--- title: "Prior Information Notice (PIN) - Assistive Technologies - Market Engagement Event" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03c936" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03c936" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c936.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c936.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "ORBIT GROUP LIMITED" published: "2023-05-16" --- # Prior Information Notice (PIN) - Assistive Technologies - Market Engagement Event Buyer: ORBIT GROUP LIMITED Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03c936 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03c936) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c936.json) ## Summary The Orbit Group Ltd has issued a Prior Information Notice (PIN) for an upcoming procurement process related to assistive technologies. Interested parties are invited to participate in a market engagement event to be held during w/c 5th June 2023. The event will involve a remote briefing on Wednesday 7th June 2023, followed by interviews structured around questionnaire responses. The main aim is to explore supplier capabilities, innovation, and best practices in the Assistive Technologies category. Interested organisations need to submit an expression of interest by Wednesday 31st May 2023. This opportunity is particularly suitable for small or medium enterprises (SMEs) and large enterprises. The scope of the event covers various categories such as warden call systems, digital lifelines, servicing, maintenance, and digital converters. Orbit Group Ltd is interested in solutions that can address emergency and non-emergency alerts and integrate with complementary systems. They aim to inform their future procurement strategy by engaging with industry experts. The procurement process is planned and is subject to Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) 2015. Interested businesses in the telecommunications equipment maintenance services sector with a focus on assistive technologies should consider engaging with this opportunity for potential future business growth. ## Notice Orbit Group Ltd is issuing this prior information notice to invite companies to participate in the market consultation event in support of Orbits upcoming requirements for the provision of assistive technologies categories - including, but not limited to: warden call systems including servicing and maintenance, digital lifelines, warden call digital converters, and other categories impacted by the upcoming digital switchover. Orbit Group Ltd would like to invite interested parties to attend a market engagement event to be held during w/c 5th June 2023. The event will consist of a remote briefing, due to take place on Wednesday 7th June 2023 at 9.30am, followed by an interview (via Microsoft Teams) of up to 45 minutes, structured around your response to the questionnaire which can be found on ProContract using the link above. These will take place on either Wednesday 7th, Thursday 8th or Thursday 15th June and applicants will be contacted directly. Please see below for details of how to submit an expression of interest (EOI). ### Lot Information Lot 1 Orbit Group manages around 45,000 affordable homes in in the Midlands, East and South East of England, and build around 1,500 new affordable homes every year. Over 100,000 people live in an Orbit home and our aim is to ensure the homes we provide and the places we create are good quality, affordable and safe. As part of this portfolio, Orbit operate 67 Independent Living/Extra Care schemes, along with a wider group of General Needs & Sheltered Housing. At present these benefits from a range of systems, including: - A mix of digital and analogue (c60) warden call systems - A portfolio of 1,000 lifelines At the core, Orbit is seeking a solution to enable manual or automatic alerts to be raised to both on-site staff and off-site alarm receiving centres, which can be emergency or non-emergency driven. In addition to this, Orbit are keen to ensure that their solution and future procurement strategy accesses best practice and innovation across the industry. As a result Orbit is keen to seek information on the following through this exercise: - Solution types and capabilities (such as the inclusion of door entry systems) - Best practice use and management of the solution through-life - Integration opportunities with complementary systems (including but not limited to fire systems) Orbit Group Ltd wish to engage with industry to explore the Assistive Technologies category, including: understanding supplier capability, innovation and best practice. This will help inform the development of Orbit's strategy for future competitions within this space. Orbit Group Ltd are particularly keen to ensure that all suppliers capable of providing services within this category consider engaging with this opportunity. The market engagement event will aim to provide more information about how interested suppliers can engage with Orbit and participate in any future tendering process, as well as offering an opportunity to ask questions. This scope of the market engagement event is intended to cover: - Warden call systems (or similar capabilities) - upgrades and installs - Warden call systems (or similar capabilities) - servicing and maintenance - Warden call systems - digital converters - Digital lifelines - Further offerings related to Assistive Technologies - Responses and approach to the upcoming digital switchover Orbit Group invites all parties interested in attending this event to submit an expression of interest (EOI) in the form of the questionnaire available at the ProContract link by no later than Wednesday 31st May 2023. The response and any questions are to be submitted using the ProContract portal. Please take care to complete all required sections to ensure that we can accommodate your organisation within the event. Following receipt of a questionnaire, Orbit Group Ltd will issue an invitation to the initial briefing and an interview. Note that responses will be accepted through company accounts only and invitations will not be issued to personal email addresses. Orbit Group Ltd reserve the right to reject requests to attend should it become necessary due to the level of interest, limitations of available technology, responses that indicate irrelevant solutions (e.g. those not suitable for the Digital Switchover) or other purposes. Caveat: In issuing this PIN and engaging with the market, Orbit Group Ltd is not committing to conduct any procurement in relation to any element of the requirements within this category. Equally, non-participation in this market engagement will not be taken into account in any future procurement activities and will not exclude any organisation from submitting a tender in any future competitions. It is currently anticipated that any formal procurement relating to the provision of Assistive Technologies categories will be subject to Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) 2015. The contracting authority considers that this scope may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs) as well as large enterprises. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013949-2023 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 May 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Oct 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ORBIT GROUP LIMITED | | Locality | COVENTRY | | Post town | Coventry | | Postcode | CV3 2SU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry | | Local authority | Coventry | | Electoral ward | Wyken | | Westminster constituency | Coventry East | | Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 50 - Repair and maintenance services ### Codes - 50330000 - Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment - 50710000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations ## Release History - 16 May 2023 at 14:22 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013949-2023 ## Notice URLs - http://www.housingprocurement.com - http://www.orbit.org.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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