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Open tender · Notice 100671-2026

Lone Worker Safety and Protection

Procurement for Housing

Value
£20m
Closes
27 Nov 2026 (19 days)
Where
North West
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Yes, says the buyer
Contract
12 Feb 2027 – 11 Feb 2031

Dynamic purchasing system (DPS): joining puts you on an approved list for future contracts. It's the entry ticket, not guaranteed work.

In plain English

Procurement for Housing, a national buying group for social landlords, wants to set up a multi-supplier list of approved suppliers for lone worker safety devices, apps, alarm monitoring and training, covering England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The contract runs from 12 February 2027 to 11 February 2031 with an estimated value of £20,000,000, and a place on the list is an entry ticket to future work from its members, not guaranteed work.

Good fit for: Suppliers of lone worker alarm devices, safety apps and monitoring services, or those who can partner with an alarm receiving centre.

The catch (with the notice's own words):
  • Alarm centre must hold BS 8484 or BS EN 50518 accredited to BS 8484:2016 or BS EN 50518:2019
  • Must restore service within 120 minutes after a breach have a full business continuity plan so that their service can be resumed within 120 minutes in the event of a breach
  • Free device trials for members a minimum of 30 days with up to 10 devices plus the usage of an associated portal
  • National coverage across England, Wales and Northern Ireland National geographical coverage to supply Lone Worker Protection to a potential 900+ PfH Members

Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.

What the buyer says

Established in 2004, Procurement for Housing (PfH) is a national procurement consortium dedicated to the social housing sector and supported by the National Housing Federation (NHF), Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and HouseMark. Collectively our Members manage more than 90% of UK’ social housing stock, with PfH helping them to achieve efficiency savings using a wide range of services including framework agreements, dynamic purchasing systems, spend analyses, strategy reviews, consolidated billing and comprehensive reporting. PfH is a contracting authority under section 2 of the Procurement Act 2023 and a centralised procurement authority under section 1(4) of that Act. Please refer to www.pfh.co.uk for additional information. PfH is administered by Inprova Limited and is headquartered in the North West of England with over 20 years of expertise and experience offering a complete procurement solutions package across outsourcing, technology and consultancy. By integrating procurement services and technology, Inprova operates as a delivery partner, supporting business performance improvement for the public sector. PfH intends to establish a framework for Lone Worker solutions. The Lone Worker Protection framework from PfH is an all-encompassing solution that will enable lone workers to feel safe and protected whilst on business. The awarded suppliers on this framework can offer a range of technologies and services. This is a multi-supplier framework, offering great saving opportunities, the primary object of this contract is to provide PfH Members with a flexible Lone Worker Protection framework agreement. The key features of the framework include but are not limited to: • National geographical coverage to supply Lone Worker Protection to a potential 900+ PfH Members…

Read the official notice Tender documents

Getting the documents

app.panacea-software.com (linked from the notice).

Procedure: Open procedure (Open: anyone can bid, in one stage). Published 23 Oct 2026.

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