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Awarded· 30 Jul 2025

Plymouth Community Equipment Service

Plymouth City Council · Plymouth, South West

Plymouth City Council has awarded Plymouth Community Equipment Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Plymouth.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 1 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Millbrook Healthcare

  2. 2025

    Contract starts

  3. 2025

    Contract ends

    0 years after it starts

  4. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 08:43

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About this tender

In brief

Plymouth City Council has awarded Plymouth Community Equipment Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Plymouth. The contract went to Millbrook Healthcare. It was awarded on 30 July 2025. The contract value is £572,958. The contract runs from 31 July 2025 to 30 September 2025. It lasts 0 years.

It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 1 October 2025. The notice number is 061144-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05a57f.

Summary of the contracting process

Plymouth City Council has awarded a contract titled "Plymouth Community Equipment Service," focusing on health and social work services, to Millbrook Healthcare Ltd. This direct procurement method, initiated under extreme and unavoidable urgency, bypassed competition due to its below-threshold value, amounting to £572,958. This procurement process is categorized under the 'light touch' regime. The contract, now active, commenced on 1st August 2025 and concluded on 30th September 2025.

Plymouth City Council, a public authority in the UK, urgently required a reliable supplier to maintain continuity of the Community Equipment Service essential for hospital discharges and home-based end-of-life care in the Plymouth region (UKK41). Large enterprises adept at swift adaptations to urgent service requirements without compromising quality tend to excel in such arrangements, making them successful contenders for future procurements under similar exigencies.

The notice in full

Extreme and unavoidable urgency Through June 2026, the previous supplier notified Plymouth City Council and 40 other local authorities that they would be unable to continue service delivery without a substantial collective financial contribution, without a clear end for the service. The supplier has since advised that they will cease service on 31/07/2025.

To maintain continuity of care, the Council entered discussions with Millbrook Healthcare, an experienced provider with existing infrastructure in Devon and delivering Community Equipment Services. Plymouth City Council took the decision to award a 2 month contract for the emergency provision of the Plymouth Community Equipment Service. The service is essential for supporting timely hospital discharge and end-of-life care within individuals' homes.

The value of the 2 month contract is PS572,958.

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
31 Jul 2025 to 30 Sep 2025 (0 years)
Awarded to
Millbrook Healthcare
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement method
Direct
Procedure
Below threshold - without competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large

Values

Contracts value
£572,958

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

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Complete
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
061144-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a57f
CPV code
85000000 - Health and social work services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Plymouth City Council is based in Plymouth. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Plymouth
Town
Plymouth
Postcode
PL1 3BJ
Electoral ward
St Peter and the Waterfront
Constituency
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
Region
South West
Sub-region
Plymouth
Area
Devon
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Plymouth City Council
Category
Services
Address
Plymouth, PL1 3BJ · South West · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Millbrook Healthcare
Awardee scale
Large
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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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 Plymouth Community Equipment Service

Who won the Plymouth Community Equipment Service contract?

Plymouth City Council awarded the contract to Millbrook Healthcare on 30 July 2025. It is due to end on 30 September 2025, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.

How much is the Plymouth Community Equipment Service contract worth?

The contract value is £572,958. The contract runs from 31 July 2025 to 30 September 2025 (0 years).

Who is the buyer for Plymouth Community Equipment Service?

Plymouth City Council, based in Plymouth, South West.

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