Tender

Sheltered Housing - Call Monitoring, Welfare Check call and Responder service

READING BOROUGH COUNCIL

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Tender

07 Aug 2024 at 09:07

Summary of the contracting process

Reading Borough Council invites tenders for the provision of Sheltered Housing services including call monitoring, welfare check calls, and responder service, under an open procedure. This procurement falls under the industry category of Social Work Services (CPV: 85310000) and will cover sites in the UKJ11 region. Key dates include the tender period ending on 25th September 2024, with the contract commencing on 1st April 2025 and concluding on 31st March 2028, with an option of a two-year extension. The procurement process is currently in the 'tender' stage and seeks written submissions by the stipulated deadline, with bids to be opened at the Reading Borough Council Civic Offices.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in welfare services, emergency monitoring, and elder care technology. Companies with experience in managing alarm receiving centres or providing 24/7 emergency response services will find this contract an avenue for expansion. Additionally, enterprises that can seamlessly integrate digital monitoring systems and telecare technologies will be well-placed to compete. The extended contract period and the potential for a longer-term working relationship with a regional authority such as Reading Borough Council provide substantial business growth potential.

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Notice Title

Sheltered Housing - Call Monitoring, Welfare Check call and Responder service

Notice Description

We are seeking a three-year initial contract with an option to extend for a further two years to commission 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. The Sheltered Housing Service provides a variety of services to people living within RBC owned accommodation. These include: 1. General Sheltered, 2. Cedar Court Sheltered Extra Care scheme, 3. Phoebe Cusden House. Full details of the requirement can be found in Annex 1 - Specification.

Lot Information

Lot 1

We are seeking a three-year initial contract with an option to extend for a further two years to commission 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. The Sheltered Housing Service provides a variety of services to people living within RBC owned accommodation. These include:1. General Sheltered, 2. Cedar Court Sheltered Extra Care scheme, 3. Phoebe Cusden House. Each site currently has an analogue Tunstall warden call alarm system which monitors door entry, fire alarm systems, lift alarms, communal call points, individual flat call points, pendants, intruder alarms, the master key safe, and other assistive technology/telecare devices such as falls monitors and flood detectors. Conversion to enable digital working is being installed via an IP connector to enable working in a digital environment, whilst we review our longer-term provision of warden call equipment.

Renewal: Further two year extension available.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-048851
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024784-2024
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
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
25 Sep 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
READING BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
pchub@reading.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
RG1 2LU
Postcode
N/A
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified

Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
TLJ11 Berkshire

Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

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