Provision of a Call Monitoring and Alarm Receiving Centre to Respond to Community Alarm and Telecare Activations

Description

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 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.