# Handy Van Service for Older People

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: Bournemouth Borough Council
- Contract winner: East Boro Housing Trust
- Award value: £133,560
- Tender value: £187,500
- Award date: 24 November 2017
- Published: 11 December 2017
- Contract start: 19 January 2018
- Contract end: 30 November 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 55c865a4-2b42-49a7-9562-65d5b2115689-186494
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-886577b0-09b1-48ed-9d30-e62b3ffac9cd

## Description

The Handy Van service is for Bournemouth Borough Council and is a service the Borough of Poole may access in the future\. The Service is to make minor adaptations and repairs to allow people to remain independent and in their own homes for longer\. The service will be for people living in Bournemouth who; • are 60 years and over \(or people deemed at risk\) • are in receipt of receipt of some form of benefit support such as Attendance Allowance, Disability Allowance or Pension Credit • own or rent their own home in Bournemouth\. The service will cover minor adaptations and repairs such as changing light bulbs, installing grab rails, fitting key safes, securing fence panels, hanging curtains, etc\., to enable people with eligibility to the Service to live independently for longer\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/55c865a4-2b42-49a7-9562-65d5b2115689-186494)