​​Integrated Community Equipment and Loan Service​

Concepts

• sheffield
• doncaster
• community equipment services
• equipment
• integrated
• loan
• community
• care home admissions
• life care
• social care

Location

Description

The City of Doncaster Council and NHS South Yorkshire ICB Doncaster Place have statutory requirement duties under various legislation to provide community equipment services for people with health and social care needs. The Integrated Community Equipment Loan Service (ICELS) is central to the delivery of the prevention and wellbeing priorities of the council and its partners and is acknowledged as an essential element of service provision that helps to reduce, prevent and delay the need for long term care and support. With ever changing demands across health and social care, it is essential that this service embraces innovation and evolves to better meet the needs and demands of all its stakeholders. The ICELS service will support the following aims • Enabling people to be supported in their own homes • Reducing the number of hospital admissions and re-admissions • Reducing the number of care home admissions • Reducing the number of falls • Facilitating early discharge from hospital • Reducing the number, cost and intensity of care packages/nurse visit, e.g. enabling single hand care • Reduce the burden on Carers and risk of Carer breakdown, whilst increasing confidence and peace of mind • Supporting end of life care, delivered within the individuals chosen environment • Improving health and wellbeing by maximising independence, choice, control, dignity and quality of life within the individual's home In addition to providing the equipment, the contract will include the delivery, collection, cleaning, storage, installation, decontamination, servicing, maintenance and recycling of the equipment.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• None found

Legal Justification

Urgent situation due to the termination of the current contract with the current service provider (NRS) who informed the Council it would be unable to continue to deliver its service beyond the 31 July 2025. This is an evolving situation which is affecting the supply and delivery of NRS's contracts nationally. The Council has considered its options, and the decision has been taken to direct award to another provider, Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd. This is the most pragmatic way to ensure that the community equipment service is able to continue to be operated in Doncaster and not leave vulnerable people at risk and waiting for equipment to be supplied/serviced. Due to the urgency, complexity and importance of this contract to the vulnerable people of Doncaster, Leadership Team have had discussions with a competitive provider, Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd , who have agreed to support The Council through this period of uncertainty to continue to provide the service for a period of 20 months - to 31st March 2027. This will give the Council time to redevelop the service and make decisions on the future delivery of the service.

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