Award

Community Equipment Service

  • London Borough of Barnet

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-058288

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-059e84

Published 19 September 2025, 7:05pm



Scope

Reference

979488259

Description

Provision of the community equipment to support independence, hospital discharge, and care at home for adults and children. Includes supply, maintenance, and collection of items.

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Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £16,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £19,200,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

19 September 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 22 September 2025 to 22 September 2026
  • Possible extension to 22 September 2028
  • 3 years, 1 day

Description of possible extension:

Up to an additional 12 months could be required to allow sufficient time for planning in a very restricted market.

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services
  • 85300000 - Social work and related services
  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Contract locations

  • UKI71 - Barnet

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Special regime

Light touch

Direct award justification

Extreme and unavoidable urgency

The urgent action required is to ensure the needs of vulnerable residents can be met and the Council fulfils statutory requirements.

The Council is required to maintain access to the Services for all eligible residents and there is a legal duty under the Care Act 2014 for the Services to be delivered.

The directly contract award a contract to the identified supplier will be made under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023.

In relation to the urgency justification under Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023, this justification applies for the following reasons:

• The goods and services to be supplied under the proposed contract are strictly necessary to ensure the Council complies with its statutory duties.

• The situation has arisen due to unforeseeable events outside of the Council's control. In the circumstances the Council must act urgently and there is not sufficient time to conduct a competitive tendering procedure.

• The urgency is unavoidable and was not attributable to any act or omission of the council.


Supplier

Provide Care Solutions Ltd

  • Companies House: 04331279

Seax House, Victoria Road

Chelmsford

CM1 1QH

United Kingdom

Region: UKH36 - Heart of Essex

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

London Borough of Barnet

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQGD-7479-CGVN

2 Bristol Avenue

London

NW9 4EW

United Kingdom

Telephone: 020835904349

Email: procurement@barnet.gov.uk

Region: UKI71 - Barnet

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government