Award

Wightcare Assisted Technology Equipment

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL

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Award

30 Oct 2025 at 19:56

Award

30 Oct 2025 at 19:24

Summary of the contracting process

The Isle of Wight Council has awarded a contract under the title "Wightcare Assisted Technology Equipment," focusing on providing telecare equipment such as fall sensors, epilepsy monitors, and GPS trackers to customers in their homes. The procurement process utilised a direct award method due to compatibility and continuity issues with existing installations. The contracts commenced on 1st December 2025 and are set to run until 30th November 2028. The procurement falls under the health and social work services category, specifically within the UKJ34 region (Isle of Wight). The process adheres to the legal justification provided by the Procurement Act 2023, citing the absence of competition for technical reasons as a basis for this procurement approach.

This tender presents substantial business growth opportunities, particularly for suppliers specialising in telecare technology solutions. Due to the equipment's requirement for compatibility with existing systems, businesses already supplying similar technology or those able to ensure seamless integration will find themselves well-suited to respond to such procurement needs. While the contract has been directly awarded, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) or large firms in the IT services, software development, and healthcare sectors could potentially leverage this opportunity in future tenders by developing compatible and innovative solutions that meet or exceed current technological standards.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Wightcare Assisted Technology Equipment

Notice Description

The provision of telecare equipment to customers in their own homes, such as fall sensors, epilepsy monitors, GPS Trackers, Alarm call boxes, pendants and wrist bands to alert when attention is required, medication dispensers. The direct awards to the three suppliers start from 01 Dec 2025 - 30 Nov 2028. However the cost of PS576,891.85 takes into account ad hoc purchases from Jan 2024 - now as well as the intended direct awards. Details as follows: Prior to Jan 2024 Unknown - no formal agreement (ad hoc) Jan 24-25 PS85,250.00 ex VAT Agreed via internal waiver Jan 25 - now PS85,250.00 ex VAT (ad hoc) 01 Dec 2025 - 30 Nov 2028 PS406,391.85 ex VAT Direct Awards to 3 suppliers - Anywhere Care (value PS18,460.00 PA /PS55,380.00 over 3 years) Telealarm (PS47,525.00 PA / PS142,575.00 over 3 years) and Tunstall (PS69,478.95 PA / PS208,436.85 over 3 years). Compatibility and continuity issues. Relying on Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 which provides us with the justifications for direct awarding. The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract-(a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works." This is because the 3 suppliers have their equipment already installed in homes, and so the requirement would need to be compatible with what is already in place in order to work and fulfil need. (e.g. if a Telealarm piece of equipment is in situ and it needs something else to go alongside, it will have to be Telealarm to work).

Procurement Information

The provision of telecare equipment to customers in their own homes, such as fall sensors, epilepsy monitors, GPS Trackers, Alarm call boxes, pendants and wrist bands to alert when attention is required, medication dispensers. The direct awards to the three suppliers start from 01 Dec 2025 - 30 Nov 2028. However the cost of PS576,891.85 takes into account ad hoc purchases from Jan 2024 - now as well as the intended direct awards. Details as follows: Prior to Jan 2024 Unknown - no formal agreement (ad hoc) Jan 24-25 PS85,250.00 ex VAT Agreed via internal waiver Jan 25 - now PS85,250.00 ex VAT (ad hoc) 01 Dec 2025 - 30 Nov 2028 PS406,391.85 ex VAT Direct Awards to 3 suppliers - Anywhere Care (value PS18,460.00 PA /PS55,380.00 over 3 years) Telealarm (PS47,525.00 PA / PS142,575.00 over 3 years) and Tunstall (PS69,478.95 PA / PS208,436.85 over 3 years). Compatibility and continuity issues. Relying on Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 which provides us with the justifications for direct awarding. The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract-(a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works." This is because the 3 suppliers have their equipment already installed in homes, and so the requirement would need to be compatible with what is already in place in order to work and fulfil need. (e.g. if a Telealarm piece of equipment is in situ and it needs something else to go alongside, it will have to be Telealarm to work).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d783
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069910-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£406,391 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Oct 20251 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Oct 20251 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Dec 2025 - 30 Nov 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active, Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@iow.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
NEWPORT
Postcode
PO30 1UD
Post Town
Portsmouth
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ34 Isle of Wight
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Isle of Wight
Electoral Ward
Newport Central
Westminster Constituency
Isle of Wight West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

ANYWHERE CARE

TELEALARM EUROPE

TUNSTALL HEALTHCARE (UK

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