Planning

Market Engagement for Personal Safety Device Framework

  • Suffolk County Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-002502

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04d602

Published 24 January 2025, 11:50am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Suffolk County Council

Endeavour House, Russell Road

IPSWICH

IP1 2BX

Email

Helen.muddock2@suffolk.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKH14 - Suffolk

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.suffolksourcing.uk

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Market Engagement for Personal Safety Device Framework

Reference number

CD1167/3

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71317200 - Health and safety services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Suffolk County Council is seeking to engage with suppliers regarding the provision of Personal Safety and Lone worker Devices and Services from November 2025 and are looking to commence a procurement process early 2025. Prior to the commencement of any procurement process, Suffolk County Council seeks to engage with the market by way of offering the opportunity for suppliers to individually present the devices and services on offer which will include a private question and answer (Q&A) session. Interested suppliers should email helen.muddock2@suffolk.gov.uk in the first instance to complete the PME questionnaire (https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=7GqcEEZQlUqPPIT2O6GK9O-GgeyaAMtCox9cqcj4mMFUM0RFSzFSWE1XRFFHVFZUWlo1NzZGRlJRWS4u). Sessions will take place on the following dates: 18th and 19th February 2025, with actual times to be confirmed in due course. These sessions will be delivered virtually using via Microsoft Teams and are expected to last between 1-2 hours.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 71317200 - Health and safety services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Suffolk County Council currently has a single vendor collaborative Framework Agreement in place for devices and services for use by Suffolk County Council, including any trading organisations wholly owned by the Council; arms length bodies established by the Council and other public contracting authorities within geographical boundaries of the United Kingdom. It is anticipated that the resulting tender will be similar in nature and that the supplier will offer a full range of cost effective solutions to cover all risk profiles to include monitoring of all live devices/solutions, appropriate intervention 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year as well as training.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

24 January 2025


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes