Tender

Provision of Sheltered Housing: Call Monitoring, Welfare Check Call and Responder service

READING BOROUGH COUNCIL

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23 Sep 2022 at 09:29

Summary of the contracting process

The Reading Borough Council is seeking proposals for the provision of an Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) to provide 24/7 emergency alarm monitoring, daily welfare check calls, and site responder service across its sheltered housing service. The tender, titled "Provision of Sheltered Housing: Call Monitoring, Welfare Check Call and Responder service", falls under the social work services category. The deadline for the tender is October 31, 2022. The contract period is from April 2, 2023, to April 1, 2025.

This tender presents an opportunity for business growth, especially for companies in the social work services industry. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are well-suited to compete for this tender. Businesses offering alarm monitoring, welfare check call services, and responder services are encouraged to consider bidding for this contract. The location of the project is in Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom.

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Notice Title

Provision of Sheltered Housing: Call Monitoring, Welfare Check Call and Responder service

Notice Description

Proposals are invited for the provision of an Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) to provide: - 24/7 emergency alarm (warden call) monitoring service - Daily welfare check calls - weekends, bank holidays and office closures - Site responder service across the portfolio within the sheltered housing service. We are seeking an interim 2-year support contract to commission an ARC. The Sheltered Housing Service provides a variety of services to people living within RBC owned accommodation. These include: o General Sheltered o Cedar Court Sheltered Extra Care scheme o Phoebe Cusden House. Each site within the sheltered housing service has a Tunstall Communical Connect system, and across the service there are 654 connections. RBC's detailed requirements are defined in the Specification at Schedule 1. Additional information: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Home Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fbb75fea-9082-4546-b0d9-aab894022cce
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85310000 - Social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
31 Oct 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Apr 2023 - 1 Apr 2025 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
READING BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Emily Chomicz
Contact Email
emily.chomicz@reading.gov.uk
Contact Phone
01189373232

Buyer Location

Locality
BERKSHIRE
Postcode
RG1 2LU
Post Town
Reading
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ16 Berkshire West
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)

Local Authority
Reading
Electoral Ward
Abbey
Westminster Constituency
Reading Central

Further Information

Notice Documents

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