Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b98-4145-70d5-9895-e81b12685647/cumbria-equipment-retailers-service-supply-of-care-equipment-for-daily-living closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Cumbria Equipment Retailers Service - Supply of Care Equipment for Daily Living (Simple Aids by Prescription) Framework [Cumbria County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cumbria-county-council) Often single bidder Estimated value £26,000,000 Published 28 Feb 2022 Deadline Closed 30 Mar 2022 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The aims of the Cumbria Equipment Retailers service will be to support NHS and CCC service users and people who fund their own equipment, to live independently and safely in their own homes. It also aims to support carers who are looking after people wishing to remain in their own homes. The service operates on the basis of a Retail Model that was initially a Department of Health led initiative which used a national specification and tariff price list. Cumbria introduced the Retail Model in October 2010. The Contract was renewed in 2017 and is due to end in March 2022. Under this Model, Customers are prescribed Care Equipment by Practitioners. Customers then redeem these prescriptions at the Retailers' premises which is closest to their geographical location. This gives customers the opportunity to view the equipment, seek advice from the Retailer and top up their prescription with other equipment if they choose to. Practitioners are also able to prescribe delivery and fit. ## CPV classification Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/5ba36d42-9fa3-4079-8274-ff16dff17e95) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Cumbria County Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cumbria-county-council) [Sector More Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/medical-equipment-pharmaceuticals) ## More tenders like this [C002218 Slit-lamp Simulator and all associated parts and software · The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) · 31 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15a0a-a0bf-738a-a911-b0cef05c3668/c002218-slit-lamp-simulator-and-all-associated-parts-and-software) [Epistaxis Device · The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust · 7 days left · 27 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15a0a-a385-70da-be38-318c9d7aef0c/epistaxis-device) [Cochlear Implants · The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland) · 30 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-c8ee-7311-a960-2c841b8ccbb0/cochlear-implants) [Delivery and supply of 11 Hoists · North East London NHS Foundation Trust · 13 days left · 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-c9a1-7022-be69-dade0279382a/delivery-and-supply-of-11-hoists) [AFBI - Supply and Delivery of Transmissibile Spongiform Encephalopathy Rapid Test Kits · Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute · 34 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-ce94-70b0-92b3-33b530124d4d/afbi-supply-and-delivery-of-transmissibile-spongiform-encephalopathy-rapid-tes) [Custom made Cranial Plates Tender · Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · 28 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a158c1-0673-726d-b0b6-25ad41206a9b/custom-made-cranial-plates-tender)