Purpose

Approved capital expenditure as critical
updates required to Bristol Operations Centre (BOC) Technology, as
it is end of life and out of sync with national analogue to digital
switch over and strategically agreed for investment in the Bristol
Operations Centre asset. Oficer Decision Notice (ODN) covers
expenditure under BOC Tech Upgrade Phase 1 project of the
procurement for digital telecare platform to be installed in BOC,
full digital migration of data and implementation including
training across BOC. The contract will use £390k of BOC Tech
Upgrade Phase 1 capital budget 24/25.

Content

Delegated authority to Purchase Telecare
Digital platform contract, from within existing framework, with
initial set-up and migration to digital is agreed at £390k
costs over 25/26 and 26/27, then from April 2027 Contract Value:
£127,993.89 p/a (Support and Maintenance) these annual cost
will be met by BOC income and not general fund. This solution is
not only digital and future proof but also provides better value
for money than the existing analogue platform. Procurement:
£127,993.89 p/a (£895,957.23 for a full 7-year term).
Term + Extension: 5 years plus 2 extensions (5+1+1). Contract to
start on 1st February 2025 and shall be live until 31st January
2028. The 2x 12-month extensions shall be taken as needed
thereafter. The Procurement Route selected for this project was:
Direct Award using an existing Framework Agreement TEL framework on
lot 1