How to win: Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Integrated Community Equipment Loans Service (DRS ICELS)

About this contract

Provision of Equipment and aids for daily living is an essential component of the Health and Social Care system. An efficient Community Equipment Loans Service can enable independent living, facilitate hospital discharge, prevent hospital admission as well as reducing overall costs to the system. This Procurement is for an Integrated Community Equipment Loans Service to procure, supply, store, deliver, collect, Decontaminate, Repair, Service and Maintain, reuse and recycle a range of Equipment for Service Users who need it, both adults and children. Commissioners require a responsive Service that meets national guidelines for: The delivery and collection and active recall of Equipment. An IT based efficient stock control system and storage facilities. Robust infection control, cleaning and decontamination measures. Servicing and Maintenance. Warranty and repairs. Sufficient flexibility to meet changes in national or local policy requirements. The aim of the Service is to ensure that eligible Service Users of all ages receive timely access to appropriate, safe and effective Equipment and associated Activities that meet their assessed needs and enable them, as far as reasonably possi

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Sheffield City Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £140,000,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 20 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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