Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Cumbria County Council · Regional or local authority
- Suppliers
- Age UK West Cumbria SME, Alston Pharmacy Ltd SME, Cumbria mobility Ltd SME, Joseph Cowper ltd SME, Robson Medical & Mobility SME
- Value
- £26,000,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products (CPV 33000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 009741-2023 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 May 2022
- Published4 Apr 2023Published 327 days after the contract date
Description
The aims of the Cumbria Equipment Retailers service will be to support NHS and CCC service users and people who fund their own equipment, to live independently and safely in their own homes. It also aims to support carers who are looking after people wishing to remain in their own homes. The service was set up to enable service users/users to exercise choice and control over the equipment they receive by providing a variety of local Retailers showcasing a range of equipment. It also enables timely service user discharge from hospital by supporting service users to return to their own homes. This service is committed to ensuring there are sufficient Retailers who are able to offer robust and effective independent advice about the range of equipment available, how to fit and use it safely and effectively and to deal with any safety concerns. The service operates on the basis of a Retail Model that was initially a Department of Health led initiative which used a national specification an…
About the suppliers
Age UK West Cumbria: every public contract they have won.
Alston Pharmacy Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Cumbria mobility Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Joseph Cowper ltd: every public contract they have won.
Robson Medical & Mobility: every public contract they have won.