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Provision of a Birmingham Community Equipment Loan Service

Birmingham City Council · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 13:22.

Opportunity overview

Birmingham City Council (the "Council") is seeking to appoint an organisation for the provision of a Birmingham Community Equipment Loan Service on behalf of the Council and Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board. The purpose is to provide a Birmingham Community Equipment Loan Service that enables Birmingham citizens to live as independently as possible in their chosen home and enables Health and Social Care Services to function effectively and without delay, preventing citizens from developing more complex needs and protecting them and their carers from harm or injury. The contract will commence on 1st April 2027 and will be in place for a period of 5 years with the option to extend for a further 5 years subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability. The contract will be awarded to a single provider. Please note TUPE will apply to this contract. The TUPE information will be released to you upon receipt of a signed copy of Appendix 3 – TUPE Confidentiality Agreement. You are advised to fill this in as soon as possible on receipt and return via https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc There may be a requirement in the future to modify the contract. This would result from commissioning activities within the Council, the Birmingham Children's Trust, the BSOL Integrated Care Board (ICB) or Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council and associated Health Services. Commissioning activities include, but are not limited to, identification of outcomes, identification of need and funding opportunities. The following potential contract modifications have been identified at the time of this tendering opportunity: - Dynamic Pressure Mattresses (DPM); estimated value up to £1m per annum. - Solihull Community Equipment Loans Service; estimated value £1.9m per annum. - Birmingham Technology Enabled Care; estimated value £3.8m per annum. The total value of identified potential contract modifications is up to £67,000,000. Note there may be a requirement for modifications that are not included here.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Published award value
£95m
Awarded
18 Jun 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PJPC-9373-BVJD
Location
West Drayton, UKI74, UB7 0LJ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0001Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
P2288
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0001
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Birmingham City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PCJJ-4826-QMLZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCJJ-4826-QMLZ

Address

Street Address
Council House, 1 Victoria Square
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B1 1BB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG31

Contact

Name
Commercial and Procurement Services

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PJPC-9373-BVJD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJPC-9373-BVJD

Address

Street Address
Unit 2 Summit Centre
Locality
West Drayton
Postal Code
UB7 0LJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI74

Contact

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Date
19 Jun 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
22 Jun 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85110000
Description
Hospital and related services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
85112000
Description
Hospital support services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
85323000
Description
Community health services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
50000000
Description
Repair and maintenance services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG31
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
114,000,000
Amount
95,000,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PJPC-9373-BVJD
Name
Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd

Standstill Period

Ends
1 Jul 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2032, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2037, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Subject to satisfactory performance linked to Key Performance Indicators and budgetary availability

Options

Description
There may be a requirement in the future to modify the contract. This would result from commissioning activities within the Council, the Birmingham Children's Trust, the BSOL Integrated Care Board (ICB) or Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council and associated Health Services. Commissioning activities include, but are not limited to, identification of outcomes, identification of need and funding opportunities. The following potential contract modifications have been identified at the time of this tendering opportunity: - Dynamic Pressure Mattresses (DPM); estimated value up to £1m per annum. - Solihull Community Equipment Loans Service; estimated value £1.9m per annum. - Birmingham Technology Enabled Care; estimated value £3.8m per annum. The total value of identified potential contract modifications is up to £67,000,000. Note there may be a requirement for modifications that are not included here.

Related lots

LOT-0001

Documents

Entry 1
Id
058689-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
22 Jun 2026, 17:04
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
27 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Birmingham · UKG31 · B1 1BB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 002882-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 058689-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·