Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Devon County Council
Room 180, County Hall, Topsham Road
Exeter
EX2 4QD
Contact
Mrs Jolene Roberts
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK4 - Devon
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Devon
County Hall, Topsham Road
Exeter
EX2 4QD
Contact
Jolene Roberts
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK4 - Devon
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
CP2406-23 Community Equipment Service (CES)
Reference number
DN682088
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The Devon County Council Community Equipment Service (CES) will be a joint contract commissioned by Health and Social Care for Adults and Children. The purpose is to provide high quality, evidence based information and advice to support individuals to source and fund their own Community Equipment and Minor Adaptations, without involvement from statutory services. This will involve a logistics service of supply, delivery, collection and recycling of equipment . Additional expectations that the commissioners are proposing, is that the service will include a web-enabled IT system to deliver this service; Connected Technology or Digital Technology monitoring first response provision and a basic range of Alternative and Augmented Communication Devices to help people who cannot communicate using speech.
The Commissioners are currently designing their requirements and the purpose of this notice is to give prior notice to the market of their future intentions.
Please note that this notice is not a call for competition and the Commissioners do not have any current intention of undertaking soft market testing.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK4 - Devon
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The proposal is for a one-stop shop for the direct provision and recycling of both simple and complex aids to daily living.
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £56,000,000
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
14 March 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Suppliers interested in this opportunity should note that this tender opportunity is anticipated to be published mid 2024. The proposed duration of contract will be 5 +1 +1 years (7 year total).