Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ca1-aad6-7153-b509-967d41ab495d/care-connect-twilio-inc-text-messaging-service awarded GB restricted procedure # Care Connect - Twilio INC Text Messaging Service [Durham County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/durham-county-council) Estimated value £30,000 Published 23 Dec 2022 Deadline Closed 4 Nov 2022 ## Who can bid - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. ## About this tender The Care Connect Service will shortly be going live with a new Tunstall IT solution - Service Manager - part of which involves a new process for the recording of incidents and the dispatch of responders to assist customers in their homes. In relation to this dispatch aspect, including recording of arrival times for KPI purposes, the services of Twilio are required. Twilio, who are the only supplier available due to their interoperability with Service Manager, provide text messaging relay services which will be used to task Care Connect responders, send incident information, and record response times and other real time status updates. The annual cost of the Twilio service will be solely dependent on the level of use, which itself is dependent on incidents attended by the Care Connect Service. Twilio text messaging relay services will be required, and charged, each time an incident is attended by Care Connect Responders. The estimated cost for the initial 12-month period, based on anticipated use, is £6,569 - quote attached. Whilst this is high level estimate, it may be prudent to include a maximum spend of £10,000 to give additional flexibility with the contract. This contract will be required for as long as the Care Connect Service uses the Service Manager product. As such, for ease of process it would ideally be given an initial rolling duration of 3 years, albeit use is on an as-required basis as outlined above. The wider Service Manager project was part of a capital funding scheme, although as an ongoing and unforeseen cost, Twilio, will be met through standard revenue spend. Read full description ## CPV classification Telephone and data transmission services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/c39c990e-ccd3-4def-827a-ef7d2595bd2c) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Durham County Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/durham-county-council) [Sector More Postal & telecoms services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/postal-telecoms-services) ## More tenders like this [Post Office Branch - Porthleven · Post Office Limited · 87 days left · 13 Jan 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15476-5f26-7105-9baf-83f6228041ef/post-office-branch-porthleven) [Post Office Branch - Newlyn · Post Office Limited · 87 days left · 13 Jan 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15476-5f73-73e7-863c-621698162391/post-office-branch-newlyn) [Post Office Branch - Brabazon Road · Post Office Limited · 7 days left · 25 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15476-5fc3-71dc-b775-e86e4d62cd65/post-office-branch-brabazon-road) [Postal and telecommunications services – Usługi pocztowe · Kasa Rolniczego Ubezpieczenia Społecznego · 17 days left · 5 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-66c5-716c-a153-f4e0d2c3f2c9/poland-postal-and-telecommunications-services-uslugi-pocztowe) [Postal services related to parcels – Accord-Cadre pour le transport de documents et colis de moins de 30kg en express · EDF SA · 32 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-6693-737e-ba6c-c2746f617690/france-postal-services-related-to-parcels-accord-cadre-pour-le-transport-de) [Postal services related to newspapers and periodicals – Procurement of newspaper distribution · Ministry of Transport · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-66f7-7002-b14b-7bfe728ca49a/norway-postal-services-related-to-newspapers-and-periodicals-procurement-of)