Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c44-a649-73b0-9763-074966636242/supply-and-installation-of-a-lone-working-system-for-use-in-the-historic-england

awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs

# Supply and Installation of a lone working system for use in the Historic England's Archive building and Conservation Lab - AWARD

[Historic England](https://tendernation.io/buyers/historic-england)

Estimated value

£12,000 to £14,000

Published

12 Mar 2019

Deadline

Closed

6 Feb 2019

## Who can bid

- Buyer says suitable for SMEs

    The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid.
- Small contract value

    Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services.
- Open procedure

    Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage.

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## About this tender

Historic England's (HE) Archive Building in Swindon is designed to provide the optimum storage for photographs. On 4 floors, it has 8 large vaults, 8 small vaults and 4 workshop rooms, mainly air conditioned to 6 degrees Celsius. HE seeks a technical solution to a number of lone working concerns with the Archive Building:

- Staff becoming unconscious and lying undiscovered leading to injury or death
- Staff needing to get help in the event of injury or entrapment
- Finding staff within the archive building if they need assistance
- Communication for people unable to use stairs who in refuge areas in the event of a fire alarm sounding
- Providing a log of people inside the archive building in the event of a fire alarm sounding

## CPV classification

Electronic detection apparatus

Source

Contracts Finder (UK)

[View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/b32dc5cf-ff9c-4eff-9fe2-bbc1ad132d72)

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