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# Video Carephones and Virtual Care Agency

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/video-carephones-and-virtual-care-agency-ocds-h6vhtk-03ed92). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Norfolk County Council: "Video Carephones and Virtual Care Agency". Published status: complete. Published Value: £350,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Sept 2023, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Norfolk County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/norfolk-county-council-ons-e10000020)
- **Published Value:** £350,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 September 2023 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Telecommunications equipment and supplies
- **Delivery Location:** UKH15, UKH16, UKH17
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £349,640 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/video-carephones-and-virtual-care-agency-ocds-h6vhtk-03ed92#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03ed92`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/video-carephones-and-virtual-care-agency-ocds-h6vhtk-03ed92#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fnorfolkcc%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/video-carephones-and-virtual-care-agency-ocds-h6vhtk-03ed92#participate

## Description
Norfolk County has awarded a contract for  the following;•	Software and the infrastructure support for 200 Video Carephone devices to be used in the Community (including ongoing support for the existing devices currently being used). The infrastructure support to include the following;o	Set up of devices for individual people (and dealing with any returns and recycling of devices)o	Training of key stakeholders in the use of the deviceso	Data and reporting on device usage•	Delivery of a virtual Care agency support (non CQC regulated activity) for up to 100 people initially but with the ability to support more if demand and devices allow.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 32500000, 72000000, 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Norfolk County Council has awarded a contract for the following;•	Software and the infrastructure support for 200 Video Carephone devices to be used in the Community (including ongoing support for the existing devices currently being used). The infra...
- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2023 to 30/11/2025
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Video Carephones and Virtual Care Agency (active)
  - Award id: `029385-2023-NCCT42731-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Alcove Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-137092`
  - Value: £349,640 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Video Carephones and Virtual Care Agency (active)
  - Signed Value: £349,640
  - Signed Date: 26/09/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F029385-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-10-05T11:20:54.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T07:15:28.033Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03ed92