Award

Powered and Non Powered Specialist Wheelchairs, clinical assessment, specialist seating, accessories, and associated repairs

  • NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board

UK5: Transparency notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-008213

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04ea21

Published 6 March 2025, 2:22pm



Scope

Description

NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board (CP ICB) are seeking to commission a service to continue to provide Powered and Non-powered specialist wheelchair provision, associated specialist seating, accessories and associated repairs, as well as the clinical assessment of patients requiring these wheelchair services.

This contract for Direct Award to the incumbent provider will be for a duration of one year, commencing 01/04/2025, whilst the ICB undertakes additional scoping of the long term service requirements, upon which it is likely that a further Procurement opportunity will be published for a longer term contract.

The contract value for 12 months is £2,728,948.35 (excluding VAT) - the value assuming VAT is included on all of contract at 20% is £3,274,738.02.


Contract 1. Powered and Non Powered Specialist Wheelchairs, clinical assessment, specialist seating, accessories, and associated repairs

Supplier

Contract value

  • £2,728,948 excluding VAT
  • £3,274,738 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

10 March 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026
  • 1 year

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 33193120 - Wheelchairs
  • 33193121 - Motorised wheelchairs
  • 33193220 - Parts and accessories for wheelchairs
  • 33193221 - Wheelchair cushions
  • 33193222 - Wheelchair frames
  • 33193223 - Wheelchair seats
  • 33193224 - Wheelchair wheels
  • 33193225 - Wheelchair tyres

Contract locations

  • UKH11 - Peterborough
  • UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC

Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Other information

Description of risks to contract performance

There is a risk to the service delivery and the contract, if this direct award is not awarded. The C&P ICB as the Contracting Authority have used the Procurement Act Direct Award Decision Tree to reach their decision.

Additionally, this direct award is being used for a short period of time whilst the ICB conducts a full procurement. The new procurement will take into account new national directives and changes to the delivery of the service, as well as the exercise to cost the changes to the service.

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Direct award justification

Additional or repeat goods, services or works - extension or partial replacement

NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB currently has a contract with a provider called A J Mobility to deliver the services outlined within this notice. This Direct Award for 12 months is to ensure the continuity of this crucial service whilst the longer term Procurement plan is consolidated.

These services were supplied under a public contract that was awarded in accordance with a competitive tendering procedure within 5 years of the publication of this notice. As such, the justification for this notice is within Schedule 5 Paragraph 8 of the Procurement Act 2023.


Supplier

A J MOBILITY LIMITED (T/A AJM HEALTHCARE)

  • Companies House: 02808028
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTJY-1757-WHPD

1st Floor, Ash House Breckland

Milton Keynes

MK14 6ET

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ12 - Milton Keynes

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1. Powered and Non Powered Specialist Wheelchairs, clinical assessment, specialist seating, accessories, and associated repairs


Contracting authority

NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board

  • NHS Organisation Data Service: 06H
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNJC-6453-ZWZN

Gemini House, 1 Bartholomews Walk

Ely

CB7 4EA

United Kingdom

Region: UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government


Other organisation

These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.

NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

Summary of their role in this procurement: Carrying out the procurement

  • NHS Organisation Data Service: 0CX
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGTM-4634-DGZQ

Bennett House, Town Road

Stoke-on-Trent

ST1 2QB

United Kingdom

Region: UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent


Contact organisation

Contact NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT for any enquiries.