# Community Equipment and Wheelchair Service

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Somerset County Council](/buyers/somerset-county-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £47,397,000
- Published: 1 October 2021
- Planned start: 1 August 2022
- Planned end: 31 July 2027
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 5fc3c3a0-3ec8-4ba0-a26c-efef0c4e6151-473399
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-564a5ec0-df27-45d9-94b9-317eb356a33d

## Description

To enable Service Users to receive the right equipment and to ensure that they can be safe and independent at home or out in the community, reducing their need for other health and social care services\. In this context equipment will range from mobility aids, such as crutches and walking frames, to wheelchairs and more complex items such as adjustable beds and hoists\. Items are provided free of charge to Service Users of all ages who meet the agreed criteria

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5fc3c3a0-3ec8-4ba0-a26c-efef0c4e6151-473399)