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Awarded· 3 Jun 2025

Equipment Delivery Service

Cumberland Council · Cumberland, North West

Cumberland Council has awarded Equipment Delivery Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cumberland.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 7 Aug 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Direct Healthcare Group (dhg

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK6 - Contract Award Notice · 10:33

    View notice

  3. 2025

    Contract starts

  4. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 11:23

    View notice

  5. 2026

    Contract ends

    1 year after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Cumberland Council has awarded Equipment Delivery Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cumberland. The contract went to Direct Healthcare Group (dhg. It was awarded on 3 June 2025. The contract value is £83,000. The contract runs from 30 June 2025 to 30 June 2026. It lasts 1 year.

It is run as a below threshold - limited competition. Find a Tender published it on 7 August 2025. The notice number is 046871-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05491d.

Summary of the contracting process

Cumberland Council has completed a procurement process for an Equipment Delivery Service aimed at supporting their in-house Community Equipment Service. This service is crucial for enabling the Council to meet its duties in assisting individuals to maintain independence at home through the timely provision of necessary equipment.

The contract, valued at £100,000, spans from 1st July 2025 to 30th June 2026 and falls under the services category, specifically health and social work services, situated in the United Kingdom, region UKD1. The procurement method was limited competition, under a "lightTouch" regime, indicating a below-threshold contracting process. The contract was awarded to Direct Healthcare Group (DHG) and signed on 13th June 2025, following its commencement on 1st July 2025.

Large-scale suppliers like DHG, with capabilities in delivering and installing care equipment efficiently, are well-positioned to benefit from such contracts due to the reduced competition in a limited procurement process.

The notice in full

This contract will provide an Equipment Delivery Service to support the Councils in-house Community Equipment Service (CES) in meeting the Councils duties to help individuals maintain their independence at home by providing essential equipment. Total contract value will be PS100,000.

The proposed service will support CES by delivering and installing care equipment on behalf of the Council, reducing the back log of equipment the service is unable to deliver and allow the service to meet future demands.

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
30 Jun 2025 to 30 Jun 2026 (1 year)
Awarded to
Direct Healthcare Group (dhg
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Below threshold - limited competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large

Values

Awards value
£83,000
Contracts value
£83,000

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Complete
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
046871-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05491d
CPV code
85100000 - Health services; 85300000 - Social work and related services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Cumberland Council is based in Cumberland. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Cumberland
Town
Carlisle
Postcode
CA1 1RD
Electoral ward
Castle
Constituency
Carlisle
Region
North West
Sub-region
Cumberland
Area
Cumbria
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Cumberland Council
Category
Services
Address
Carlisle, CA1 1RD · North West · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Direct Healthcare Group (dhg
Awardee scale
Large
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
£83,000
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Equipment Delivery Service

Who won the Equipment Delivery Service contract?

Cumberland Council awarded the contract to Direct Healthcare Group (dhg on 3 June 2025. It is due to end on 30 June 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.

How much is the Equipment Delivery Service contract worth?

The contract value is £83,000. The contract runs from 30 June 2025 to 30 June 2026 (1 year).

Who is the buyer for Equipment Delivery Service?

Cumberland Council, based in Cumberland, North West.

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