Planning

Call Monitoring of Teleheath Alarm Systems

THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LTD

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Planning

26 May 2021 at 10:57

Summary of the contracting process

The Guinness Partnership Ltd is initiating a procurement process for the title "Call Monitoring of Telehealth Alarm Systems," classified under the services industry, specifically in the category of call centres. This procurement is currently at the planning stage, with communication being disseminated through a Prior Information Notice (PIN) meant for soft market testing. The crucial deadline for responses to this market engagement is set for 12 noon on Friday, 18th June 2021. The procurement will impact various regions across the UK, as the service aims to cater to around 6,700 customers across 181 housing schemes for older individuals.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in telehealth monitoring and alarm response services. Companies that have experience in managing alarm receiving centres and can demonstrate their capacity to handle high volumes of alarm calls will be particularly well-suited to compete. With the ongoing transition from analogue to digital telehealth systems, businesses ready to adapt and provide enhanced monitoring solutions can leverage this contract to expand their market presence and contribute to improving services for older adults.

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Notice Title

Call Monitoring of Teleheath Alarm Systems

Notice Description

Guinness is looking for a provider of an Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) to deliver a 24/7/365 day service to monitor and answer alarm calls sent from the telecare systems in our homes for older people. We want a provider that has experience of monitoring telehealth alarm calls, across similar volumes and with experience of providing the appropriate response to reassure the customer and escalate as required to the appropriate emergency service. As a precursor to commencing a procurement process we are issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a soft market testing exercise to enable Guinness to gain a better understanding of the providers in the market, their capability and capacity and their views on our outline approach. It is not mandatory to respond and equally, information submitted will not be evaluated or count towards the future tender process.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Guinness is looking for a provider of an Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) to deliver a 24/7/365 day service to monitor and answer alarm calls sent from the telecare systems in our homes for older people. We want a provider that has experience of monitoring telehealth alarm calls, across similar volumes and with experience of providing the appropriate response to reassure the customer and escalate as required to the appropriate emergency service. Guinness have 6,700 customers across 181 housing for older people schemes that have a telehealth alarm system. We have a range of different analogue systems and due to the impending transition from analogue infrastructure to digital, we have recently tendered for a digital system to replace the old analogue systems. The chosen product was the Appello Smart Living Solution and the upgrade program has started and is anticipated to be completed by March 2022. At the time of publishing we currently have 9,081 connections on an analogue system and 2,067 connections on a digital system. Responses to the market engagement exercise should be submitted via the address stated in I.3 of this notice by 12 noon on Friday 18th June.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b52c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011706-2021
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79512000 - Call centre

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 May 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
5 Sep 2021Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LTD
Contact Name
Procurement
Contact Email
procurement@guinness.org.uk
Contact Phone
+44 3031231890

Buyer Location

Locality
OLDHAM
Postcode
OL9 7LH
Post Town
Oldham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD37 Greater Manchester North East
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Oldham
Electoral Ward
Failsworth East
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Central

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