How to win: SIA 968 - Lone Worker Application for Mobile Devices - 2026

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The SIA are seeking providers of Lone Worker Applications for mobile devices to support the health, safety and wellbeing of staff who may be required to work alone, and in potentially vulnerable situations, as part of their job. This requirement is for an SIA user community of initially 150 colleagues, anticipated to increase to 200 over the course of the contract - The Mobile Device Application must; • Be available on iOS, Android or Windows, • Have an alert function which notifies users emergency contacts and 24/7 monitoring company once triggered, • Have a journey and meeting planner, which allows users to register journeys, pre-planned meetings/events and their estimated timings, • Have a welfare / check in feature prompting users to confirm safety at the conclusion of registered journeys, scheduled meetings, etc, • Have a live / real time GPS tracking facility to confirm user location to monitoring company if alert triggered • If an alert is activated the user's phone will live stream audio and video from the mobile device's microphone and camera to the monitoring company to enable staff to ascertain the user's situation and the appropriate support required. • The app should h

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