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The Integrated Community Equipment Loan Service

HealthcareCPV 85300000

Value£94,955,860

Deadline20 Oct 2026

Published22 Sept 2026

RegionNationwide

£94,955,860 — stated in the notice

Timeline

Published 22 Sept 202626 days leftCloses 20 Oct 2026

Who to contact

procurement@westnorthants.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£95.0mtotal contract value

median £380k

this tender£0£102.6m

This is a large award for Health & Social Care — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 32,734 valued Health & Social Care tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

West Northamptonshire Council publishes Health & Social Care work continuously — 102 notices, roughly one every 6 days. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.

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The brief

This Invitation to Tender ("ITT") contains instructions and key information about the procurement process.

This ITT constitutes the conditions of the procurement process and by participating, Potential Suppliers agree to these conditions.

West Northamptonshire Council ("Authority") wishes to invite tenders for the supply of goods in respect of this requirement.

This procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 Section 9 Light Touch Contracts.

This procurement is being conducted through the Open procedure to identify the Potential Supplier(s) for the Authority's requirement.

The ICELS supports people to remain independent within their own homes, reduces health inequalities, promotes recovery, rehabilitation, and enables people to live more safely.

The ICELS will provide timely access to equipment that supports prevention, hospital avoidance, hospital discharge, intermediate care, rehabilitation, reablement, palliative and end-of-life care, continuing healthcare and long-term community support.

Privately purchased equipment shall be made available to self-funding people at the contract rates, and the Provider shall be responsible for liaising directly with a person in relation to assessment, supply, installation and aftercare.

The Provider shall work collaboratively with Commissioners to develop and maintain a self-assessment model, including an accessible online assessment tool.

This shall enable people and carers to complete a structured assessment of their needs, receive appropriate information, and signposting to suitable equipment options.

The Contract will be for an initial period of 5 years with the option to extend by a further 3 years (5+1+1+1).

The contract is intended to commence on 1st April 2027.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

The ICELS will provide timely access

Privately purchased equipment shall be made available

The Provider shall work collaboratively with Commissioners

The Provider shall work collaboratively with Commissioners to develop and maintain a self-assessment model, including an accessible online assessment tool.

This shall enable people and carers

This shall enable people and carers to complete a structured assessment of their needs, receive appropriate information, and signposting to suitable equipment options.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

45–80 daysof bid-team effort

£30.8k–£54.8kat typical UK bid-team rates

Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the £10m+ band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

Hold at bidCQC registration / safeguarding policies
Plan for deliveryDBS-checked staff & vetting process
Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
Show at bidComparable references / case studies
Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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