Published date: 12 May 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.
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 equipment - 50421000
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-234-34375-CWSCC - 034375
Published date
12 May 2022
Closing date
13 June 2022
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 April 2023
Contract end date
31 March 2028
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?
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.
There will be a virtual bidder briefing event held at 1pm - 2pm on Thursday 19th May 2022. Should you wish to attend, please send a message on the e-Sourcing Portal by 5pm on Tuesday 17th May 2022 and advise who from your organisation will be attending, along with their direct email address. Please note if we receive your request to join the briefing after this time, we cannot guarantee you will be able to attend. Please ensure you include your email address in the message. If an email address is not provided, we cannot send you a direct email containing the meeting link for the event.
More information
Links
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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
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