devices for the disabled - 33196200

    • Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment - 50400000

    • Installation services (except software) - 51000000

    • Health and social work services - 85000000

    • Homedelivery of provisions - 85312200

Location of contract

PO19 1RQ

Value of contract

£72,000,000 to £99,000,000

Procurement reference

IT-234-34657-CWSCC - 034657

Published date

17 June 2022

Closing date

19 July 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2028

Contract type

Supply 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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The provision of Community Equipment is essential in promoting the independence of people of all ages with disabilities. It will often result in a person being able to manage independently without the needs for other services. In some cases it will enable the safe and effective delivery of other services involving support for people with personal care.

The broads aims of the CES is to:

o Promote independence, safety, social inclusion, quality of life, improved end of life care
o Help to give elderly and disabled people control over their own lives
o Reduce unscheduled hospital admissions
o Reduce A & E attendance
o Reduce the length of a hospital stay
o Assist with the quality of many quality outcomes for children and adults
o Enable people to live at home for longer thereby reducing the need for care home admissions
o Improve early years development
o Play a key role in the delivery of early intervention and prevention strategies and crisis admissions to high cost services.

The West Sussex Integrated Community Equipment Service (ICES) is commissioned through a Partnership between West Sussex County Council (acting as Lead Commissioner) and West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group.

More information

Additional text

Tender documentation can be accessed via the Councils eSourcing portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Home

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Alison Eastman (WSCC)

Address

West Street
Chicester
West Sussex
PO19 1RQ
United Kingdom

Telephone

0330 224813

Email

alison.eastman@westsussex.gov.uk