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BHTA members involved in home adaptations, accessibility products, and related installation services are encouraged to review this new tender opportunity from Community Housing for equipment and adaptations works delivered through Disabled Facilities Grants (DFG) and other assessed needs.
Community Housing is establishing a multi-supplier planned works framework that can also be accessed by other authorised users, including social housing providers, NHS bodies, educational establishments, and other contracting authorities across the UK.
For BHTA members, the most relevant opportunity is Lot 16, covering aids, adaptations, and associated housing works designed to improve accessibility, safety, and independence at home.
This is an open procedure tender published under the Procurement Act 2023, and Community Housing expects to award the framework on 31 July 2026. Call-off contracts under the framework may be awarded either with or without further competition, depending on the nature, value, and complexity of the requirement.
Lot 16 covers aids, adaptations, and associated works in residential properties, including projects delivered through DFG and other assessed needs. This includes the installation of equipment, joinery and carpentry works, ironmongery, and related property adaptations in residential settings.
Community Housing states that the works are intended to improve accessibility, safety, and independence for residents with additional needs, while supporting timely delivery and minimising disruption to occupants.
This tender is suitable for SMEs, as well as other qualified suppliers able to deliver home adaptation works, equipment installation, and associated accessibility-related services in residential properties. Legal, financial, and technical conditions of participation are outlined in the procurement documents.
The evaluation weighting is 60 percent for quality and 40 percent for price.
Submit tenders electronically via EU Supply portal.
Tenders must be submitted by 12pm on 3 June 2026. Questions should be submitted by 12am on 25 May 2026.
Access the full tender documentation, including specifications and framework terms, through the portal link above.
Enquiries can be directed to Oli Turnbull at oli@echelonconsultancy.co.uk.
BHTA members involved in community equipment, assistive technology, independent living products, and related managed services are encouraged to review this new framework opportunity from Mid South Essex NHS Foundation Trust for the supply of independent living products and services across the United Kingdom.
The procurement is being run by HealthTrust Europe LLP on behalf of the trust. The framework is intended to support health and social care bodies with products and services that help individuals remain independent at home, reduce admissions to hospital or residential care, and support timely discharge.
This is an open framework under the Procurement Act 2023. The first framework in the scheme will run for two years from 3 August 2026 to 2 August 2028, with an option to extend for a further 12 months to 2 August 2029.
The opportunity covers a broad range of independent living products and services relevant to BHTA members, including daily living aids, mobility and accessibility equipment, personal care products, community equipment loan services, storage and distribution, fitting, repair, collection, recycling, servicing, and minor adaptations.
The framework is split into four lots.
Lot 1 covers equipment and aids designed to make everyday activities easier and safer, including products that support accessibility, mobility, personal care, and independent living.
Lot 2 covers community loan store managed services, including procurement, storage, supply, fitting, distribution, repair, collection, recycling, servicing, and minor adaptations.
Lot 3 is an aggregated lot that allows participating authorities to combine products and services from more than one framework lot into a bespoke requirement.
Lot A covers technology enabled care devices, services, and software for vulnerable individuals at home, including remote monitoring, ongoing monitoring tools, rehabilitation technologies, and emergency alert solutions. This lot is specifically for use by non-NHS organisations only.
This tender is suitable for SMEs and VCSEs, as well as larger suppliers able to deliver relevant products, services, or managed service capability under one or more lots.
For Lot 1, quality and social value is weighted at 60 percent, and price is weighted at 40 percent.
For Lot 2, quality and social value is weighted at 70 percent, and price is weighted at 30 percent.
For Lot A, quality and social value is weighted at 60 percent, and price is weighted at 40 percent.
Lot 3 will be automatically awarded to all successful tenderers appointed to the framework.
Suppliers can apply for this tender electronically via the Bravo Solutions Portal.
Tenders must be submitted by 12pm on 13 April 2026. Questions should be submitted by 12pm on 3 April 2026.
Access the full tender documentation, including specifications and framework terms, through the portal link above.
Enquiries: customercare@htepg.com
BHTA members involved in accessibility equipment servicing, maintenance, repair, and refurbishment are encouraged to review this new tender opportunity from Nottingham Community Housing Association (NCHA) for lifting equipment across its housing stock.
NCHA is seeking an experienced and competent service provider to support the ongoing servicing, maintenance, repair, and refurbishment of lifts and lifting equipment at properties it owns or manages. For BHTA members, the most relevant parts of the opportunity relate to stair lifts, through floor lifts, and hoists.
This is a conditions of participation stage for an upcoming tender for the servicing and maintenance of lifts. The opportunity is likely to be of particular interest to suppliers with expertise in domestic and accessibility-focused lifting equipment, especially where services support safe access and independent living in residential settings.
The contract covers properties in Nottingham and the wider East Midlands.
The procurement will use a competitive flexible procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. NCHA has stated that the contract is likely to be split on a 3+3+2 basis.
This tender is suitable for SMEs, as well as larger specialist providers, able to demonstrate the required financial standing and technical ability. NCHA has stated that the minimum turnover requirement will be two times the annual contract value.
At the invitation to tender stage, responses are expected to be assessed on the basis of price at 60 percent and quality at 40 percent, with the quality score including 10 percent social value.
Suppliers interested in this opportunity should request the conditions of participation documents via the My Tenders portal.
Requests to participate must be submitted by 12pm on 16 March 2026. Questions should be submitted by 12pm on 13 March 2026.
Shortlisted bidders that pass the conditions of participation stage will then be invited to tender.
For enquiries, the named contact is Rebecca Hoey at rebecca.hoey@ncha.org.uk.