Awarded contract

Technology Partner

Details

Buyer: Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Supplier(s): Medequip Assistive Technology Limited
Value: £10,406,168
Duration: 8 years
Topic: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
Published: 28 March 2025
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Procurement of a Technology Partner. The new model will be delivered under a collaborative approach between Rothercare (the Council's in house community alarm service) and an independent sector Technology Partner. In the new arrangement, Rothercare will continue to deliver the referral, triage, monitoring, and response service whilst the TEC elements; the identification of TEC solutions, installation, and review process and the recycling, disposal and maintenance and procurement of assistive technology equipment are delivered by a Technology Partner from the independent sector. Procurement undertaken as a further competition via the ESPO Framework 203_21 Technology Enabled Care Services - Lot 2 - Technology Enabled Care Services. Additional information: Social Value TUPE Duration Funding

Timeline

Completed: Award published28 March 2025
Current notice
Completed: Award date1 April 2025
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2033in 6 years

About the buyer

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is a local authority in South Yorkshire, and advertises most of its contract opportunities through YORtender, its e-tendering platform. YORtender also carries live tender opportunities from councils across the Yorkshire region, run as a shared regional procurement platform. A public contract register lists every current agreement the council holds, the service area it covers and a named contact for suppliers. Larger contracts carry social value requirements set out in the council's published social value policy. Procurement follows the reformed rules introduced under the Procurement Act, with dedicated guidance published for prospective suppliers.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council's contract awards have been in construction work, software and information systems and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

32000000 · Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
33195200 · Central monitoring station
33196200 · Devices for the disabled
35100000 · Emergency and security equipment
48000000 · Software package and information systems
50000000 · Repair and maintenance services
51000000 · Installation services (except software)
64000000 · Postal and telecommunications services
72000000 · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
73200000 · Research and development consultancy services
75200000 · Provision of services to the community
79711000 · Alarm-monitoring services
80000000 · Education and training services
85000000 · Health and social work services
85323000 · Community health services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@rotherham-metropolitan-borough-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@rotherham-metropolitan-borough-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@rotherham-metropolitan-borough-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@rotherham-metropolitan-borough-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@rotherham-metropolitan-borough-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@rotherham-metropolitan-borough-council.gov