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BHTA members supplying community care beds, pressure care mattresses, paediatric beds, cots, accessories, and spare parts are encouraged to review a new framework opportunity from Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service (BSO PaLS).
BSO PaLS is seeking to establish a framework for the supply and delivery of community profiling beds, mattresses, and associated products for Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Health and Social Care Trust, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, Southern Health and Social Care Trust, and Western Health and Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland.
The framework covers goods for community-based healthcare settings, including standard, low-entry, high-low, heavy-duty, bariatric, and paediatric electric profiling beds. It also includes compatible mattresses, accessories, and spare parts.
The buyer reserves the right to increase the product range depending on requirements.
The framework is divided into eight lots covering community electric profiling beds and related products. Compatible products include non-powered reactive support surface hybrid mattresses, high specification foam mattresses, heavy-duty and bariatric mattresses, accessories, and spare parts, depending on the lot.
The relevant lots for BHTA members are:
The tender includes pass/fail requirements covering mandatory schedules, technical compliance with the specification, security requirements, HSC supplier security policy compliance, and IT health check requirements.
For the lots where a price weighting is clearly stated in the notice, price is weighted at 100 percent.
Tender submissions must be made electronically through eTendersNI.
The deadline for enquiries is 3pm on 31 July 2026. The deadline for tender submissions is 3pm on 12 August 2026.
Access the full tender documentation, including specifications and terms, through the portal link above.
Enquiries should be directed to Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service at sourcing.palsballymena@hscni.net.
BHTA members involved in community equipment, independent living, and assistive technology services are encouraged to review a new tender opportunity from Lancashire County Council for the delivery of community equipment services.
The service loans disability-related equipment to children and adults across Lancashire, including all 12 district areas, plus Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool. The equipment is intended to help people maintain independence, support carers, improve quality of life, facilitate hospital discharge, and avoid hospital or care home admission.
Lancashire County Council is procuring a single-provider light touch framework agreement for community equipment services. The framework may be used by Lancashire County Council, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Integrated Care Board, and Blackburn with Darwen Council, either independently or jointly through call-off contracts.
The Community Equipment Service covers the loan of disability-related equipment to support children, adults, and carers across Lancashire and the participating authorities. This tender is suitable for SMEs and VCSEs, alongside larger providers, able to deliver community equipment services across a public sector health and social care environment.
The procurement is being run as an open procedure under the light touch regime. Each call-off contract under the framework may last for up to five years, including any initial term and extensions, provided that the total call-off term does not exceed five years.
The framework evaluation weighting is quality 50 percent, price 40 percent, and social value 10 percent. A Procurement Specific Questionnaire will also form part of the evaluation.
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the Lancashire iSupplier portal.
Tenders must be submitted by 11am on 10 July 2026. Questions should be submitted by 11am on 3 July 2026.
Access the full tender documentation, including specifications, pricing schedule, participation requirements, and award criteria, through the portal link above.
Contact Lancashire County Council for any enquiries: caphprocurement@lancashire.gov.uk.
BHTA members working within the community equipment and assistive technology sectors may be interested in a new tender opportunity from Birmingham City Council for the provision of a Birmingham Community Equipment Loan Service. The contract aims to support Birmingham people to live independently and enable Health and Social Care Services to function effectively and without delay.
Birmingham City Council, in partnership with the Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board (ICB), is inviting tenders from qualified organisations to deliver a citywide community equipment loan service. The successful provider will be responsible for supplying, maintaining, and managing community equipment that helps individuals live safely and independently at home.
The service is designed to prevent people from developing more complex needs and to protect them and their carers from harm or injury. This tender represents a significant opportunity for providers specialising in the supply, repair, and maintenance of assistive and healthcare equipment. The contract will be awarded to a single provider, responsible for overseeing the full delivery of the service across Birmingham.
Potential future modifications to the contract may include the integration of:
Together, these identified potential modifications could total up to £67 million over the contract term.
The tender evaluation will be based on a total weighting of 100 percent, split as follows:
Full details of the evaluation methodology and submission requirements can be found in the tender documentation available through the e-tendering system.
Interested organisations must register and submit their applications via Birmingham City Council’s e-tendering system.
Suppliers are advised to complete and return Appendix 3 – TUPE Confidentiality Agreement promptly to access relevant employee transfer information.
For assistance with the In-Tend platform, contact: etendering@birmingham.gov.uk.
Cumberland Council has published an invitation to tender for the supply of specialist seating equipment for use within its Community Equipment Service. The council is seeking suppliers able to provide two categories of specialist chairs that support adults with assessed eligible needs in the community.
The opportunity concerns the spot-purchase supply of the following chair types:
According to the tender documents, the chairs are required to support individuals who need clinically appropriate seating solutions that promote independence, safety, and comfort. The procurement aims to establish a single-supplier arrangement, ensuring consistency of provision and simplified contract management for the authority.
The contract has an estimated maximum value of £350,000. The initial term will run from 1 February 2026 to 31 July 2027, with an option to extend for a further 12 months to 31 July 2028. This structure allows the council flexibility to maintain continuity of supply based on service requirements.
The tender is being carried out through an open procedure. The main procurement category is goods, and the CPV code listed is 33192000 (medical furniture). Full tender documentation, specification, and submission instructions are available through the authority’s procurement portal, The Chest.
Here are the key deadlines that suppliers should be aware of:
All tender responses must be submitted electronically.
Suppliers wishing to review the specification or submit a response can access the tender through The Chest. All accompanying documents are available via The Chest.
This tender can also be viewed on the UK Government’s Find a Tender service here.