Scope
Reference
C12020
Description
The City of Doncaster Council and NHS South Yorkshire ICB Doncaster Place have statutory requirement duties under various legislation to provide community equipment services for people with health and social care needs.
The Integrated Community Equipment Loan Service (ICELS) is central to the delivery of the prevention and wellbeing priorities of the council and its partners and is acknowledged as an essential element of service provision that helps to reduce, prevent and delay the need for long term care and support. With ever changing demands across health and social care, it is essential that this service embraces innovation and evolves to better meet the needs and demands of all its stakeholders.
The ICELS service will support the following aims
• Enabling people to be supported in their own homes
• Reducing the number of hospital admissions and re-admissions
• Reducing the number of care home admissions
• Reducing the number of falls
• Facilitating early discharge from hospital
• Reducing the number, cost and intensity of care packages/nurse visit, e.g. enabling
single hand care
• Reduce the burden on Carers and risk of Carer breakdown, whilst increasing
confidence and peace of mind
• Supporting end of life care, delivered within the individuals chosen environment
• Improving health and wellbeing by maximising independence, choice, control, dignity
and quality of life within the individual's home
In addition to providing the equipment, the contract will include the delivery, collection, cleaning, storage, installation, decontamination, servicing, maintenance and recycling of the equipment.
Contract 1. Integrated Community Equipment and Loan Service
Supplier
Contract value
- £8,000,000 excluding VAT
- £9,600,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
29 July 2025
Earliest date the contract will be signed
1 August 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 August 2025 to 31 March 2027
- 1 year, 8 months
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
Contract locations
- UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Special regime
Light touch
Supplier
MEDEQUIP ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
- Companies House: 04198824
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJPC-9373-BVJD
Unit 2 Summit Centre
West Drayton
UB7 0LJ
United Kingdom
Email: bdconnect@medequip-uk.com
Website: https://www.medequip-connect.com/
Region: UKI74 - Harrow and Hillingdon
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. Integrated Community Equipment and Loan Service
Contracting authorities
City of Doncaster Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLHR-4113-HMNQ
Civic Office, Waterdale
Doncaster
DN1 3BU
United Kingdom
Region: UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
NHS SOUTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- NHS Organisation Data Service: QF7
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPTG-3156-TGWG
197 Eyre Street
Sheffield
S1 3FG
United Kingdom
Region: UKE32 - Sheffield
Organisation type: Public authority - central government