Keynetics awarded Westminster City Council contract extension

Posted to Products on Monday, January 27, 2025 Share:

AFTER TWO years of successful collaboration and following on from a necessarily comprehensive tendering procedure, Keynetics has been awarded a three-year contract extension with Westminster City Council to provide, install and manage the latter’s digital key management systems.

Keynetics’ solutions – incorporating Bluetooth key safes, a cloud-based platform for access management and auditing and an app for key safe access – are primarily used in (but not limited to) domiciliary care provision in Westminster.

The contract allocation was based on a number of strict criteria, among them physical and digital security, app functionality, software and service provision, supply chain management and social value and sustainability.

Further, the ability to schedule and audit visit history, as well as grant and revoke access promptly on the platform, has been viewed as one of the primary benefits of the Keynetics solution throughout the initial two years of this partnership.

Appealing benefit

Stuart Wheeler, managing director at Keynetics, explained: “In addition to the well-known features of our products, sustainability is one of the most appealing benefits for organisations in both the private and public sectors. In the case of Westminster City Council, the fact that we remove and redeploy our solutions at different locations is not only cost-efficient, but also environmentally friendly. It improves the visual appeal of the Westminster area by reducing key safe clutter, which is common at multiple occupancy sites, and particularly so in densely populated cities like London.”

Successful pilot

Jonathan Wills, senior delivery manager at Westminster City Council, commented: “Our collaboration with Keynetics has enabled us to introduce a significant new technology to the Borough – the first of its kind to be used in a UK local authority – and offer a cutting-edge and Best-in-Class product and service to our residents.”

Wills continued: “A successful pilot proved the efficacy and benefits of the products and cemented a very positive relationship with Keynetics. It’s one which we are happy to see continue with a longer term contract now in place.”

Through time, Keynetics systems have also been used to serve Westminster City Council’s administrative buildings for both quick and secure staff access at selective locations.

*Further information is available online at www.keyneticsltd.co.uk