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BHTA members involved in stairlifts, steplifts, through-floor lifts, hoists, and related installation and maintenance services are encouraged to review this new framework opportunity from ESPO for domestic mobility access equipment and associated support services.
ESPO is establishing a national framework for public bodies across the UK for the supply, installation, service, maintenance, and testing of domestic mobility access equipment for people with impaired mobility.
This framework covers a broad range of home access and lifting solutions relevant to BHTA members. It is divided into seven lots, with lots 1 and 2 further split into sub-lots, as follows:
The tender states that the mixed requirement lot is for the supply and installation of more than one lift type or service under warranty, including service, maintenance, and testing. Suppliers awarded a position on more than one lot or sub-lot will automatically be awarded onto lot 7.
The tender specifies applicable standards for several lots, including BS EN 81-40 for seated and perch stairlifts and inclined platform lifts, BS 6440 for steplifts, BS 5900 or BS EN 81-41 for vertical through-floor lifts, and BS EN ISO 10535 for ceiling-track hoists.
The opportunity is being procured as an open procedure under the Procurement Act 2023 and will establish a framework agreement. ESPO states that there is no guarantee or estimate of value for individual lots, and that the overall framework value has been automatically assigned to each lot. The maximum number of suppliers is unlimited, and ESPO will charge suppliers a maximum framework fee of 1 percent based on turnover generated under the framework.
This tender is suitable for SMEs, as well as larger suppliers, able to demonstrate experience in supplying, servicing, and maintaining stairlifts, steplifts, vertical through-floor lifts, and hoists relevant to their bid. Tenderers are also expected to show positive net assets in their latest published accounts, appropriate insurance, a published carbon reduction policy statement or evidence of commitment to carbon reduction, quality assurance processes, health and safety arrangements, and business continuity measures.
Evaluation weighting is 55 percent quality and 45 percent price.
Submit tenders electronically via EastMidsTenders Portal.
Tenders must be submitted by 12pm on 23 April 2026. Questions and clarifications should be submitted by 5pm on 10 April 2026 through the eProcurement portal after an expression of interest has been completed.
Suppliers should register on ProContract through the portal, search for tender opportunity ‘364_26’, express an interest, and then download the tender documents from the ProContract activity summary screen. Enquiries should be submitted as a message on the portal.
Contact email: tenders@espo.org.
BHTA members involved in accessibility equipment, moving and handling solutions, and home adaptation products are encouraged to review a new tender opportunity from Sunderland City Council for stairlifts, hoists, and changing beds.
Sunderland City Council is seeking suppliers for the provision of stairlifts, hoists, and changing beds under lot 27 of a new four-year framework. The framework may also be used by Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority, although the contracting authority notes that no minimum volume of work is guaranteed.
The contract location is Sunderland. The framework is scheduled to run from 12 September 2026 to 11 September 2030.
This article refers only to lot 27, which is the section relevant BHTA members.
This is an open procedure tender notice published under the Procurement Act 2023. The wider arrangement is a framework, and call-offs may be awarded either directly by supplier ranking or through mini competition.
The relevant opportunity for BHTA members is lot 27, covering stairlifts, hoists, and changing beds for works below £50,000. The published notice places an estimated value of £116,000 excluding VAT on this lot, rather than on the overall framework.
The opportunity is likely to be most suitable for SMEs able to supply and support stairlifts, hoists, and changing beds within Sunderland, and meet the requirements of a public sector framework.
The published notice states that lot 27 will be assessed on the following basis:
The council states that, when using the framework, orders may be placed directly with the highest-ranked contractor or awarded through a mini competition involving all appointed contractors on the lot.
Suppliers can apply for this tender electronically via the Open system.
Tenders must be submitted by 12pm on 26 March 2026. Questions should be submitted by 12pm on 19 March 2026.
Access the full tender documentation, including specifications and terms, through the tender portal.
Enquiries: procurement@sunderland.gov.uk