Care Connect Digital Upgrade - Alarm Receiving Centre Platform

This contract is for the Care Connect Digital Upgrade - Alarm Receiving Centre Platform. Due to the impending switch off of the analogue phone network (PSTN), to be completed by December 2025, a digital upgrade is required for our ARC to enable the monitoring of digital personal alarms and communication with other digital equipment. The scope of this arrangement may be extended to include any new or emerging technologies or products to support or enhance the Alarm Receiving Centre platform. This procurement is issued under an Open Tender (Find a Tender Service Threshold) Process. The expected start date for the proposed contract is 1st May 2024. The expected end date for the proposed contract is 30th April 2027. The proposed contract is to be let with two options to extend for a further 36-months per extension period from the actual end date. Proposed extension period 1: 1st May 2027 - 30th April 2030. Proposed extension period 2: 1st May 2023 - 30th April 2033.