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ASC26070 - Worcestershire Integrated Community Equipment Service - Preliminary Market Engagement
Worcestershire County Council · Local authority
In brief
Worcestershire County Council has announced plans to buy care and healthcare work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The notice does not state a value.
The contract runs for 6 years, starting 1 January 2027.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 21 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
Worcestershire Integrated Community Equipment Service (ICES) is a jointly commissioned health and social care service that provides community equipment, free of charge, to eligible residents living in Worcestershire or registered with a Worcestershire GP. The ICES is typically responsible for the full lifecycle management of community equipment, including:
-Procurement
-Storage
-Delivery and collection
-Cleaning and decontamination
-Recycling and re-issuing
-Servicing and repair
Access to appropriate premises from which these activities can be delivered is a critical component of the service.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 039859-2026
About the buyer
Worcestershire County CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
59Awards
39Suppliers it has used most for care
- Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust2 contracts
- Age UK Worcester, Malvern Hills & Hereford Localities1 contract
- Barnardo's1 contract
- Caring for communities & People1 contract
- Civicare Central Limited1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open care tenders- £82kestimated
- £1.57bnframework ceiling
- £5.6mframework ceiling
- Value not stated
- £65mframework ceiling
From notice 039859-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 30 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.