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Contract for the Provision of Hounslow Community Equipment Service

London Borough of Hounslow · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 23:57.

Opportunity overview

Local authorities and NHS have a statutory duty (under the Care Act 2014 and Children & Families Act 2014 and NHS Act 2006) to make arrangements for the provision of disability aids and "community equipment", to meet the assessed eligible needs of individuals who are resident in their area. The provision covers various daily living aids and equipment, from bath boards and raised toilet seats to more complex equipment such as hoists, specialised hospital beds and air mattresses which prevent pressure ulcers. The provider is required to supply prescribed equipment as well as installation, maintenance (annual testing and ensuring safety standards), collection, repair, cleaning, refurbishment, recycling and storage of bespoke items ordered over and above standard catalogue The aim of the service is to supply, deliver, fit, install, adjust, repair, refurbish, collect, decontaminate, recycle and dispose of items requisitioned by authorised prescribers

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.

Published award value
£9.9m
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 04198824
Location
West Drayton, UKI74, UB7 0LJ, 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
ocds-h6vhtk-066683
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Following London Operations withdrawal from the North London Community Equipment Consortium on 31st July 2023. Medequip is now the sole provider for Community Equipment with an active footprint in the London region.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
switchingDirectAward

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
London Borough of Hounslow
Id
GB-PPON-PQYY-1684-DYLV

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQYY-1684-DYLV

Address

Street Address
Hounslow House, 7 Bath Road
Locality
Hounslow, London
Postal Code
TW3 3EB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI75

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
MEDEQUIP ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-04198824

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
04198824

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJPC-9373-BVJD

Address

Street Address
Unit 2 Summit Centre
Locality
West Drayton
Postal Code
UB7 0LJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI74

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Hounslow Community Equipment Services
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
33000000
Description
Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
11,880,000
Amount
9,900,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-04198824
Name
MEDEQUIP ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
021414-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
10 Mar 2026, 15:13
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
27 Mar 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Hounslow, London · UKI75 · TW3 3EB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 021414-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·