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Derby Integrated Community Equipment Services (DICES)

NHS Derby & Derbyshire Integrated Care Board · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 04:34.

Opportunity overview

NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (referred to as the Commissioner) are inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to express their interest in delivering an Integrated Community Equipment Service. Derby Integrated Community Equipment Service (DICES) provides a range of equipment on loan to people of all ages ordinarily resident in the city of Derby, following assessment and prescription by a recognised prescriber. The service being commissioned relates to the logistics of supplying, collecting and maintaining the equipment. Clinical input to the service is provided through the pool of recognised prescribers, a clinical commissioning function provided by DDICB, and a multi-agency Equipment Review Group. The provider will work within this framework, ensuring that the agreed clinical governance arrangements, both for individual items of equipment and strategic decisions about the equipment to be provided/policies and procedures for equipment provision, are followed appropriately. The contract will be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to a further two years. Please note there is a financial threshold associated with this procurement. Please refer to procurement documentation for further details can be found within the procurement documentation. To register your interest and submit a bid, please follow the link below, and search for the project reference as detailed: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Project Reference: C357208 Project Name: Derby Integrated Community Equipment Service - Procurement

Classification

  • CPV33100000 — Medical equipments
  • CPV33190000 — Miscellaneous medical devices and products
  • CPV33196100 — Devices for the elderly
  • CPV33196200 — Devices for the disabled
  • CPV35820000 — Support equipment
  • CPV75200000 — Provision of services to the community
  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services
  • CPV98000000 — Other community, social and personal services

Lots

  • Lot 1£12.8m

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
ocds-h6vhtk-054f70
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
To register your interest and submit a bid, please follow the link below, and search for the project reference as detailed: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Project Reference: C357208 Project Name: Derby Integrated Community Equipment Service - Procurement
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
25 Nov 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
11 Sept 2025, 17:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
31 Jul 2025, 23:59

Enquiry period

Ends
1 Sept 2025, 17:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
12,820,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
15,384,000

Renewal

Description
The contract will be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to a further two years.

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Weighting Description
Full details of the award criteria can be found within the procurement documents

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality (Technical/Project specific)
Type
quality
Criterion 2
Name
Commercial (Cost / Financial)
Type
price

Contract period

Ends
30 Apr 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 May 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Apr 2031, 23:59

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
As described in the procurement documentation.
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
As described in the procurement documentation.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF11
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services
Entry 2
Id
75200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Provision of services to the community
Entry 3
Id
98000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Other community, social and personal services
Entry 4
Id
33196200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Devices for the disabled
Entry 5
Id
33190000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Miscellaneous medical devices and products
Entry 6
Id
33100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Medical equipments
Entry 7
Id
33196100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Devices for the elderly
Entry 8
Id
35820000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Support equipment

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
045000-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
31 Jul 2025, 22:06

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
033499-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
18 Jun 2025, 18:19

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
27 Jun 2025, 23:59
Description
The market engagement event will be held virtually on Tuesday 1st July 2025 (13:00-14:00). Providers wishing to attend the virtual market engagement event will need to submit a request via the Atamis e-tendering portal. Further instructions in relation to accessing the Atamis e-tendering portal can be found later in this notice. The deadline for registration to attend the event and submitting a completed market engagement questionnaire is 17:00 on Friday 27th June 2025. Please note this is a market testing exercise and does not commit the ICB to carry out any further procurement process. Any and all information/documents included in this notice, or that are made available as part of this engagement exercise, are draft and subject to change. All timeframes are indicative and also subject to change. To Register your Interest in attending the Market Engagement Event and/or obtain additional information relating to the service, please use the following Atamis e-tendering portal Link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome, and search for Project reference: C368459. Providers are required to register their interest in attending the Market Engagement Event via the messaging functionality within the Atamis portal. The Commissioner would also be grateful if potential providers could complete the questionnaire (available via the e-tendering portal) and submit via the messaging functionality within the portal by the deadline of 17:00 on Friday 27th June 2025.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PXJD-6284-VTGG
Name
NHS Derby & Derbyshire Integrated Care Board

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKF11
Country
GB
Locality
Derby
Postal Code
DE1 2FS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Council House, First Floor, Corporation Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PXJD-6284-VTGG
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PLVR-6647-BVMM
Name
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit
Role Details
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) is acting as an agent for and on behalf of Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board and is supporting the procurement process.

Roles

procuringEntity

Address

Region
UKF11
Country
GB
Locality
Derby
Postal Code
DE1 3QT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road

Details

Identifier

Id
PLVR-6647-BVMM
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Derby · UKF11 · DE1 2FS · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF11 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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