Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c20-793f-7373-88a1-63d733b298c8/tender-for-bradford-and-airedale-community-equipment-service-baces-it closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Tender for Bradford and Airedale Community Equipment Service (BACES) IT [Bradford Metropolitan District Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/bradford-metropolitan-district-council) Open field Estimated value £100,000 Published 5 Jan 2018 Deadline Closed 22 Feb 2018 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - 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 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (the Council) is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified Provider (the Provider) to deliver a Community Equipment Services IT System (the System). The proposed contract will be for an initial duration of five (5) years with a possible two (2) x twelve (12) months extensions. The Bradford and Airedale Community Equipment Service (the Service) serves a population of over half a million people. The Service provides a wide and varied range of nursing and "aids to daily living" equipment e.g. profiling beds, hoists, specialist mattresses, commodes etc. to help support people leaving hospital following discharge or prevent the necessity of a hospital admission. This equipment is provided under a loan agreement remaining the property of BACES. In 2016/2017 the service delivered upwards of 34,000 items therefore it is important to have tracking and traceability. BACES currently uses a purchased system but is over twelve (12) years old and we a looking to replace this with a fully integrated IT solution The system is intended to be accessed by (but not limited to) • Approx. Forty (40) BACES staff; and • In excess of two hundred (200) hospital and community based staff In excess of two hundred (200) hospital and community based staff with flexibility to be active for on line ordering or read only. The Service currently operates on part software, part paper processes, the Service seeks to overcome the disadvantages of using a part paper based system by moving to a paperless system with real-time updates, hand held technology for the delivery processes and the barcode scanning of inventory assets both in the warehouse and in the community. The Service currently has a central warehouse and fourteen (14) satellite stores and a delivery fleet of 11 of vehicles. Read full description ## CPV classification Software-related services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/39c88aea-becd-4130-9f6f-25925472ad8b) 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. 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