Award

Out of hours telephony service

NORWICH CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

Award

15 Feb 2023 at 14:08

Tender

04 Jan 2023 at 13:13

Planning

04 Jan 2023 at 13:11

Planning

14 Nov 2022 at 10:49

Planning

10 Oct 2022 at 16:46

Summary of the contracting process

The Norwich City Council has awarded a contract for an out-of-hours telephony service to NORSE COMMERCIAL SERVICES. The procurement process was conducted through an open procedure and had a contract value of £330,000. The contract period is from 31st March 2023 to 31st March 2029. The service is crucial for providing statutory services to citizens outside standard office hours.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses, especially those offering telephone-answering and related services, to compete for contracts with Norwich City Council. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly encouraged to participate in the procurement process. Businesses interested in service contracts within the East of England region should consider engaging with Norwich City Council's procurement activities to explore potential growth opportunities.

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Notice Title

Out of hours telephony service

Notice Description

Norwich City Council is looking for a provider of our out of hours telephony service, covering all out of hours calls (16:00 to 09:00 ) including bank holidays, weekends and the Christmas period separately, except for alarm monitoring and lift calls which are 24hrs a day. Service Users contact the helpdesk (set up by the provider on their own premises), the helpdesk collates this response and processes. Reports on calls are generated and sent to individual Norwich City Council departments as required. The provider will also manage a key collection service with a restricted access, secure key safe for Service Users and third parties to deposit or collect keys out of hours. The out of hours telephony service is essential to providing our statutory services to citizens with queries out of our standard office hours.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-94b65330-e1db-4053-aff7-ed4646d91870
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/32e2c57f-11c1-4303-b425-6dae5ed6b442
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

79510000 - Telephone-answering services

79990000 - Miscellaneous business-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£342,900 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£330,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Feb 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
13 Jan 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
20 Dec 2022Expired
Award Date
15 Feb 20233 years ago
Contract Period
30 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2029 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
NORWICH CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Danielle Neal
Contact Email
procurement@norwich.gov.uk
Contact Phone
01603 987696

Buyer Location

Locality
NORWICH
Postcode
NR2 1NH
Post Town
Norwich
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Norwich
Electoral Ward
Mancroft
Westminster Constituency
Norwich South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NORSE COMMERCIAL SERVICES

Further Information

Notice Documents

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