Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
LiveWest Homes Limited
1 Wellington Way, Skypark Business Park
Exeter
EX5 2FZ
Contact
Mr Phillip Blackmore
phillip.blackmore@livewest.co.uk
Telephone
+44 3001238080
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK - South West (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Housing Association
one.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Digital Switch - Prior Information Notice
Reference number
DN763629
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
By January 2027, analogue telephone services accessed by the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) will be switched off as the UK's telecoms infrastructure is upgraded to digital connectivity. This has a number of implications for LiveWest and its customers, primarily due to the components in our homes that use telephone lines to connect with the outside world. This includes:
- Telecare alarm systems
- Smoke alarm systems
- Door Entry Systems
To ensure that we are keeping customers safe and can continue to provide services, LiveWest needs to replace or upgrade the analogue dependent components on our schemes and in our offices with a “digital ready” equivalent before January 2027.
Please note this is a Prior Information Notice only and not a call for competition
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £5,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 51300000 - Installation services of communications equipment
- 32500000 - Telecommunications equipment and supplies
- 33100000 - Medical equipments
- 51700000 - Installation services of fire protection equipment
- 35120000 - Surveillance and security systems and devices
- 72720000 - Wide area network services
- 80330000 - Safety education services
- 80550000 - Safety training services
- 35113000 - Safety equipment
- 45314000 - Installation of telecommunications equipment
- 48213000 - Operating system enhancement software package
- 71243000 - Draft plans (systems and integration)
- 48314000 - Voice recognition software package
- 72211000 - Programming services of systems and user software
- 72227000 - Software integration consultancy services
- 72228000 - Hardware integration consultancy services
- 31625200 - Fire-alarm systems
- 31712112 - SIM cards
- 35121700 - Alarm systems
- 45233292 - Installation of safety equipment
- 71317200 - Health and safety services
- 71317210 - Health and safety consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK - South West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The procurement is likely to be divided into the following lots:
1. Supply & Installation of Smoke Alarms
2. Supply & Installation of DAU's
3. Supply & Install Door entry systems
4. Supply & installation of Hardwired Telecare Replacement including some smoke alarms
5. Remove telecare equipment and replace smoke alarms
Contractors would be allowed to bid for one or multiple lots
LiveWest are looking to issue via a closed tender process at the beginning of March 25, so please indicate whether this tender would be of interest to you.
This project will be tendered via the new Procurement Act 2023 and not PCR 2015.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
10 March 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: No