How to win: Nottingham Community Housing Association - NCHA202529 - CCTV Maintenance, Upgrade and Installation

About this contract

This project concerns the procurement of a comprehensive CCTV solution for Nottingham Community Housing Association (NCHA), encompassing the design, supply, installation, upgrade and ongoing maintenance of IP-based CCTV systems across the NCHA estate. The programme seeks to establish a consistent and standardised technology architecture that enhances reliability, resilience and cyber security, while ensuring compliance with data protection obligations and proportional surveillance principles. Through a VMS-led, open and interoperable approach, the contract will support effective incident prevention, detection and evidential management, with clearly defined lifecycle accountability, predictable total cost of ownership, and a structured mechanism for technology refresh. The scope also includes integration with retained systems, decommissioning of legacy assets, planned and reactive maintenance, training, and the provision of robust documentation and asset information to support long-term operational performance.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Nottingham Community Housing Association Limited scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £1,280,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 24 June 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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