Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-04-08
Buyer: London Borough of Waltham Forest
Country: UK
Region: Outer London - East and North East
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33000000 | 33100000
Estimated value: 4747000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-05-05
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The London Borough of Waltham Forest and Waltham Forest Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) have developed an Integrated Community Equipment Service. Both authorities are legally required to provide equipment to meet both health and social care needs for the residents of Waltham Forest. This means all parties have a shared interest in the improved management, performance and financial control and distribution of equipment.
Equipment provision cuts across a number of clinical pathways, hospital discharge, reablement and aspects of social care for both adults and children. The service is a collaborative one, involving health and social care needs assessment.
Currently the London Borough of Waltham Forest (LBWF) manages the Integrated Community Equipment service (ICES) and store for the Local Authority and Waltham Forest CCG. This service procures, delivers and fits Complex Activities for Daily Living (CADL) equipment for eligible people in their own homes.
A number of other small provider contracts that currently sit outside of this contract including telecare.
The London Borough of Waltham Forest and Waltham Forest Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) (mention NELFT?) have developed an Integrated Community Equipment Service. Both authorities are legally required to provide equipment to meet both health and social care needs for the residents of Waltham Forest. This means all parties have a shared interest in the improved management, performance and financial control and distribution of equipment.
Equipment provision cuts across a number of clinical pathways, hospital discharge, reablement and aspects of social care for both adults and children. The service is a collaborative one, involving health and social care needs assessment.
Currently the London Borough of Waltham Forest (LBWF) manages the Integrated Community Equipment service (ICES) and store for the Local Authority and Waltham Forest CCG. This service procures, delivers and fits Complex Activities for Daily Living (CADL) equipment for eligible people in their own homes.
A number of other small provider contracts that currently sit outside of this contract including telecare.
The supplier agrees that there shall be no discrimination by it against any person with respect to opportunity for employment or conditions of employment, because of age, culture, disability, gender, marital status, race, religion or sexual orientation. The supplier shall in all matters arising in the performance of the Agreement comply with the provisions of the Sex Discrimination act 1975 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and any regulations made there under. The supplier shall in all matters arising in the performance of the agreement comply with the provisions of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006. The supplier must comply with the provisions of the Race Relations Act 1976, the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2002 and the Equality Act 2010 and shall ensure that they perform their responsibilities under this agreement with due regard to the need to eliminate unlawful racial discrimination, and to promote equality of opportunity and good relationships between different racial groups.
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document.
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.

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