Award

A hosted ticketing solution with ongoing maintenance and support services

GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

AwardUpdate

05 Sep 2019 at 11:49

Award

05 Sep 2019 at 08:56

Tender

17 Dec 2018 at 08:21

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves Gloucestershire County Council seeking a hosted ticketing solution with ongoing maintenance and support services. This contract, which is valued at £280,000 and falls under the services sector, specifically categorised as project management software, was awarded following an open procurement method. The tender period concluded on 24 January 2019, and the contract runs from 30 April 2019 to 30 April 2024, with delivery expected in the South West region of the United Kingdom. The awarded contract is currently active, with Alemba being the successful supplier as of 13 May 2019.

This tender represents a valuable opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in software solutions, particularly those focused on customer support and ticketing systems. Businesses that offer project management, contact management, or customer relationship management software would be well-suited to compete. The demand for ongoing maintenance and support services also opens doors for companies that can provide high-quality assistance and improvements to existing systems throughout the contract duration.

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Notice Title

A hosted ticketing solution with ongoing maintenance and support services

Notice Description

The Customer Support System shall contain a knowledge base to enable support staff to quickly identify known fixes. This shall also be made available to customers on an online portal so that they can search for a solution to their issue before submitting a ticket. If customers need to submit a ticket then this shall be done in one of three ways: 1. By telephone with support staff manually entering ticket details into the system; 2. By email with the email content being automatically converted into a ticket within the system; 3. Through adding request details within an online portal to create a ticket within the system. All tickets shall be given a prioritisation and added to a queue for the support staff to process. Once a ticket has been resolved, support staff can record the resolution on the system and send out templated emails to customers using the systems email functionality. All resolved tickets then form part of the knowledge base.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-7e517ffc-04c8-4b4f-809e-77013cf85cc8
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/55f64156-b94b-4ee5-849e-fa5906ec1561
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48331000 - Project management software package

48332000 - Scheduling software package

48333000 - Contact management software package

48445000 - Customer Relation Management software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£280,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£169,949 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Sep 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
24 Jan 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 May 20196 years ago
Contract Period
31 Jul 2019 - 31 Jul 2024 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Chris Keenleyside
Contact Email
chris.keenleyside@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1452324329

Buyer Location

Locality
GLOUCESTER
Postcode
GL1 2TG
Post Town
Gloucester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK73 Gloucestershire CC
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Gloucester
Electoral Ward
Westgate
Westminster Constituency
Gloucester

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ALEMBA

Further Information

Notice Documents

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