a)      The service was jointly funded between Plymouth City Council and NHS Devon ICB (formerly CCG). They would sign off their part of the decision making process on 17 August 2022.

b)      To support budget, planning prices in the new contract would be held for 12 months for equipment and for 3 years for activities such as cleaning and delivery of equipment.

c)      All providers involved in the procurement had flagged likely future challenges in relation to the cost of service delivery, in particular the cost of fuel.

d)      The outcome of this tender involved a change from the incumbent Millbrook to a new provider, NRS. Time had been built into the project plan to allow for the transfer of equipment and premises to avoid disruption to service users.