Planning

Telecare and Out of Hours Call Monitoring Service

FLINTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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Planning

09 May 2024 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

Flintshire County Council is planning a procurement process for a Telecare and Out of Hours Call Monitoring Service. The service includes a bilingual out of hours call handling service, Welsh telephone call handling, and a 24-hour Carelink alarm monitoring service. The Council aims to provide high-quality bilingual services and invites interested suppliers to email procurement@denbighshire.gov.uk by 21st May 2024 for consideration. Supplier demonstrations are expected to take place in June 2024.

This tender by Flintshire County Council offers opportunities for businesses to provide bilingual call handling and alarm monitoring services. Suitable businesses should have experience in bilingual services and be able to adapt to digital call technology requirements. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with a future notice date of 2025. Businesses interested in expanding their service offerings in the public sector should consider engaging with this opportunity to support the Council's aim of delivering quality bilingual services to their customers.

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Notice Title

Telecare and Out of Hours Call Monitoring Service

Notice Description

Flintshire County Council is looking to engage with the market for: A bilingual (Welsh and English) out of hours telephone call handling service when the Council is closed between 17:00-08:30 Monday to Friday and at weekends and bank holidays. During 2023-24 there were 5,137 telephone calls offered to the out of hours service, 428 on average each month. A Welsh telephone call handling / message taking service for non-Welsh speaking employees during normal office hours between 08:30-17:00 Monday to Friday. A bilingual (Welsh and English) 24 hours Carelink alarm monitoring service (prospective suppliers must be able to receive digital calls in readiness for the digital swich over to be completed by the end of 2025 and to remotely transfer all existing Carelink alarm lines to their systems). Flintshire currently has 2,592 hardwired sheltered accommodation connections and 2,237 dispersed alarms in private home connections with a total of 20,000 alarm activations in 2023-24. The Council has a contract with a third-party supplier until 31 March 2025. The Council are intent on providing high quality bilingual services to customers and if you are able to provide this service, please email a brief summary of your service to procurement@denbighshire.gov.uk by Tuesday 21st May 2024. The Council will look to invite suppliers to demonstrate at a later date which is anticipated to be week commencing 3rd June 2024. Note: We are only seeking engagement with suppliers who can already provide bilingual out of hours telephone call handling services and a 24 hours Carelink alarm monitoring. We are not looking to establish a development relationship with suppliers.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Flintshire County Council is looking to engage with the market for: A bilingual (Welsh and English) out of hours telephone call handling service when the Council is closed between 17:00-08:30 Monday to Friday and at weekends and bank holidays. During 2023-24 there were 5,137 telephone calls offered to the out of hours service, 428 on average each month. A Welsh telephone call handling / message taking service for non-Welsh speaking employees during normal office hours between 08:30-17:00 Monday to Friday. A bilingual (Welsh and English) 24 hours Carelink alarm monitoring service (prospective suppliers must be able to receive digital calls in readiness for the digital swich over to be completed by the end of 2025 and to remotely transfer all existing Carelink alarm lines to their systems). Flintshire currently has 2,592 hardwired sheltered accommodation connections and 2,237 dispersed alarms in private home connections with a total of 20,000 alarm activations in 2023-24. The Council has a contract with a third-party supplier until 31 March 2025. The Council are intent on providing high quality bilingual services to customers and if you are able to provide this service, please email a brief summary of your service to procurement@denbighshire.gov.uk by Tuesday 21st May 2024. The Council will look to invite suppliers to demonstrate at a later date which is anticipated to be week commencing 3rd June 2024. Note: We are only seeking engagement with suppliers who can already provide bilingual out of hours telephone call handling services and a 24 hours Carelink alarm monitoring. We are not looking to establish a development relationship with suppliers.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-141286
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=141286
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F1 - Prior Information 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

64 - Postal and telecommunications services

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

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

64200000 - Telecommunications services

79711000 - Alarm-monitoring services

85320000 - Social services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 May 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 May 2025Expired
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
FLINTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@flintshire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1352701814

Buyer Location

Locality
FLINTSHIRE
Postcode
CH7 6NA
Post Town
Chester
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL3 North Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Flintshire
Electoral Ward
Mold East
Westminster Constituency
Clwyd East

Further Information

Notice Documents

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    Telecare and Out of Hours Call Monitoring Service - Flintshire County Council is looking to engage with the market for: A bilingual (Welsh and English) out of hours telephone call handling service when the Council is closed between 17:00-08:30 Monday to Friday and at weekends and bank holidays. During 2023-24 there were 5,137 telephone calls offered to the out of hours service, 428 on average each month. A Welsh telephone call handling / message taking service for non-Welsh speaking employees during normal office hours between 08:30-17:00 Monday to Friday. A bilingual (Welsh and English) 24 hours Carelink alarm monitoring service (prospective suppliers must be able to receive digital calls in readiness for the digital swich over to be completed by the end of 2025 and to remotely transfer all existing Carelink alarm lines to their systems). Flintshire currently has 2,592 hardwired sheltered accommodation connections and 2,237 dispersed alarms in private home connections with a total of 20,000 alarm activations in 2023-24. The Council has a contract with a third-party supplier until 31 March 2025. The Council are intent on providing high quality bilingual services to customers and if you are able to provide this service, please email a brief summary of your service to procurement@denbighshire.gov.uk by Tuesday 21st May 2024. The Council will look to invite suppliers to demonstrate at a later date which is anticipated to be week commencing 3rd June 2024. Note: We are only seeking engagement with suppliers who can already provide bilingual out of hours telephone call handling services and a 24 hours Carelink alarm monitoring. We are not looking to establish a development relationship with suppliers.

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