The two frameworks cover aspects of Connected Care and Connected Health including environmental sensors, safety and security solutions, installation and maintenance, and monitoring centre solutions.

Each framework runs for four years to December 2020, and both provide a pre-approved, benchmarked and OJEU (Official Journal of the European Union) compliant route to market, for potential customers to procure goods and services.

As the contracts were awarded under OJEU, Consortium Procurement members are able to call off products directly under the Products framework, streamlining the tendering process. Under the Services framework, customers specify their requirement and invite bids for the work by way of further competition.

The awards follow a rigorous assessment to validate Tunstall's financial standing, quality of offer and commercial offering, all of which are benchmarked against the market to demonstrate MEAT (Most Economically Advantageous Tender).

Kevin Alderson, UK Sales & Marketing Director commented: "We have been working with the NHC for over twenty years, helping them to provide their members with a trusted, compliant and easy-to-access route to procure their telecare requirements. The latest award of two frameworks enables us to continue to develop our established relationships with many NHC members, as well as providing further opportunities to work with new customers."

Tracy Harrison, Commercial Director at the Northern Housing Consortium (Consortium Procurement) said: "We are pleased to continue our long-standing relationship with Tunstall, helping our members to deliver services which are cost effective and enable proactive care and improved quality of life for older people and those with long-term care needs throughout the UK. The frameworks provide members with an easy-to-use procurement route from two trusted organisations."

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About Tunstall
Tunstall Healthcare Group offers a range of Connected Care and Connected Health solutions across each of its main regions - UK, Nordics, Southern Europe, Central Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. Through the use of smart technology underpinned by high quality, high touch services we support older people and those with long term needs to live as independently, securely, healthily and happily as they are able. As the market leading provider of technology-enabled care, we have been working with health, housing and social care partners for nearly 60 years. By effectively supporting health, independence and well-being, our Connected Care and Connected Health solutions improve outcomes and deliver efficiencies when compared to traditional models of hospital or residence-based care.

About Consortium Procurement
Consortium Procurement is the national procurement function of the Northern Housing Consortium providing a wide range of housing, property and social related collaborative framework agreements. We currently represent over 300 members who between them manage over 3 million social housing tenancies across the UK. Consortium Procurement has delivered collaborative procurement solutions for over twenty years, and is still year on year growing and developing its offer to Members.