Islington awards community equipment services contract to Provide Care Solutions

Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Oct 2026, 14:17.

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 LIMITED

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £4.4m
Awarded: 17 Sept 2025
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-PPON PQTJ-4888-HQGL
Location: Colchester, UKH34, CO4 9YQ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
contractSignedOpen source ↗

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: 2526-0313 Integrated Community Equipment Services
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen: Extreme and unavoidable urgency 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 the provider should be made.

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Special regime

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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: Islington
Id: GB-PPON-PBMD-2513-CWJJ

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PBMD-2513-CWJJ

Address

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

Contact

Name: Supply Assurance
Email: supply.assurance@islington.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: http://www.islington.gov.uk/ ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 2

Name: PROVIDE CARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Id: GB-PPON-PQTJ-4888-HQGL

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PQTJ-4888-HQGL

Address

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

Contact

Email: provide.businessdevelopment@nhs.net

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
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: UK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PQTJ-4888-HQGL
Name: PROVIDE CARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Title: 2526-0313 Integrated Community Equipment Services
Status: active
Has Renewal: Yes
Above Threshold: Yes
Date Signed: 22 Sept 2025, 00:00

Period

Starts: 22 Sept 2025, 00:00
Ends: 21 Sept 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 21 Sept 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description: Description of possible extension: This Agreement shall take effect on the Commencement Date and unless terminated earlier in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or extended in accordance with Clause 3.2 shall continue in full force and effect for a period of two (2) years ('Initial Term'). The Parties may mutually agree in writing to extend this Agreement for a further period of one (1) year ('Extended Term').

Value

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

Documents

Entry 1

Id: A-24386
Document Type: contractSigned
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-24386 ↗
Format: application/pdf

Entry 2

Id: 098945-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098945-2026 ↗
Published: 20 Oct 2026, 12:19
Format: text/html

Amendments

Entry 1

Description: Addition of redacted contract
Id: 098945-2026

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

ocds-h6vhtk-059d85-2025-10-06T13:45:53+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender · 6 Oct 2025, 13:45
098945-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 20 Oct 2026, 12:19

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

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ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Islington directly awarded a community equipment services contract to PROVIDE CARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED to maintain continuity of statutory equipment support after the previous provider said it would cease trading. The published contract record states that it was signed on 22 September 2025.

Published outcome signals

Procurement statusCompleteEvidence: Tender status is recorded as "complete".
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract statusActiveEvidence: Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".

97% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098945-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059d85
First published: 6 Oct 2025
Last checked: 20 Oct 2026, 14:17
Notice versions reviewed: 2

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award and contract, covering lot 1, are recorded for PROVIDE CARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED.

Market significance

The contract has a published value of £4,435,750 excluding VAT (£5,322,900 including VAT) for an initial two-year term, with a possible one-year extension by written mutual agreement.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

PROVIDE CARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 4435750 GBP · active

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Verified legal supplier name supplied for award 1; award 1 names this supplier and relates to lot 1. The award value is published at award level.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Procurement status

99% confidence

Complete

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Tender status is recorded as "complete".

Award status

99% confidence

Active

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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".

Contract status

99% confidence

Active

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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".

Contract signature

99% confidence

Signed on 22 September 2025

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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2025-09-22 and includes a document typed "contractSigned".

Notice publication

98% confidence

Contract details notice published 20 October 2026

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The linked UK7 contract details notice is dated 2026-10-20.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£4,435,750

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Award 1 value_amount is 4435750 GBP; contract value.amount is 4435750 GBP.

Contract value including VAT

99% confidence

£5,322,900

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Contract value.amountGross is 5322900 GBP.

Value allocation

95% confidence

Published at single-award/contract level

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One supplier and one related lot are recorded, but no separate lot value is published.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Award decision date

99% confidence

18 September 2025

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Award 1 award_date is 2025-09-18.

Contract signed

99% confidence

22 September 2025

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Contract dateSigned is 2025-09-22.

Contract start

99% confidence

22 September 2025

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Contract period startDate is 2025-09-22.

Initial contract end

99% confidence

21 September 2027

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Contract period endDate is 2027-09-21.

Maximum possible end

99% confidence

21 September 2028

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Contract period maxExtentDate is 2028-09-21.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Service requirement

98% confidence

Integrated community equipment services

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Contract title is "2526-0313 Integrated Community Equipment Services".

