Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision, Installation, Monitoring, and Maintenance of Digitally Compliant Warden Call Alarm Systems for Sheltered Housing Schemes
Notice Description
The council is seeking to procure a new contract to deliver a digitally compliant warden call alarm system across its 13 sheltered housing schemes, covering approximately 500 properties. This upgrade is essential to ensure continuity of service following the national digital phone line switchover. The procurement will be divided into three lots: (1) the supply and installation of the new alarm equipment, (2) the provision of a 24/7 monitoring and response service for alarm activations, and (3) ongoing maintenance and support for the installed systems. We are inviting suppliers with relevant experience and capability to express interest in one or more of these lots.
Planning Information
Cambridge City Council are holding an online event to outline to potential bidders the requirements for this future contract. An open Q&A will be included. Date: 10 December 2025 Time: 1000 - 1100 To be held on Teams If your organisation would like to be present, then please email your details (Name, Email address, Company) to procurement@cambridge.gov.uk for registration, and an email link will be sent to you prior to the engagement.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ed57
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079084-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
35121700 - Alarm systems
35125000 - Surveillance system
79711000 - Alarm-monitoring services
79714000 - Surveillance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £800,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Dec 20252 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Feb 20262 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 31 May 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@cambridge.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CAMBRIDGE
- Postcode
- CB2 1BY
- Post Town
- Cambridge
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLH12 Cambridgeshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Cambridge
- Electoral Ward
- Market
- Westminster Constituency
- Cambridge
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079084-2025
2nd December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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