Installation, Servicing, and Maintenance of Stair Lifts, Step Lifts, Through Floor Lifts, and Hoists for Wakefield Council

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Wakefield Council awarded a contract to Handicare Accessibility Limited, Prism UK Medical Limited, Pollock Lifts Limited, and Wessex Lift Co Ltd for the installation, servicing, and maintenance of specialist equipment in service users' homes, including stairlifts, ceiling track hoists, steplifts, through floor lifts, and hoists.

The framework agreement, valued at £2,200,000, commenced on 1st April 2021 for a three-year period, with an option to extend for a fourth year based on satisfactory performance.

The contract covers all tenure types within the Wakefield district and may be funded directly by the Authority or through a Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG).

It includes six lots: Lot 1 Stairlifts (straight and curved), Lot 2 Ceiling Track Hoists, Lot 3 Steplifts (up to 1 metre and up to 2 metres in travel), Lot 4 Through Floor Lifts (hydraulic, traction, and side hung), Lot 5 Service & Maintenance of hoists out of manufacturer's warranty, and Lot 6 Service & Maintenance of lifts out of manufacturer's warranty.

One supplier was awarded per lot, with prices fixed for the initial three-year term and any extension.