Published scope

99% confidence

Supply, maintenance and collection of community equipment supporting independence, hospital discharge and care at home for adults and children.

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Published tender description.

Classification

99% confidence

Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)

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Award item additional classification.

Lot coverage

99% confidence

Lot 1

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Award 1 and its item both relate to lot 1.

Delivery geography

90% confidence

United Kingdom region code UK

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Award delivery address is published as region UK, country GB.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Direct award

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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award".

Legal basis

98% confidence

Procurement Act 2023

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Tender legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54.

Direct-award rationale

99% confidence

Extreme and unavoidable urgency

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The published rationale is classified as urgency and cites the incumbent's notified cessation of trading, continuity needs, and the council's statutory duty.

Competition information

99% confidence

Not supplied in the published notice

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No bid count, tenderer list, scores or evaluation results are provided.

Above threshold

99% confidence

Yes

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Contract field aboveThreshold is true.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Initial term

99% confidence

Two years

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The renewal description states an initial term of two years; published dates run from 22 September 2025 to 21 September 2027.

Extension option

99% confidence

Up to one further year, subject to written mutual agreement

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The renewal description permits a further one-year extended term if mutually agreed in writing.

Maximum term

99% confidence

Three years

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The initial two-year term plus stated one-year extension aligns with maxExtentDate of 21 September 2028.

Early termination

92% confidence

Possible under the agreement terms

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The published renewal description says the agreement may terminate earlier in accordance with its terms.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Continuity-led procurement

99% confidence

The award was made under an urgency rationale after the existing provider notified the council it would cease trading.

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Published procurement-method rationale.

Service criticality

98% confidence

The buyer describes the service as necessary to secure continuity of critical statutory services.

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Published procurement-method rationale cites the Care Act 2014 duty and continuity requirements.

Published commercial structure

99% confidence

A two-year service contract with a possible mutually agreed one-year extension.

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Contract period and renewal description.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

97%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-059d85
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Islington

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Buyer party name is Islington.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Sub-central government public authority

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Buyer classification is "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment".

Buyer location

99% confidence

London, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists Islington Town Hall, London, N1 2UD.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier legal identity

99% confidence

PROVIDE CARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

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Supplier verification supplied a verified company name with an exact-name match and company number 04331279.

Supplier status in source

98% confidence

Active company

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Supplier verification records verifiedCompanyStatus as Active.

Supplier classification

98% confidence

SME

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Supplier party details record scale as "sme".

Supplier location

98% confidence

Colchester, United Kingdom

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Supplier address lists Colchester, CO4 9YQ.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Extension decision window

88% confidence

Estimated before 21 September 2027

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The initial contractual end date is 21 September 2027 and any one-year extension requires written mutual agreement. This is an estimate based on the explicit end date, not a procurement forecast.

Maximum potential end date

99% confidence

21 September 2028

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Published maxExtentDate is 2028-09-21.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.

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Lot 1 fields for title, description and value are null.

Competition and evaluation detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

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No bid numbers, bidder identities beyond the awardee, evaluation criteria, scores or pricing breakdown are provided.

Notice chronology

99% confidence

The contract details notice publication date is later than the recorded signature and start date.

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Contract signature/start are 22 September 2025; linked contract details notice is dated 20 October 2026.

Supplier identity quality

99% confidence

Verified

View supporting evidence

The supplied verification result is an exact-name match to active company number 04331279, with no name mismatch flagged.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

No lot title, lot description or individual lot value is published.
Information on bid counts, competing suppliers, evaluation, award scoring and price breakdown is not supplied in the published notice.
The source does not provide a detailed service specification, performance measures or payment schedule.
The contract details notice is dated 20 October 2026, later than the recorded contract signature and start dates; this chronology is reported without inferring a reason.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Islington community equipment services contract?

PROVIDE CARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED won award 1 for lot 1.

What is the published contract value?

The published value is £4,435,750 excluding VAT and £5,322,900 including VAT.

When does the contract run?

It starts on 22 September 2025 and has an initial end date of 21 September 2027, with a possible one-year extension to 21 September 2028.

Why was a direct award used?

Islington cited extreme and unavoidable urgency following notification that the existing provider would cease trading, alongside the need to maintain continuity of statutory services.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

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Opportunity overview

Awarded to

PROVIDE CARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Special regime

Procedure reasons

Lots and requirements

Published documents

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Suppliers

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Period

Renewal

Value

Documents

Amendments

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

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Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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