Expired contract

Community Equipment

Details

Value
£800,000
Duration
1 year
Topic
Health and social work services
Published
20 June 2024

Tender description

The Community Equipment Store supply equipment to prevent Hospital Admission and allow Hospital Discharge, often under incredibly tight deadlines. We also provide equipment to allow people to live independently within their own homes, delivering equipment for Health and Social Care Services. Last year figures. (Does not include walking aids). • 8745 Clients. • 20,027 bookings. • 36,633 items delivered. We require suppliers to deliver equipment reliably and at an economical price for Wigan Residents. To maintain our service of 32% of deliveries being delivered the day of request, we need our supplier of ADL equipment to hold and deliver equipment on time. This allows us to maintain our current level of deliveries. Currently we deliver 90% of equipment prescriptions within 3 working days. Support from our suppliers is key to our success.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date24 April 2024
  2. Completed: Award published20 June 2024
    Current notice
  3. Completed: Contract expiry date23 April 2025

About the buyer

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council is a local authority in Greater Manchester, and buys through its own Procurement and Performance team. Smaller contracts go to a limited number of quoted suppliers rather than open tender. Frameworks from the Crown Commercial Service and ESPO cover many common goods and services. Commissioning plans are published jointly with partner NHS trusts and Wigan and Leigh College.

Over the past 5 years, most of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council's contract awards have been in construction work, business services and architectural and engineering services.

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