Planning

PIN - Out of Hours Emergency Call Service

CAPITALESOURCING

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

01 Dec 2021 at 16:45

Planning

01 Dec 2021 at 11:22

Summary of the contracting process

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) is currently in the planning stage for its tender titled "PIN - Out of Hours Emergency Call Service." This procurement, classified under telephone and data transmission services, focuses on providing a 24-hour emergency call handling service for key public services. Located in London, the council has set a deadline for market engagement responses by 10:00 am on 7th January 2022, with an engagement end date on 10th January 2022. The anticipated annual cost of the service is approximately £131,494, with a total estimated value of £657,470 over the potential five-year contract period.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses that specialise in call centre services, emergency response solutions, and related customer service sectors. Companies experienced in handling high-pressure environments, particularly those with expertise in social services and emergency response, would be well-suited to compete. The market engagement activity planned by RBKC will allow interested providers to discuss their capabilities and refine the tender specifications, ensuring that organisations with relevant skills can grow their business through this critical service provision.

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Notice Title

PIN - Out of Hours Emergency Call Service

Notice Description

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) is seeking to recommission the provision of the Council's out of hours call handling and data collection service. The Council has a statutory obligation to provide out of hours provision for the following key priority services: - Social Services - Major Emergencies - Terror Threats - Homeless - Noise & Nuisance - Highways Emergencies - Environmental Health - Dangerous Structures - Fallen trees - Parks and Cemeteries - Registrars - Stray Dogs - Street Lighting - Key Contacts / General Information The purpose of this service is to ensure all service requests from the public and other public authorities for these time critical emergency services are delivered to the appropriate service or supplier for timely resolution. This will involve collecting information and passing information onto the relevant individual and teams, referencing borough specific contact data and rotas as needed. Arranging emergency accommodation for homeless residents. The service will operate from Monday to Friday 5:01pm - 8:59am and 5:01pm Friday to 8.59am Monday, including 24/hr cover at weekends and public holidays (please note, operational hours may change). The contract will be awarded for the duration of 3 years (with the potential provision to extend for a further 2-year period). The annual cost of the service is estimated to be PS131,494 and the value over the 5 year contract is estimated to be PS 657,470. The Council is ideally seeking to engage with organisations with relevant skills and experience to discuss what this service may look like. A market engagement activity will be organised after the PIN notice period has expired. The session will provide an opportunity to explore what interest there is in bidding for this project, review key aspects of the service and refine our approach and the tender specification. The aim of the market engagement exercise is to: - Support RBKC's informed decision making on the potential options on the future commissioning of this service. - Help refine the commissioning and procurement approach. - Gauge the level of interest from the market of capable providers with capacity to deliver the services illustrated above. provide Once registered, we will issue a questionnaire which asks providers to submit the contact details of their organisation. Your questionnaire response should also include previous experience of delivering this or a similar level of service and the risks and opportunities within this sector. Please be aware that a draft specification will be available to review alongside the questionnaire for all those who express an interest via the e-tendering portal. Additional information: To register your expression of interest kindly visit our e-tendering portal; www.capitalesourcing.com and search for the following reference: RBKC_1726 - Out of Hours Emergency Call Service (Pre-Tender Market Engagement) by 10:00am on 7th January 2022. If you have any questions prior to the event, please submit these through the e-tendering portal.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-8163f12f-c0ae-4f33-ac82-45eaea360ded
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d3517fd9-ebfb-40c3-9721-8edecdcdacc3
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

64 - Postal and telecommunications services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

64210000 - Telephone and data transmission services

64216000 - Electronic message and information services

79342300 - Customer services

79500000 - Office-support services

79510000 - Telephone-answering services

79512000 - Call centre

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Dec 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
10 Jan 2022Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CAPITALESOURCING
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
W8 7NX
Post Town
West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Electoral Ward
Campden
Westminster Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater

Further Information

Notice Documents

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