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Tender

21 Jul 2021 at 15:45

Summary of the contracting process

CalMac Ferries Limited is seeking a supplier to provide a Customer Experience Measurement Solution as part of a competitive procurement process. This opportunity falls under the services category, specifically relating to customer survey services (CPV Code: 79342310). The procurement is currently active and is being conducted through the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation, with the tender period ending on 20th August 2021. Interested parties must submit a Single Procurement Document (SPD) before being invited to tender. The total contract value amounts to £200,000, and the contract duration is set for two years, with an option to extend for an additional two twelve-month periods.

This tender offers substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in customer experience analytics and measurement solutions. Companies with a proven track record in delivering comprehensive customer feedback systems, particularly in transport or service sectors, would be well-positioned to compete. Successful bidders should have the capability to implement sophisticated analytics to drive insights and improvements in customer satisfaction, making it an ideal opportunity for businesses looking to expand their footprint in public sector contracts.

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Notice Title

CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE MEASUREMENT SOLUTION

Notice Description

The provision of a Customer Experience Measurement Solution.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Company Info: Caledonian MacBrayne is a trading name of CalMac Ferries Limited, which was incorporated in May 2006 (SC302282). CalMac Ferries Limited (hereinafter CalMac), incorporating Argyll Ferries Limited, is a wholly owned subsidiary of David MacBrayne Limited, the holding group of companies which is wholly owned by Scottish Ministers. CalMac Ferries Ltd (CalMac) operates a fleet of 34 vessels across a network of 50 routes serving island and remote mainland communities. It is the UK's largest ferry operator. In 2019 CalMac carried more than 5.6 million passengers and around 1.4 million vehicles. CalMac operates a high-quality service, which is safe, reliable and affordable, focusing on customers' needs and comfort. CalMac is committed to the highest management standards and aims to be acknowledged as the leading ferry company in the UK, providing value for money, supporting the economy and protecting the environment. A strength of CFL service provision is our onboard food and drink offer. CFL prides itself on sourcing locally-produced provenance, and that all its food is prepared freshly onboard vessels. A key business objective is to maximise revenues through the onboard offer and encourage uptake as much as possible from passengers. We serve a wide range of customers from islanders, commuters, stakeholder groups, leisure travellers from Scotland, UK and rest of the world and commercially B2B and B2B2C customers which includes Haulier and Travel Trade businesses. Our customers can be broadly grouped under three main categories: - Lifeline passengers - Commercial - Leisure travellers Our vision: Caledonian MacBrayne's purpose is to navigate the waters ensuring life thrives wherever we are. To sail Caledonian MacBrayne on the west coast of Scotland is to be connected so profoundly you'll never leave. Looked after and guided by our insider's love and understanding of the places and people we serve. We are the heart and soul of west coast life, smoothing this remote and rugged region, our home, into the warmest of welcomes. Delivering our values People First, Locality and Bravery we will measure customer experience as defined by the 6 Pillars of Customer Experience Excellence across customer touchpoints throughout the customer journey. We want to inspire and motivate our people to be the best they can and to feel valued for making a significant contribution to our customers, communities and our business. In addition to this we want to encourage local teams to take more ownership of the customer experience that they can control and manage. We will enable this by using robust analytics and research methodologies to deliver an industry leading customer insight service into the business, making recommendations, driving strategies, and facilitating confident 'data led' decision making at all levels. We will create a Customer Insight Hub and amongst others this will include live customer experience tracking, reports, dashboards and scorecards. We currently run monthly single channel surveys the audience for which comes from our Customer Relationship Management system. As not all routes are bookable and there is no requirement for foot passengers to book on bookable routes there is only a partial customer view. In addition to the regular surveys adhoc/event driven research is also carried out. With the CX Measurement project we intend to move to an 'always on' approach to capture customer sentiment at all customer touchpoints (Contact Centre, website, service communications, port, onboard and retail experience). This will use a range of channels to ensure a representative audience and in addition to this combine with operational data to give true context to results. We envisage the system will use sophisticated text analytics to 'deep dive' into free text comments uncovering the true reasons and themes within customer sentiment. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: This contract shall operate for a term of 2 years with the option to extend for an additional two 12 month periods.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02cad4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017254-2021
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

79342310 - Customer survey services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
20 Aug 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
6 months before contract end date

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CalMac Ferries Limited
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GOUROCK
Postcode
PA19 1QP
Postcode Area
Paisley
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
Inverclyde
Electoral Ward
Inverclyde West
Westminster Constituency
Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West

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