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We care together

Technology alone doesn’t transform care, people do. We work with a range of industry and third sector organisations to explore challenges, evidence benefits and co-create solutions that work in the real world. Our collaborations turn insight into action, sharing expertise and experience to improve the ways we can help people to live life to the full.

DFL (Disabled Living Foundation)

Tunstall, along with TSA, supported the DLF’s development of ProAssist, an easy-to-use web portal which gives professionals access to a searchable archive of thousands of personalised independent living solutions. ProAssist provides and independent and reliable source of in-depth product information, reviews, guides, research and users’ stories for anyone responsible for prescribing equipment. Part of the highly successful LivingMadeEasy portal used by more than two million people every year, the unique resource is free of charge to TSA members, and is the first of its kind to adopt an international classification system based on ISO standards for assistive technology.

Housing LIN (Housing Learning and Improvement Network)

Tunstall has a long-standing relationship with Housing LIN, working together on various projects and events. Housing LIN is a sophisticated network bringing together housing, health and social care professionals in England, Wales, and Scotland to exemplify innovative housing solutions for an ageing population. Recognised by government and the housing with care sector as a leading ‘knowledge hub’ on specialist housing, Housing LIN delivers a range of online and regional networked activities designed to share ideas, resources and insight to spread good practice and inform and improve the range of housing choices that enable older and disabled people live independently. Tunstall is also supporting TAPPI (Technology for our Ageing Population: Panel for Innovation), a project dedicated to developing a benchmark for what ‘good’ looks like in technology for housing and care.

NHC (Northern Housing Consortium)

NHC represents the views of housing organisations in the North of England. It is a membership organisation made up of local authorities, ALMOs and associations that provide social housing for tenants. Consortium Procurement (CP) is a not-for-profit membership body with a portfolio of over 400 members across the whole of the UK which provides public sector bodies with a compliant and trusted procurement route. Tunstall has been a supplier on the NHC framework for Technology Enabled Care since its inception in 2008. As a result, Tunstall has built a strong relationship with the NHC and works alongside them to ensure members get the best possible solutions to meet their needs. Tunstall was awarded the following TECS 19-23 lots: Lot 1 Product Catalogue Lot 2 Installation, Service/Maintenance and Repair Lot 3.2 Analogue Service and Maintenance Lot 3.3 Call Centre Equipment Service and Maintenance Lot 4.1 Call Monitoring Lot 4.2 Mobile Response Lot 4.3 Call monitoring with mobile response Opportunities can be awarded via further competitions (mini tenders), direct award or ranked award, giving members choice and flexibility as to how they award their contracts to a selected list of suppliers through an approved procurement route.

PfH (Procurement for Housing)

PfH delivers complete, whole house services that encompass not just frameworks, but consultancy, technology and dynamic purchasing systems; all of which allow its Members to achieve step-change improvements through a combined approach of delivering immediate cost savings at the same time as driving insightful long-term benefits. Tunstall has been a supplier on PfH’s Telecare and Telehealth products and services framework since 2015, and works with them to provide a range of market leading solutions to its members. Tunstall was awarded the following Provision of Telecare and Telehealth Services lots: Lot 1 – Telecare Equipment Lot 2 – Telehealth (1st ranked) Lot 3 – Call monitoring Lot 4 – Telecare Equipment and Monitoring Lot 5 – Software and Cloud Based Services Lot 6 – Managed Service (1st ranked) Opportunities can be awarded via further competitions (mini tenders), direct award or ranked award, giving members choice and flexibility as to how they award their contracts to a selected list of suppliers through an approved procurement route.

TSA (Technology Enabled Care Services Association)

The TSA is the representative body for technology enabled care (TEC) services, working on behalf of and advising organisations including telecare and telehealth providers, suppliers, housing associations, care providers, emergency services, academia, charities, government bodies and health and social care commissioners. Tunstall has an established relationship with TSA, working closely with them on a range of events and initiatives to support its members.

Collaboration

Tunstall's Partner Programme

Find out more about our partner programme, which has been created to support greater collaboration across the sector, for manufacturers, data partners, service delivery teams and community organisations.

Diverse

Who we work with

Local authorities drive care strategy. We help them modernise.

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Together

How we work alongside you

Partnership means listening first, building second. We embed ourselves in your teams, understand your constraints, and move at your pace.

Human-centered

We design for the people we serve, not the systems that serve them.

Enable truly independent living

Streamline care delivery at scale

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