Tender

Student Welfare Single Access Service

UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL

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Tender

30 Jun 2020 at 14:39

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Bristol is currently inviting tenders for the "Student Welfare Single Access Service," a new initiative aimed at enhancing student wellbeing services. This project falls within the telecommunications and IT services categories and is located in Bristol, South West England. The procurement process uses an open procedure, with the tender period closing on 28 July 2020. The contract is expected to commence on 7 October 2020 and run until 27 September 2023, targeting businesses equipped to deliver a robust cloud-based contact centre solution.

This tender represents an excellent opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in telecommunications and IT services, particularly those with experience in cloud contact centre solutions. Companies that can provide innovative technology that enhances communication capabilities and reporting analytics will find this tender particularly relevant. Winning this contract could facilitate business growth by establishing a long-term partnership with a reputable educational institution, potentially leading to further contracts in the future.

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Notice Title

Student Welfare Single Access Service

Notice Description

The University of Bristol has introduced a new Student Wellbeing Single Access Service (SAS) from September 2019. When fully rolled out this service will offer a 7 x 24 service to respond to student wellbeing issues. The service will include a telephone response service which will offer a human answer at all times and will also support social media channels The University utilises Skype for Business for user communications and also has a Unify Openscape IP telephony solution which is used for location-based telephony and business continuity purposes. The University has a limited call queuing capability delivered by a C3 system but does not have a fully featured contact centre capability. The University has recently commenced limited deployment of Microsoft Teams for meetings but has not yet introduced telephony capability to Teams. The initial phase of the SAS has been introduced using the University's existing C3 call queuing solution. The University has identified a need for this to be migrated to a cloud-based contact centre solution to provide call queuing, additional channels, reporting, analytics and call recording for the SAS. This tender invites proposals for an appropriate cloud contact centre solution to support the SAS. Following the successful deployment to the SAS it is expected that the selected solution will become the University's standard contact centre platform and will be rolled out to other applicable functions. For more information please register at the University's eProcurement Portal and see the 'Opportunities' section to review the tender documents: https://tenders.bris.ac.uk/web/login.html

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-6c3d0994-a08b-472f-be2c-bd119e6a4124
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1053255f-827f-4d90-8560-61502217f22f
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

64 - Postal and telecommunications services

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

64200000 - Telecommunications services

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jun 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Jul 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
6 Oct 2020 - 27 Sep 2023 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS1 5DS
Post Town
Bristol
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK51 Bristol, City of
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Bristol, City of
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Bristol Central

Further Information

Notice Documents

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