Personal Safety Device Framework

Suffolk County Council has procured a single vendor framework for Personal Safety Devices.The Framework is available for use by Suffolk County Council and other contracting authorities within the UK, including but not limited to Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education, Devolved Administrations, Ambulance Services, Probation Service; Voluntary and Community Sector. The Framework will also be available to any trading organisations wholly owned by Suffolk County Council (or wholly owned by any other Local Authority) or arm's length bodies established by Suffolk County Council (or by any other Local Authority), provided that those trading organisations or arm's length bodies are themselves a contracting authority.The contract is for the provision of a monitored Lone Worker and Personal Safety solution with devices that allow actuations with appropriate intervention as required and assist staff in carrying out their duties in a safe environment to minimise any risks that working alone involves. Included in this contract is training for all new users of these services.The aim is to provide maximum flexibility for SCC and any other organisations who may choose to use the Framework, in ensuring the personal safety of its employees. We require a range of devices/solutions that can be used by individuals who have differing risk levels in the delivery of their duties.The value of the contract represents the expected value if the framework is used by other contracting bodies.