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    ContractsBirmingham Community Equipment Loan Service Provider
    Awarded contract

    Birmingham Community Equipment Loan Service Provider

    Awarded
    £95m
    Published 22 Jun 2026

    Sealed bid invitation for a single provider to deliver Birmingham's Community Equipment Loan Service from April 2027 for 5 years, with potential expansion opportunities worth up to £67 million.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 22 Jun 2026· 4 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £95m
    Published 22 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £95,000,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Social Care
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • MA
      MEDEQUIP ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 4 months ago.

    22 June 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    Birmingham City Council and Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board seek a single organisation to deliver a Community Equipment Loan Service in Birmingham from 1st April 2027. The service will enable residents to maintain independence at home while supporting Health and Social Care Services to operate efficiently, preventing complex needs and protecting service users and carers from harm. The initial contract runs for 5 years with an optional 5-year extension subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability. TUPE applies to this contract, with confidentiality agreements required before TUPE information is released. The contract may be modified based on future commissioning activities across the Council, Birmingham Children's Trust, and partner organisations. Identified potential modifications include: Dynamic Pressure Mattresses (up to £1m annually), Solihull Community Equipment Loans Service (£1.9m annually), and Birmingham Technology Enabled Care (£3.8m annually), with a combined potential value of up to £67m. Bidders should note that additional modifications beyond those listed may be required.

    Track record

    6 awards · 6 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In this category, BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL has awarded 6 contracts to 6 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Advanced Visualisation Technologies Ltd1× · 17%
    2. Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust1× · 17%
    3. ACTIVO CARE LIMITED1× · 17%
    4. THE BREASTFEEDING NETWORK1× · 17%
    5. Aston Villa Foundation1× · 17%
    6. MEDEQUIP ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED1× · 17%

    Across this category, the most active winners are CARE LINE HOMECARE LIMITED, SPRINGFIELD HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITED, Roche Diagnostics Ltd — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-0523ac

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