Scope
Description
This Framework Agreement is for the supply of Aids for Daily Living to support independence in the home and facilitate timely discharge from hospital to home. It will cover a wide range of products including bathing aids (such as bath boards, shower chairs, grab rails), toileting aids including commodes (such as raised toilet seats, commode chairs), bedroom aids (such as bed rails, transfer aids), home aids (such as perching stools, kitchen aids), mobility aids (such as crutches, walking sticks, walking frames, rollators), spare parts for walking aids (such as ferrules, grips, wheels), paediatric equipment (such as standing aids and mobility supports), and a managed service element to support commissioning of Community Equipment Loan Services. The Framework will also promote circular economy principles through refurbishment, repair, and reuse of equipment, aligned with sustainability objectives.
Commercial tool
Establishes a framework
Total value (estimated)
- £30,000,000 excluding VAT
- £36,000,000 including VAT
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 November 2027 to 31 October 2029
- Possible extension to 31 October 2031
- 4 years
Main category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 33141710 - Crutches
- 33141720 - Walking aids
- 39295400 - Walking sticks
- 39295500 - Parts, trimmings and accessories of umbrellas, sunshades, walking sticks and similar articles
- 33196000 - Medical aids
- 33196100 - Devices for the elderly
- 33196200 - Devices for the disabled
- 33192300 - Medical furniture except beds and tables
- 50420000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical and surgical equipment
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
21 May 2026
Contracting authority
SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLLH-1887-BMRL
Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8UG
United Kingdom
Email: aidsfordailyliving@supplychain.nhs.uk
Website: https://www.supplychain.nhs.uk/
Region: UKI45 - Lambeth
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government