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Blackpool Community Equipment Service

Blackpool Council · Local authority

In brief

Blackpool Council has announced plans to buy medical supplies and care 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 2 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 September 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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 20 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

This notice is for pre-market engagement to assess the market as part of procurement planning. Blackpool Council is seeking to engage with interested suppliers of community equipment for children and adults, and those suppliers who have the capability to reuse and recycle existing equipment, or provide servicing of equipment. There is no commitment at this stage to proceed with any procurement procedure. All information provided is purely for information and should the authority proceed to a competitive process, the market will be notified via the relevant transparency notices under PA23. Any dates, timescales or contract values are indicative only and subject to revision.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. 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.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 066490-2025

About the buyer

Blackpool CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

71

Awards

53

Suppliers it has used most for medical supplies

All tenders and awards from Blackpool Council

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From notice 066490-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 17 October 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.