Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cd5-5499-7109-a7f5-9da127b5e466/croydon-equipment-service-employee-mutual-partnership-opportunity-award awarded GB restricted procedure Suitable for SMEs # Croydon Equipment Service - Employee Mutual Partnership Opportunity - AWARD [London Borough of Croydon](https://tendernation.io/buyers/london-borough-of-croydon) Estimated value £42,000,000 Published 11 Nov 2024 Deadline Closed 9 Jan 2024 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The Council intends to 'spin-out' the Council team which provides community equipment and wheelchair services (CES) to a public service mutual (Mutual). A Partner is sought in order to provide the following services: - CES, to be provided to residents of the Council, and in order to support the Council in delivering similar services under third party contracts (Services Limb) - business services in support of the Mutual's ongoing business plan and commercial operations (Partnering Limb) The Partner will also be a supplier under a single supplier framework, from which CES services can be called-off (Framework). The Partner is expected to work with the Mutual in order to discharge these obligations. The Council will not pay the Partner for these services but, instead, the Partner will receive shares in the Mutual should certain conditions be satisfied IMPORTANT: Potential bidders please note: In order to access the tender documents you must click the Opt-in button. By choosing to click the Opt-in button and access the tender documents you are accepting terms of non-disclosure as detailed below: Confidentiality Agreement ### Agreed terms 1 Interpretation 1.1 Definitions: Business Day: A day other than a Saturday, Sunday or Public Holiday in England when banks in London are open for business. Council: London Borough of Croydon. Confidential Information: Has the meaning given in Clause 2. Holding Company: Has the meaning given in Clause 1.2.5. Participant: A recipient of Confidential Information. Purpose: The intended procurement of a partner for the delivery Community Equipment Service (CES) through an employee led mutual as further detailed in procurement documentation published by the Council. Representative(s): In relation to each party: - is officers and employees that need to know the confidential information for the purpose; - is professional advisers or consultants who are engaged to advise that party in connection with the purpose; - is contractors and sub-contractors engaged by that party in connection with the purpose; and - any other person to whom the other party agrees in writing that Confidential Information maybe disclosed in connection with the purpose. Subsidiary: has the meaning given in Clause 1.2.5. 1.2 Interpretation 1.2.1 A reference to legislation or a legislative provision is a reference to it as amended, extended or re-enacted from time to time. A reference to legislation or a legislative provision includes all subordinate legislation made from time to time under that legislation or legislative provision. 1.2.2 Any words following the terms including, include, in particular, for example or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words, description, definition, phrase or term preceding those terms. 1.2.3 A reference to writing or written includes... Read full description ## CPV classification Health and social work services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/0d59b1d2-e49a-4558-b26e-bb0051cef7da) 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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