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2526-0313 Community Equipment Service - North London Equipment Partnership (NLEP)

Islington Council · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 09:29.

Opportunity overview

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

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.

Provide Care Solutions

Matched by number
Published award value
£4.4m
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 04331279
Location
Colchester, UKH34, CO4 9YQ, 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
2425-0313
Status
complete
Published risks
The primary risk to contract performance arises from the short mobilisation period following the insolvency of the incumbent provider, NRS Healthcare, and the service formally closing on 15 September 2025. This created an urgent need to secure continuity of statutory services under the Care Act 2014. Risks include potential delays in service mobilisation, supply chain disruption, and gaps in equipment availability or maintenance during the transition. These could impact hospital discharge timelines, people’s ability to live independently, and safeguarding outcomes. Mitigation measures include a phased transition with interim ‘patchwork’ arrangements, contingency planning for high-priority equipment, and collaborative oversight from the eight-borough consortium.
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The Council has a statutory duty to provide the integrated community equipment and service pursuant to the Care Act 2014. The existing provider has notified the Council that they will cease trading from 15 September 2025 and therefore cease providing these services to the Council. Due to the short notice provided by the incumbent provider it is impossible to commission a new contract within the relevant timescales and ensure continuity of service. It is necessary for the Council to urgently award a replacement contract to secure continuity of these critical statutory services in Islington. The Council has considered all options and has concluded that due to this extreme urgency a directly awarded contract under Section 41 and Sections 13 and 14 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 to Essex Cares Limited should be made.

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
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBMD-2513-CWJJ
Name
Islington Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI43
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
N1 2UD
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Islington Town Hall

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PBMD-2513-CWJJ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-04331279
Name
Provide Care Solutions

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH34
Country
GB
Locality
Colchester
Postal Code
CO4 9YQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
900 The Crescent

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
04331279
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
2526-0313 Community Equipment Service - NLEP
Status
pending
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

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

Value

Amount
4,435,750
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
5,322,900

Renewal

Description
Initial term of 24 months with an optional extension of 12 months

Documents

Entry 1
Id
057844-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
18 Sept 2025, 16:12

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-04331279
Name
Provide Care Solutions

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
19 Sept 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
21 Sept 2026, 23:59
Starts
20 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
21 Sept 2028, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI43 · N1 2UD · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-059d83-2025-09-18T16:12:32+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·