Purchase and award of contract for Tracking Hoists to support Community Equipment Service
Details
- Buyer
- Cumberland Council
- Supplier(s)
- Direct Health Care Group
- Value
- £100,000
- Topic
- Lifting equipment for health care sector
- Published
- 8 October 2025
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
Award of a Call-Off Contract via a Direct Award under Lot 6 of the ESPO Framework (364) for Stairlifts, Steplifts, Vertical Through-floor Lifts and Hoists to Prism UK Ltd. Lot 1: Cumberland Council has awarded a Call-Off Contract via a Direct Award under Lot 6 of the ESPO Framework (364) for Stairlifts, Steplifts, Vertical Through-floor Lifts and Hoists to Prism UK Ltd to supply and install ceiling track hoists. The maximum contract value under this Direct Award Call-Off Contract will be for £100,000 and this will be solely for the supply and installation of ceiling track hoists, under warranty (including service, maintenance and testing) intended for use in a domestic setting by persons with impaired mobility. The contract term is 1st July 2025 to 30th June 2027. Details of expenditure and extension periods are indicative only. The Council is currently in the process of transforming the Community Equipment Service alongside any externally commissioned Equipment Services to make sure we have a streamlined Equipment Service available across the Cumberland footprint. The purchase of additional Ceiling Track Hoists will allow people to remain in their own home, improving their health and wellbeing.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date1 July 2025
- Completed: Award published8 October 2025Current notice
About the buyer
Cumberland Council is a local authority buying goods, works and services for Cumbria, guided by its own Contract Procedure Rules. Tenders are advertised through the Find a Tender Service on GOV.UK. Suppliers can also register on The Chest, the council's electronic procurement portal, free of charge. A dedicated Procurement Team sits within Business Transformation and Change. Framework agreements sit alongside open competitions among its procurement procedures. Every tender also weighs social value against council priorities. Contracts follow the Procurement Act 2023 and the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. A weekly business newsletter and supplier events keep suppliers informed too.
UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).
Over the past 5 years, most of Cumberland Council's contract awards have been in construction work, education and training and architectural and engineering services.
Relevant CPV codes
- 33192600 · Lifting equipment for health care sector
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cumberland-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cumberland-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cumberland-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cumberland-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cumberland-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@cumberland-council.gov |
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