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title: "Provision of a Call Monitoring and Alarm Receiving Centre to Respond to Community Alarm and Telecare Activations"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000746673"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL"
published: "2024-04-22"
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# Provision of a Call Monitoring and Alarm Receiving Centre to Respond to Community Alarm and Telecare Activations

Buyer: NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000746673

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## Summary

The North Ayrshire Council has awarded a contract for the provision of a Call Monitoring and Alarm Receiving Centre to respond to community alarm and telecare activations. The contract, with a value of £1,368,900, was signed on 22nd April 2024. The Council seeks a supplier to manage call monitoring and response to alarm activations for vulnerable service users, with an anticipated 22,000-24,000 activations monthly starting from 1st May 2024. The procurement method was an open procedure for service contracts in the United Kingdom.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses skilled in managing alarm monitoring and response services to compete. Businesses in the security, telecare, and monitoring industry categories could find this contract suitable. The North Ayrshire Council, based in Irvine, UK, is the buying organisation. The procurement stage is now complete, and the contract has been awarded, offering a significant opportunity for growth in service provision within the local community.

## Notice

Commencing 1st May 2024, North Ayrshire Council ("NAC") requires a supplier to manage all call monitoring and call receiving in response to community alarm activations from vulnerable service users in the community, and to respond appropriately to those calls. The Health and Social Care Partnership ("HSCP") has approximately 4,500 service users with community alarms installed in their homes, and each service user is also likely to have a number of additional peripheral technologies (e.g. fall detectors, smoke alarms etc). It is anticipated that there will be approximately 22000 - 24000 foreground alarm activations each month. The contract will be awarded using NACs standard conditions of contract for services.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NAC invites tenders for the provision of a call monitoring and alarm receiving centre to respond to community alarm and telecare activations as detailed in the Invitation to Tender ("ITT"). NAC currently have arrangements in place for this requirement until 30th April 2024 and therefore the requirement is being tendered. The resultant contract will be for a period of one year commencing 1st May 2024 until 30th April 2025 with the option to extend by up to 36 months (three years) until 30th April 2028. Extensions will be at the sole discretion of NAC and subject to satisfactory performance and funding.

Renewal: The anticipated start date is 1st May 2024 until 30th April 2025, with the option to extend by up to 36 months making the maximum contract end date 30th April 2028. Extensions will be at the sole discretion of NAC and subject to satisfactory performance and funding.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR503605 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Apr 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Dec 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Apr 2024 |
| Contract period | 1 May 2024 - 30 Apr 2025 |
| Recurrence | Contract will be re-tendered around 9 months before it expires, subject to the utilisation of any available extensions. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,176,000 |
| Lots value | £1,176,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,368,900 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | IRVINE |
| Post town | Kilmarnock |
| Postcode | KA12 8EE |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |
| Local authority | North Ayrshire |
| Electoral ward | Irvine South |
| Westminster constituency | Central Ayrshire |
| Delivery location | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HANOVER (SCOTLAND) HOUSING ASSOCIATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 33195000 - Patient-monitoring system
- 35121700 - Alarm systems
- 79512000 - Call centre
- 79711000 - Alarm-monitoring services

## Release History

- 22 Apr 2024 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR503605
- 3 Nov 2023 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV491915

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV491915
  Provision of a Call Monitoring and Alarm Receiving Centre to Respond to Community Alarm and Telecare Activations - Commencing 1st May 2024, North Ayrshire Council ("NAC") requires a supplier to manage all call monitoring and call receiving in response to community alarm activations from vulnerable service users in the community, and to respond appropriately to those calls. The Health and Social Care Partnership ("HSCP") has approximately 4,500 service users with community alarms installed in their homes, and each service user is also likely to have a number of additional peripheral technologies (e.g. fall detectors, smoke alarms etc). It is anticipated that there will be approximately 22000 - 24000 foreground alarm activations each month. The contract will be awarded using NACs standard conditions of contract for services.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR503605
  Provision of a Call Monitoring and Alarm Receiving Centre to Respond to Community Alarm and Telecare Activations - Commencing 1st May 2024, North Ayrshire Council ("NAC") requires a supplier to manage all call monitoring and call receiving in response to community alarm activations from vulnerable service users in the community, and to respond appropriately to those calls. The Health and Social Care Partnership ("HSCP") has approximately 4,500 service users with community alarms installed in their homes, and each service user is also likely to have a number of additional peripheral technologies (e.g. fall detectors, smoke alarms etc). It is anticipated that there will be approximately 22000 - 24000 foreground alarm activations each month. The contract will be awarded using NACs standard conditions of contract for services.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000746673
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/

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