# Provision of Lone Worker Devices for Somerset County Council

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Somerset County Council](/buyers/somerset-county-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £400,000
- Published: 1 April 2021
- Planned start: 1 July 2021
- Planned end: 30 June 2023
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 67167643-bc83-458b-8b26-f72551421820-425650
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e7962652-05f0-4009-97ac-9bed3e9c4285

## Description

The project was endorsed by a steering group to oversee a wider project with the aim of creating a standard lone working process for all areas of the organisation and assess whether additional measures were required to improve the safety of employees that operate in a lone working environment\. As part of this project, a number of requirements and recommendations were realised which included the need for personal safety devices to provide an additional layer of protection to those workers\. Key staff include social workers within Adults and Children's services, AONB, transport services, Facilities Management as well as other public-facing roles\. Since the onset of Covid-19 there is now added urgency to these needs due to the number of staff having to spend time more working alone\. Additional information: For more information, access to the tender documents and to submit clarification questions, please visit the ProContract e-tendering portal\. PLEASE NOTE, the response deadline for this opportunity is at 12 noon Tuesday 4th May, as opposed to 13:00 Tuesday 4th May as it has previously appeared on this notice\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/67167643-bc83-458b-8b26-f72551421820-425650)