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Chesterfield Borough Council

Assisted Lifeguard Technology

Communications EquipmentCPV 32000000
Value£140k
Deadline7 Aug 2026
Published9 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 9 Jul 202615 days leftCloses 7 Aug 2026
Who to contact
procurement@chesterfield.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£140ktotal contract value
median £80k
this tender£0£1.2m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Mining & Construction Machinery band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 1,291 valued Mining & Construction Machinery tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Chesterfield Borough Council (CBC) is seeking to procure an Assisted Lifeguard Technology (ALT) system to enhance drowning prevention and improve safety supervision across its leisure facilities.

The council requires a complete Assisted Lifeguard Technology system capable of drowning detection, including automated monitoring, behavioural anomaly detection, and alerting lifeguards to incidents.

The system must meet the following minimum requirements: • Detection Speed: Automated detection and alert within a defined timeframe (e.g., under 10 seconds). • Accuracy: Low false-positive and false-negative rates. • Reliability: Operation at or above 99% uptime. • Environmental Resilience: Must function correctly in humid, indoor aquatic environments.

The system must support all designated council-managed pools, including: • Main public swimming pools • Training pools • Any additional areas where water-based activities occur • Suppliers must specify equipment layouts, coverage maps, and blind-spot mitigation strategies.

Maximum total contract value of £140,000.00 excl.

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Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The council requires a complete Assisted Lifeguard

The council requires a complete Assisted Lifeguard Technology system capable of drowning detection, including automated monitoring, behavioural anomaly detection, and alerting lifeguards to incidents.

02

The system must meet the following minimum

The system must meet the following minimum requirements:.

03

Environmental Resilience: Must function correctly in humid

Environmental Resilience: Must function correctly in humid, indoor aquatic environments.

04

The system must support all designated council-managed

The system must support all designated council-managed pools, including:.

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Suppliers must specify equipment layouts, coverage maps

Suppliers must specify equipment layouts, coverage maps, and blind-spot mitigation strategies.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c765
Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
064652-2026
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