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Official UK procurement notice

Alarm Monitoring Service · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Clarion Housing Group (Housing)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitable
Published estimate£3,600,000≈ £450k / year · £4,320,000 inc. VAT9.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 15 Dec 2025awarded 16 Jul 2026
Award (standstill) to Taking Care Personal Alarms Limited
Contract term 8 yrsends 31 May 2034 · starts 1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The key objectives of this contract is to provide:-

a) A call monitoring/handling service certified by the TEC Service Association Quality Standards Framework (QSF) as determined by the TEC Quality Ltd.

b) An ARC platform enabling the supplier’s Operators to communicate with our residents via our analogue and digital TEC equipment.

c) An appropriate response to calls emanating from communal systems (e.g. fire alarm systems, door entry systems and lifts).

d) An out of hours repairs handling service.

The Contract will be for a term of 8 years (the Term). The contract will have break clauses included

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT.
  • How the procedure runs: CFP - PSQ Stage

CPV: Alarm-monitoring services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 8 yrsSMEPublished value£3,600,000
Contract period: 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2034 (8 yrs)Value: £3,600,000 exc. VAT · £4,320,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    See PSQ

  • Technical & professional ability

    See PSQ

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • PSQ STAGE: All Bidders need to meet the Mandatory Requirements of this PSQ to proceed to the next stage which is ITT
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    See PSQ

  • Technical & professional ability

    See PSQ

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 19 Jan 2026
First published
18 Sept 2025, 11:39 BST
Last source update
17 Jul 2026, 11:04 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 28 May 2026
Authority reference
8067
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-075348
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Alarm-monitoring services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059cf8 Find a Tender
How it runs

CFP - PSQ Stage

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis Health Family Portal · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
25 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Sept 2025 → 29 Jul 2026 · 11 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    18 Sept 2025, 11:39 BST
  2. Market engagement389 days ago
    2 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST

    We would like to hold an online pre-market engagement session with the team on the 9th October 2025 time to be confirmed. We would like potential suppliers to register their interest and complete an NDA prior to attending. This will be done via the Atamis System therefore suppliers will need to register on Atamis. We would like suppliers to provide feedback on our draft specification and terms to shape our up-coming procurement. Please ensure you respond by the 2nd October 2025 @ 10:00

  3. Next notice expected350 days ago
    10 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Tender notice published342 days ago
    19 Nov 2025, 15:44 GMT
  5. Clarification questions by336 days ago
    25 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  6. Submission deadline316 days ago
    15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  7. Award decision expected by151 days ago
    28 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Contract starts148 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  9. Assessment summaries sent103 days ago
    16 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  10. Latest notice published102 days ago
    17 Jul 2026, 11:04 BST
  11. Standstill ends89 days ago
    29 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Sept 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    18 Sept 2025, 11:39 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    19 Nov 2025, 15:44 GMT
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    19 Nov 2025, 15:44 GMT
  4. Procurement method changed
    19 Nov 2025, 15:44 GMT
  5. Deadline published: 15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
    19 Nov 2025, 15:44 GMT
  6. Contract award notice published
    17 Jul 2026, 11:04 BST
    UK6
  7. Status changed to complete
    17 Jul 2026, 11:04 BST
  8. Contract signature expected
    5 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,269,8321 award exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Taking Care Personal Alarms Limited28 Oct 2026 – 27 Oct 2034£3,269,83216 Jul 2026standstill to 29 Jul 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Clarion Housing Group

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQND-5289-JNDN 5th Floor, Greater London House, Hampstead Road, London, London, NW1 7QXContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Taking Care Personal Alarm LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PBTZ-7632-HTPD 20 Gracechurch Street, London, London, EC3V 0BGContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure