HAC6143 Community Equipment Purchases

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets requires an Integrated Community Equipment Service (ICES) to provide adults and children living at home with a range of community equipment that supports independence, prevents hospital admissions and facilitates timely hospital discharge. The service includes the provision, delivery, installation, maintenance, servicing, collection, refurbishment and recycling of community equipment, together with supporting stock management and brokerage services. Equipment ranges from low-cost daily living aids through to specialist beds, hoists and pressure care equipment. The service supports the Council and NHS partners in meeting statutory duties under health and social care legislation. Key outcomes include:

Supporting residents to remain living independently at home.

Reducing unplanned hospital admissions.

Facilitating hospital discharge and reducing length of stay.

Reducing reliance on residential care and paid care services.

Promoting safety, independence, quality of life and end of life care.

Call-off via the London Borough of Croydon Community Equipment Services Framework, a single supplier framework established through an open procurement procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The framework permits direct award without reopening competition