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Community Equipment Service

London Borough of Brent · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 09:55.

Opportunity overview

The Council has a statutory duty to provide the integrated community equipment and service pursuant to the Care Act 2014. This includes the provision of community equipment to support independence, hospital discharge and care at home for adults and children. This is for the supply, maintenance, and collection of items. The contract was actually executed at 17:00 on 22nd September 2025 but the notice will not allow this date to be included, so the date selected in the notice has been chosen to allow the notice to be completed. Contract start date: 22 September 2025 Contract end date: 21 September 2027 Possible extension date: to 21 September 2028

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 Ltd

Matched by number
Published award value
£12.3m
Awarded
21 Sept 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
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
ASCH-2526-008
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 urgent action required is to ensure the needs of vulnerable residents can be met and the Council fulfils statutory requirements. The Council is required to maintain access to the Services for all eligible residents and there is a legal duty under the Care Act 2014 for the Services to be delivered. The directly contract award a contract to the identified supplier will be made under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023. In relation to the urgency justification under Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023, this justification applies for the following reasons: • The goods and services to be supplied under the proposed contract are strictly necessary to ensure the Council complies with its statutory duties. • The situation has arisen due to unforeseeable events outside of the Council's control. In the circumstances the Council must act urgently and there is not sufficient time to conduct a competitive tendering procedure. • The urgency is unavoidable and was not attributable to any act or omission of the council.

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-PQVJ-5248-JQQY
Name
London Borough of Brent

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI72
Country
GB
Locality
Wembley
Postal Code
HA9 0FJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Brent Civic Centre

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PQVJ-5248-JQQY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Bhavin Mistry
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-04331279
Name
Provide Care Solutions Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

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

Details

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

Identifier

Id
04331279
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
22 Sept 2025, 00:00
Title
Community Equipment Service
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI72
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKI72
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work and related services
Entry 2
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services
Entry 3
Id
98000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Other community, social and personal services
Entry 4
Id
33000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

Value

Amount
12,300,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
14,760,000

Renewal

Description
Subject to agreement, up to an additional 12 months could be required to allow sufficient time for planning in a very restricted market.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
059041-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
23 Sept 2025, 17:55
Entry 2
Id
059389-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
24 Sept 2025, 15:53

Suppliers

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

Milestones

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

Related lots

1

Contract period

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Wembley · UKI72 · HA9 0FJ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05a084-2025-09-24T15:53:23+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·