Purpose

The First Aid and Medical Supplies contract
provides a range of first aid products, medical products and
textiles to meet the needs of the Authority. The product
requirements include high volume items such as clinical wipes,
gloves, hand rub and first aid kits and low quantity high value
items including Hoists, slings and beds.
 
The First Aid and Medical Supplies
contract is mainly accessed by older people care services,
as the goods supplied on this contract service the Authority owned
and managed residential homes, day care centres and the disability
services. In addition, the contract can be accessed by facilities
management (FM) and requisitioners who order on behalf of buildings
not managed by FM.
 
The procurement is
for the renewal of an existing contract which is currently due to
end on the 31st August 2025.
 
It is recommended
that an open above threshold procurement is conducted to reprocure
this contract. The estimated value is £1,260.000 over the 4 year term. The contract will commence on
1st September 2025 for an initial period of two years,
with the option to extend for any number of defined periods up to a
further two years.
 

Content

Paul Lee, Director of Adult Care and Provider Services took a decision to approve the re-tender of the First Aid and
Medical Supplies contract via an Above Threshold Open tender
process, in compliance with the Procurement Act 2023.