Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-10-22
Buyer: Transport for London — Commercial Surface
Country: UK
Region: LONDON
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 35121000: Security equipment | 79710000: Security services
Estimated value: 160000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-12-12
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: TFL currently deploy staff carrying out on-street enforcement activities including revenue protection, road traffic enforcement and incident response. Staff employed in the field can be subject to high levels of risk. TfL require that staff can initiate a Distress Call (panic call) that is routed to an Alarm Response Centre (ARC) which will be capable of despatching immediate emergency service assistance should this be required.
TfL require a service that enables Lone Workers to have access to a device through which Lone Workers can initiate a distress call (panic call) that is routed to an Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) which will be capable of despatching immediate emergency services, should this be required. The services outlined here form the scope of this Lone Worker Protection Services contract.
1). The contract includes the option to extend the initial term of the contract on a year on year basis for up to 3 years, so that the maximum length of the initial term and extended term is 5 years combined (2+1+1+1). 2). Additionally Transport for London reserves the right to vary the contract to enable use of Lone Worker Protection Services by other areas of Transport for London including but not limited to London Underground and the Greater London Authority.
The Contracting Authority requires that any contract(s) awarded will be entered into by a single legal entity on behalf of the
New applicants/suppliers are required to express an interest in this opportunity by registering initially as a new supplier on
https://eprocurement.tfl.gov.uk) and following the online instructions. Any applicants/suppliers that are already registered
accessing the Invitation To Tender (ITT) for this requirement directly after logging into the e-procurement
site mentioned above. Once registered please search for *Lone Worker* within the search facility and complete and submit the ITT.
The ITT asks for details of technical and commercial capabilities and requests submission of forward looking technical and pricing responses. The ITT must be completed and submitted by the stated deadline date and time.
Transport for London (TfL) is a complex organisation operating both as a functional body of the Greater London Authority
(GLA) under the direction of the Mayor of London and as a provider of transport services, including providing services for
The Contracting Authority is acting as a central purchasing body on behalf of itself (all members of the TfL group of companies)
and the Greater London Authority, its other functional bodies (currently the Metropolitan Police and the London Fire and
Emergency Planning Authority) and all London Boroughs. Any of these bodies may award a contract to the successful
Bidder(s) substantially on the terms of the contract awarded by the Contracting Authority (if any). Further details will be given

Eligibility requirements: New applicants/suppliers are required to express an interest in this opportunity by registering initially as a new supplier on TfL's e-procurement system: https://eprocurement.tfl.gov.uk) and following the online instructions. Any applicants/suppliers that are already registered should express interest by accessing the Invitation To Tender (ITT) for this requirement directly after logging into the e-procurement site mentioned above. Once registered please search for *Lone Worker* within the search facility and complete and submit the ITT. The ITT asks for details of technical and commercial capabilities and requests submission of forward looking technical and pricing responses. The ITT must be completed and submitted by the stated deadline date and time. Specific information shall be required and set out in the ITT. Specific information shall be required and set out in the ITT.
Specific information shall be required and set out in the ITT.