Community equipment services tenders and contracts

UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites

84 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026

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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count

Community equipment services contracts ,

84 contracts across the UK, of any size

Recently awarded

The latest community equipment services contracts awarded

Awarded 10 September 2026

Equipment Delivery Service

Cumberland Council · North West
£100k
Awarded 10 September 2026

Community Equipment

Cheshire West and Chester Council · North West
£38.9m
Awarded 12 August 2026

HAC6143 Community Equipment Purchases

London Borough of Tower Hamlets
£6.3m
Awarded 12 August 2026

Integrated Community Equipment Services & Minor Adaptations Services

Oldham Council · North West
£27.7m
Awarded 5 August 2026

The Supply and Delivery of Daily Living Aids – Buckingham Caddy

Glasgow City Council · Scotland
£202k

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Who wins · 24 months to October 2026

Medequip Assistive Technology won the most community equipment services contracts

It also won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.

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CouncilsNHS and healthOther public bodies
RankContractorContracts won, by buyerContractsValue wonBuyersShare
1 Medequip Assistive Technology
Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract
16£482m14
2 Millbrook Healthcare
South West · See every contract
11£265m8
3 Provide Care Solutions
London · SME · See every contract
10£95.1m8
4 Accora
London · SME · See every contract
6£2m5
5 PROVIDE EQUIPMENT HUB LIMITED
London · SME · See every contract
5£24.2m5
6joint24/7 Healthcare
London · SME · See every contract
4£12.8m2
6jointDrive DeVilbiss Healthcare
North East · See every contract
4£1.4m3
8jointNRS Healthcare
West Midlands · See every contract
3£27.9m3
8jointDirect Healthcare Group
North West · See every contract
3£256k2
10jointProvide CIC
2£42m2

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Who buys

Councils award 96% of community equipment services contracts

Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.

Councils76 contractsNHS and health2 contractsOther public bodies1 contractUnder £100k9 contracts · median £78k£100k to £1m19 contracts · median £400k£1m or more51 contracts · median £10.3m
Councils76 contractsNHS and health2 contractsOther1 contractUnder £100k9 contracts£100k to £1m19 contracts£1m or more51 contracts
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18 buyers bought community equipment services more than once in the last 24 months

Each dot is a buyer, by how many community equipment services contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.

33 buyers1 contract9 buyers2 contracts8 buyers3 or 4 contracts1 buyer5 or more contracts
33 buyers19 buyers28 buyers3 or 41 buyer5 or morecontracts awarded

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Few and big, or many and small

Each dot is a buyer: how many community equipment services contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.

CouncilsNHS and healthOther public bodies
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100m1235Community equipment services contracts awardedFEW AND BIGMANY AND SMALLKent County CouncilBIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCILKirklees CouncilWest Berkshire CouncilGlasgow City CouncilLondon Borough of Isling…London Borough of HarrowCumberland Council
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100m1235Community equipment services contracts awardedFEW AND BIGMANY AND SMALLKent County CouncilGlasgow City CouncilLondon Borough of Isling…Cumberland Council

Top buyers by contracts awarded

RankBuyerContractsValue
1Glasgow City Council6£3.5m
2London Borough of Islington4£13.8m
3London Borough of Harrow4£9.3m
4Cumberland Council4£611k
5London Borough of Barnet3£17.2m
6Torbay Council3£17.1m
7Westminster City Council3£6m
8South Tyneside Council3£374k
9London Borough of Waltham Forest3Not published
10Kent County Council2£100m
Prices

Half of community equipment services contracts are worth less than £5.7m

Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.

CouncilsNHS and healthOther public bodies
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100mMedian £5.7m
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100mMedian £5.7m
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The 10 biggest contracts hold 55% of the money

Coloured by who bought it.

  1. Kent County CouncilMedequip Assistive Technology · 31 Jul 2025£100m
  2. BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCILMedequip Assistive Technology · 19 Jun 2026£95m
  3. West Berkshire CouncilMillbrook Healthcare · 31 Jul 2025£65.5m
  4. Buckinghamshire CouncilMillbrook Healthcare · 31 Jul 2025£50m
  5. NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care BoardMedequip Assistive Technology · 28 Oct 2024£45.5m
  6. Oxfordshire County CouncilMillbrook Healthcare · 31 Jul 2025£45m
  7. London Borough of CroydonProvide CIC · 11 Nov 2024£42m
  8. Croydon Equipment Service - Employee Mutual Partnership OpportunityProvide CIC · 11 Nov 2024£42m
  9. Southampton City CouncilMillbrook Healthcare · 31 Jul 2025£39m
  10. Cheshire West and Chester CouncilMillbrook Healthcare · 10 Sep 2026£38.9m
Where and when

London awards the most community equipment services contracts. July and September are the busiest months.

Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.

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RegionContractsValue
London39£279m
South East7£324m
North East6£1.3m
North West6£67.2m
Scotland6£3.5m
Yorkshire and the Humber5£141m
South West5£26.8m
West Midlands3£104m
East Midlands1£12.6m
East of England1£37.8m
Wales0Not published
Northern Ireland0Not published
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Deadlines

Half of community equipment services tenders close within 32 days of being published

Each dot is a community equipment services tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 20% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 22% of the time to respond has gone.

0 days714211 month456070+Median 32 days
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Key findings
  • 32 days

    is how long the typical community equipment services tender is open, from publication to deadline.

    Median of 15 UK community equipment services tenders published in the last 24 months.
  • 1

    new community equipment services tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.

    26 in the last 24 months.
  • 55%

    of the money is in the 10 biggest community equipment services contracts.

    Of 79 contracts with a published value.
  • 46%

    of community equipment services contracts are won by SMEs.

    As recorded by the buyer, on 72 award notices.
  • 45%

    of community equipment services contracts are awarded in July and September.

    38 of 84 contracts.

Questions

How many community equipment services contracts does the UK public sector award?

84 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 51 public buyers.

How long are community equipment services tenders open for?

The median community equipment services tender is open for 32 days from publication to deadline.

How much is a typical public sector community equipment services contract worth?

The median is £5.7m, and 22% are worth less than £250k.

Who wins the most public sector community equipment services contracts?

Medequip Assistive Technology won the most (16), and the most by value (£482m).

Which buyers award the most community equipment services contracts?

Councils award 96% of them.

What is included

A loan store service for health and social care equipment: stock, storage, delivery, fitting, collection, cleaning, decontamination, repair and recycling of daily living aids, beds, hoists and other equipment prescribed for use at home.

  • Integrated community equipment loan services
  • Joint equipment loan service stock supply
  • OT equipment supply, collection and repair
  • Community equipment store operation and decontamination
  • Sensory impairment equipment provision
  • Disability equipment within a combined ICES and TEC equipment service

What is not included

  • Specialist hoist, sling and equipment servicing contracts (soc.equip.hoist-and-equipment-servicing)
  • Telecare devices, platforms and alarm monitoring (it.lob.telecare-monitoring-platform)
  • Stairlifts (con.lifts.stairlifts-access-lifts)
  • Adaptation works (con.repair.disabled-adaptations)
  • Buying beds, hoists and medical devices outright for clinical use (another industry: healthcare)