1) That an Exemption be approved in accordance with Paragraph 2.7 (a) of the Council’s Procurement Rules and the Service Director (Housing and Property) be authorised to enter into a 12 month contract with Tunstall Healthcare (UK) Limited in 2019/2020 to provide a maintenance service for all of the Council’s Careline equipment at a cost of around £62,000, funded from the existing Sheltered Units Management Budgets, without the need to seek a minimum of three tenders.
2) That during 2019/2020 a competitive tender exercise for the maintenance of all the Council’s Careline alarm equipment be undertaken and this contract commence when the 12 month contract with Tunstall Healthcare (UK) Limited expires.