Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Community Equipment
Authority: Royal Borough of Greenwich (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPurchasing community (mobility and medical) equipment to support individuals to enable them to live safely in their own home and to keep doing the things that matter to them. The type of equipment offered includes walking aids, bathing aids, special beds, and other things that may be useful to people after a hospital stay, or to enable them to remain at home rather than moving into a care home.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Aug 2025, 09:16 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Aug 2025, 09:16 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-048602- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058789Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Urgency
- Published justification
The Council's previous contractor delivering an integrated community service has become insolvent. The Council was aware of the financial health of this contractor and had put in place measures to ensure continuity of service and was preparing to put in place a contingency plan. However, the companies insolvency has been a quicker process than anticipated, with only ten days notice, therefore, this direct award is urgently required in these extreme and unavoidable circumstances.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 14 Aug 2025- Transparency notice published14 Aug 2025, 09:16 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected14 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provide Equipment Hub14 Aug 2025 – 31 Jan 2026 | £990,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PROVIDE EQUIPMENT HUB LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender