Official UK procurement notice
Technology Enabled Care Service (TEC)
Authority: Lincolnshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Technology Enabled Care (TEC) Service is a preventative, countywide offer that provides digital equipment to promote wellbeing and support adults with care needs. It enables the continuous, automatic, and remote monitoring of real time emergencies and lifestyle changes, helping to manage and reduce risks associated with independent living.
The service supports eligible adults across the county to maintain independence, safety, and wellbeing through a wide range of digital solutions. These include traditional telecare devices such as fall detectors and medication dispensers, as well as emerging technologies like smart home systems, voice activated tools, and AI driven monitoring. This technology is designed to empower individuals to remain independent for longer, receive more proactive and preventative support, and stay connected to their community, family, friends, and professionals.
This approach aims to enhance outcomes and promote independence while ensuring resources are targeted where they are most needed, enabling a less intrusive and more dignified model of support. Overall, the service seeks to prevent, reduce, or delay the need for more intensive statutory services by improving wellbeing, identifying risks earlier, and providing a lower cost alternative to traditional care pathways.
CPV: Health and social work services · Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products · Repair and maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£10,890,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (12)
- Service Delivery: 17%
- Collaboration: 10%
- Service Mobilisation: 10%
- Quality, Standards and Outcomes: 8%
- IT/Data outcomes: 8%
- Service Management and Staffing: 5%
- Case Scenario: 7%
- Financial Submission: Services: 15%
- Financial Submission: Basket of goods: 5%
- Financial Submission: Monitoring Costs: 5%
- Financial Submission: Fixed Costs: 5%
- Sustainability and Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (12)
- Service Delivery
- Collaboration
- Service Mobilisation
- Quality, Standards and Outcomes
- IT/Data outcomes
- Service Management and Staffing
- Sustainability and Social Value
- Case Scenario
- Financial Submission: Services
- Financial Submission: Basket of goods
- Financial Submission: Monitoring Costs
- Financial Submission: Fixed Costs
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Sept 2025, 13:46 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Sept 2026, 17:37 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Aug 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-043563- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05989eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
11 Sept 2025 → 1 Dec 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published11 Sept 2025, 13:46 BST
- Market engagement18 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
As part of its ongoing work to improve the quality of life, health and wellbeing of residents, Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) is reviewing the current approach, effectiveness, and future potential of Care Technology (TEC) as a core tool within Adult Care.
Lincolnshire County Council is currently exploring new and innovative ways to collaborate with providers in shaping the future of Enhanced Technology Enable Care (TEC) across the county. We are committed to working in partnership to review current services and identify opportunities for working differently, that will better meet the needs of individuals and communities.
At this stage, the future model of TEC is not yet defined. Through this engagement, we aim to gather valuable input from the market to help shape the new service scope.
We will be seeking responses via a Pre-market Engagement Questionnaire.
Once the questionnaire has been published, we kindly request that responses are returned via the ProContract portal: procontract.due-north.com ↗ by 5pm on the 18th September 2025. If you wish to provide a response after this date, further submissions will be accepted via email at elena.garcia-carretero@lincolnshire.gov.uk until 5pm on 25th September.
- Next notice expected287 days ago12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published167 days ago12 May 2026, 15:37 BST
- Clarification questions by134 days ago15 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline127 days ago22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by76 days ago11 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent43 days ago14 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published42 days ago14 Sept 2026, 17:37 BST
- Standstill ends33 days ago23 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 35 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Sept 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published11 Sept 2025, 13:46 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published12 May 2026, 15:37 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active12 May 2026, 15:37 BST
- Procurement method changed12 May 2026, 15:37 BST
- Deadline published: 22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST12 May 2026, 15:37 BST
- Contract award notice published14 Sept 2026, 17:37 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 Sept 2026, 17:37 BST
- Contract signature expected24 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livity Life Ltd1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2031 · up to 30 Nov 2033Extensions: 24 months | £10,890,000 inc. VAT | 14 Sept 2026standstill to 23 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders · 10 at stage one | 2 | 2 | — |
Who bid
- wonLIVITY LIFE LIMITED · South East England
- did not winALCOVE LIMITEDSME · East of England
- did not winCAREIUM UK LIMITEDVCSE · North West England
- did not winTAKING CARE PERSONAL ALARMS LIMITED · South West England
- did not winAGE UK LINCOLNSHIRESMEVCSE · East Midlands
- did not winKENSA HEALTH VIRTUAL CARE LTD · South West England
- did not winMEDEQUIP ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED · Greater London
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
7 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- AGE UK LINCOLNSHIREBidder / tenderer
- ALCOVE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- CAREIUM UK LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- KENSA HEALTH VIRTUAL CARE LTDBidder / tenderer
- LIVITY LIFE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- MEDEQUIP ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- TAKING CARE PERSONAL ALARMS LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender