Planning

Community Equipment

  • Cheshire West and Chester Council
  • Cheshire East Council
  • NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-009243

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04ecd2

Published 13 March 2025, 2:36pm



Scope

Reference

DN766988

Description

Cheshire West and Chester Council, Cheshire East Council and the Integrated Care Board have a contract for the delivery of community equipment services as a partnership across the Boroughs. Cheshire West will be leading procurement activities on behalf of the Partnership.

This contract ends in March 2026, and we are exploring options for the future.

We would like to engage with Providers of Community Equipment Services to get an understanding of the market - is there an appetite to deliver a similar contract; and what would the potential costs be.

We are keen to understand how your organisation innovates and develops services. This service is used across local authorities and the NHS as such needs of the service can vary, we want to ensure that prescribers are supported to achieve outcomes with individuals in the timeliest manner possible across acute and community settings. To ensure that we deliver value for money we want to adopt a data driven approach so that information is readily available in an accessible format to deliver a service that adapts to the needs of those who engage with it.

This informal approach will allow us to have exploratory talks with existing providers which will help form our option appraisal report to the Council.

Total value (estimated)

  • £27,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £32,400,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2030
  • Possible extension to 31 March 2032
  • 6 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

Contract locations

  • UKD6 - Cheshire

Engagement

Engagement deadline

1 June 2025

Engagement process description

Please refer to the Chest, www.the-chest.org.uk for the questionnaire and further information. Potential bidders must complete and return the questionnaire by 10th April 2025.


Participation

Particular suitability

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

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

1 July 2025


Procedure

Special regime

Light touch


Contracting authorities

Cheshire West and Chester Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCJB-2814-BHZP

The Portal, Wellington Road

Ellesmere Port

CH65 0BA

United Kingdom

Region: UKD63 - Cheshire West and Chester

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Cheshire East Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTWR-7124-XZXQ

Delamere House, Delamere Street

Crewe

CW12JZ

United Kingdom

Region: UKD62 - Cheshire East

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB

  • NHS Organisation Data Service: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMYD-9553-QJQN

NHS Cheshire & Merseyside

Warrington

WA1 1QY

United Kingdom

Region: UKD61 - Warrington

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government


Contact organisation

Contact Cheshire West and Chester Council for any enquiries.