---
title: "Personal Safety Devices"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ee26"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Watford Borough Council"
published: "2026-08-27"
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# Personal Safety Devices

Buyer: Watford Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ee26

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## Summary

Watford Borough Council procured personal safety equipment and associated support for lone workers. The requirement is for lone worker devices, intended to help protect staff who work alone and to provide a managed safety service around those devices. The goods classification is safety equipment (CPV 35113000). Delivery and use are in Hertfordshire, with the council as the buying organisation. The requirement covers supply and support rather than equipment supply alone, so relevant suppliers are likely to provide both personal safety technology and the operational support needed to keep devices effective for lone-worker teams. The procurement was structured around Watford Borough Council’s own requirement, rather than a wider public-sector purchasing arrangement, although the selected route used GCLOUD 14.

This procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. Soloprotect Limited was selected as the supplier, with one bid recorded. The contract was signed on 1 July 2026 and is valued at £35,000. The requirement was described as a 36-month contract. The council used a limited procedure and made a direct award via GCLOUD 14, without publishing a prior call for competition. The stated rationale was a time-limited need and extreme urgency caused by unforeseeable events, under the applicable legal conditions. Price was the award criterion. The tender status is complete. The single lot associated with the direct award is recorded as cancelled, while the award and contract are recorded as active.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement from Watford Borough Council for lone-worker personal safety devices backed by continuing support. A credible future competitor would need to supply dependable personal safety equipment and explain how it will support users throughout the service, including device management, responsiveness and operational reliability. Experience of protecting lone workers would be directly relevant, particularly where staff may work alone across Hertfordshire. Suppliers should also be able to compete through the relevant public-sector purchasing route used here, GCLOUD 14, and understand the requirements of a direct-award or catalogue-based procurement. The selected supplier is recorded as an SME, showing that the requirement can be delivered by a smaller specialist business rather than only by a large technology or security provider.

## Notice

A 36-month contract for the supply and support of lone worker devices in Watford Borough Council.

### Procurement Information

Time limited

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082003-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| 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 | £35,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Watford Borough Council |
| Locality | WATFORD |
| Postcode area | Watford |
| Postcode | WD19 5AW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH27 South West Hertfordshire |
| Local authority | Three Rivers |
| Electoral ward | Carpenders Park |
| Westminster constituency | South West Hertfordshire |
| Delivery location | TLH23 Hertfordshire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SoloProtect Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

### Codes

- 35113000 - Safety equipment

## Release History

- 27 Aug 2026 at 23:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082003-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.watford.gov.uk/

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