National framework agreement for telecare – Part A (including equipment, installation, maintenance, monitoring and response services) starting June 2006 to May 2010

The national framework agreement for telecare – Part A, launched 30 June 2006 and running for four years, has been developed to support the Department of Health's vision in Building Telecare in England.

Who can use the framework agreement?

• local authorities and social care in England
• NHS trusts, strategic health authorities, collaborative procurement hubs, supply management confederations
• housing organisations/associations
• voluntary sector and/or charitable organisations
• community equipment services, independent sector providers (such as third party organisations/partners)
• non-departmental bodies charged with the delivery of health and social care/services.
• equivalent organisations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The framework agreement has been developed via a pan-government telecare project management group led by NHS PASA, with representatives from:

• Care Services Improvement Partnership
• Care Services Efficiency Delivery Programme
• NHS Connecting for Health
• NHS PASA Centre of Evidence-based Purchasing
• Office of Government Commerce
• Regional Centre of Excellence (Social Care) South East.
• The project management group was sponsored by the Department of Health. 

Suppliers on the framework agreement

Following a full EU/OJEU compliant tendering process, fifteen suppliers were selected to participate in the national framework agreement, each providing a range of telecare equipment and/or services (including installation, maintenance, monitoring and response). Currently, the suppliers participating in the national framework agreement are (list updated 6 November 2008):

Background information about the current NHS PASA telecare national framework can be found on our  information pack.