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Plymouth Community Equipment Service

Plymouth City Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 00:26.

Opportunity overview

Plymouth requires a Community Equipment Service (CES) for adults and children within the Plymouth City Council area or those on the outskirts if registered with a GP in Plymouth. This service provides equipment relating to a prescribed, clinical need to support a person in their own home. This includes equipment such as beds, mattresses and mobility aids. Equipment may be provided to support someone with a short term need, while they recover from illness, or longer term or permanent ill health. Referrals to the service are made by prescribing organisations such as Livewell Southwest, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, St Luke's Hospice and Practice Plus Group Hospitals. CES includes the provision of a range of Core Stock equipment which is most frequently used, more specialist Non-Stock equipment ordered on an ad-hoc basis and Minor Adaptations. It is a requirement that the service is supported by a comprehensive web based IT platform for the provider and those referring to the service. A team of Plymouth City Council and Livewell staff have been working together across children's and adult services to enact a contingency plan for the contract. This has included liaison with key partners who rely on the service, including University Hospitals Plymouth and St Lukes'. The contract is expected to run from 1 October 2025 to 31 January 2029, 3 years, 4 months with a value of £9,100,000 excluding VAT.

Awarded to

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MILLBROOK HEALTHCARE LTD

Matched by number
Contract value
£9.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 Sept 2025
Including VAT
£9.1m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 00833987
Location
Southampton, UKJ36, SO40 3XJ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value 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
PEO/25007
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Due to the unexpected sudden failure of the previous Community Equipment Service provider, there was not adequate time to run a competitive tender process. The Community Equipment Service provides a vital service to local residents, failure to maintain the service would have a detrimental impact on individuals safety and wellbeing. The service is critically important in ensuring that people are able to leave hospital safely with the equipment they need.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
urgency

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Plymouth City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PBQP-8499-TLMP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBQP-8499-TLMP

Address

Street Address
Ballard House, West Hoe Road
Locality
Plymouth
Postal Code
PL1 3BJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK41

Contact

Telephone
01752 668000

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
MILLBROOK HEALTHCARE LTD
Id
GB-COH-00833987

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
00833987

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXMQ-4279-NRYQ

Address

Street Address
Nutsey Lane Calmore Ind Estate
Locality
Southampton
Postal Code
SO40 3XJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ36

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK41
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-00833987
Name
MILLBROOK HEALTHCARE LTD

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Plymouth Community Equipment Service
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
30 Sept 2025, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Oct 2025, 00:00
Ends
31 Jan 2029, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
9,100,000
Amount
9,100,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-11441
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
010181-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
4 Feb 2026, 16:34
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Plymouth · UKK41 · PL1 3BJ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 010181-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·