Contract

ESPH AB WDC Emergency Lifeline (ESPH655 JB)

  • Wealden District Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-054686

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04a818 (view related notices)

Published 8 September 2025, 2:35pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Wealden District Council

Council Offices, Vicarage Lane

Hailsham

BN27 2AX

Contact

Adam Bennett

Email

esph@wealden.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ22 - East Sussex CC

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.wealden.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing

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

ESPH AB WDC Emergency Lifeline (ESPH655 JB)

Reference number

WDC - 038079

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79711000 - Alarm-monitoring services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Wealden District Council are seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Contractor to monitor of a range of Alarm Monitoring Service including associated Telecare sensors and supporting Retirement Living Managers who are on/off site. There is the provision of an Out of Hours repairs service monitoring for Council tenants on an exceptional/occasional basis and an Out of Hours emergency homelessness placement service.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £300,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79711000 - Alarm-monitoring services
  • 85311100 - Welfare services for the elderly
  • 79510000 - Telephone-answering services
  • 79511000 - Telephone operator services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ22 - East Sussex CC

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Full information can be found at http://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality Criteria / Weighting: 60

Price - Weighting: 40

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-032804


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

ESPH655

Title

ESPH AB WDC Emergency Lifeline (ESPH655 JB)

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 March 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Careium UK Limited

Aspinall House, Walker Park

Blackburn

BB1 2QE

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD41 - Blackburn with Darwen
National registration number

04133585

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £300,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £231,734


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The High Court of England and Wales

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

Wealden District Council will observe a standstill period following the award of the contract and conduct itself in respect of any appeals in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).