Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Kent County Council
County Hall
Maidstone
ME141XQ
Contact
Paul Stephen
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ4 - Kent
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main 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
Kent Community Equipment Services
Reference number
CN250476
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
A health and social care community equipment service for the people who reside within Kent. This contract will be a direct award from the Procurement Services Integrated Community Care Equipment and Associated Services Framework Y24008 Lot 1 ('the Framework').
This award ensures continuity of supply in the delivery of statutory services.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £100,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ4 - Kent
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
A health and social care community equipment service for the people who reside within Kent. This contract will be a direct award from the Procurement Services Integrated Community Care Equipment and Associated Services Framework Y24008 Lot 1.
Notwithstanding that this Contract Notice states that Quality Criteria was the basis for the direct award to the Supplier, the Contract Authority has satisfied itself that the objective conditions for a direct award of a contract set out in Framework Y24008 Lot 1 have been met.
The Contracting Authority has set out in the Quality Criteria the direct award conditions that it intends to rely upon.
This award ensures continuity of supply in the delivery of statutory services.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Based on objective conditions for a direct award via the Framework - Ranking of supplier on framework; ability to supply the required Goods/Services within the required timescales / Weighting: 100%
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
This contract will be a direct award from the Procurement Services Integrated Community Care Equipment and Associated Services Framework Y24008 Lot 1, established under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Notwithstanding that this Contract Notice states that Quality Criteria was the basis for the direct award to the Supplier, the Contract Authority has satisfied itself that the objective conditions for a direct award of a contract set out in Framework Y24008 Lot 1 have been met.
The Contracting Authority has set out in the Quality Criteria the direct award conditions that it intends to rely upon.
This award ensures continuity of supply in the delivery of statutory services.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31 July 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd.
Unit 2 Summit Centre Skyport Drive, Harmondsworth,
West Drayton
UB7 0LJ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ4 - Kent
Companies House
04198824
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £100,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
London
Country
United Kingdom