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        "description": "General: YWS have an ambition to excel in the experience we offer to our customers. Our CX Tech Strategy sets out a pathway by which we can accelerate elements of our CX ambition. We will be procuring a new 'Best of Suite CRM platform for digital self-service enablement across all aspects of customer journey management and the effective management of customer cases. This tender process is to select suppliers who can work with Yorkshire Water to transform our customer experience technology area through two main services: * Customer Relationship Management Software. Which may include provision of software, hosting, maintenance, support, training and a range of other related services. * Customer Relationship Management Implementation which may include provision of a range of implementation, configuration, integration, testing and arrange of other services For avoidance of doubt, bidders must be capable of delivering both the CRM Software Tool, either directly or acting as a reseller, and the Systems Integration service. YW will work with successful bidders to deliver a step change in the experience offered to YW customers. The project will deliver a best of suite CRM platform for digital self-service enablement across all aspects of customer journey management and the effective management of customer cases. The internal users of the solution will be from across Yorkshire Water (and its suppliers) including customer, developer services, operations, water/waste business areas and other related teams which are not mentioned here. YWS are proposing investment in new core CRM systems to achieve the CX ambition. The key investment areas proposed are as follows: * Best of Suite CRM Solution: Customer identity; channel-agnostic so customers do not have to repeat themselves; workflow and correspondence * Digital Channels: Delivering parity of capability with traditional channels, personalisation The capabilities the solution will implement are as follows : Digital Engagement, Case Management, Knowledge Management, Automation of Engagements, Workflow and BPM Support, Real-time Continuous Intelligence, Workforce Engagement Management, Intelligent Voice System, Platform Ecosystem & Integration, Usability, Agility & COVID-19 Response. The capabilities sought from a System Integrator are: Business Acumen, Business Process Transformation, Customer Service/Support Experience, Marketing CRM Experience, Sale CRM Experience, Commerce Experience, Customer Experience Architecture, Customer Data & Analytics, Technology Architecture/Integration, Digital Design and User Experience (UX), Organisational Change Management (OCM) Systems Integrator Professional Services: Yorkshire Water require the services of an experienced CRM 'Systems Integrator' to identify an appropriate CRM solution and operate within the Customer Interactions Management programme to deliver an appropriately configured, developed, tested and implemented solution. The SI will be required to support the YW journey to defining and shaping change, implementing business process, establishing suitable User Experiences and configuring business rules an integration within Yorkshire Water's Integrated Customer and Operational Management (ICOM) process. The ICOM process will manage all available customer channels, customer interactions, case and subcase management. CRM Software Tool: The CRM Tool targeted will be the 'front door' of the ICOM process and be responsible for the effective management of all customer channels, customer interactions, case and subcase management. The CRM Tool will be targeted as Yorkshire Water's Customer 'system of record' and will manage and capture all customer interactions (inbound and outbound). YW would also be interested in exploring the option of including CCaaS within the scope of this procurement exercise as an optional or additional requirement.",
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The scope is as follows: Customer relationship management platform: bidding entities will act as a software supplier themselves or as a reseller of their recommended tool(s). This element includes the provision of software, hosting, maintenance, support, training, and a range of other related services. The selected 'best in suite' CRM solution will be the 'front door' of the customer management process and be responsible for the effective management of all customer channels, customer interactions, case, and subcase management. The CRM solution will be Yorkshire Water's Customer 'system of record' and will manage and capture all customer interactions (inbound and outbound). The system will also need to integrate with a range of other corporate systems including SAP. 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Customer relationship management implementation and professional services: which may include provision of a range of services including but not limited to implementation, design, build, configuration, development, data migration, process mapping, integration, testing and a range of other services. The successful bidding entity will: recommend, implement, and configure a CRM solution with the capability to meet YW's needs. The delivery of the new solution will be within Yorkshire Water's Customer Interactions Management programme which will implement an appropriately configured and developed solution. The bidding entity will potentially be required to support YW in defining and shaping changes, implementing business process, establishing suitable User Experiences, and configuring business rules within Yorkshire Water's Integrated Customer and Operational Management (ICOM) process. 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Example implementation services include: Business Process Transformation, Customer Service/Support Experience, Marketing CRM Experience, Commerce Experience, Customer Experience Architecture, Customer Data & Analytics, Technology Architecture/Integration, Digital Design, User Experience (UX), supporting in Organisational Change Management (OCM), Project Management, Quality Control, Design Assurance, Systems Integration, supporting System Integration Testing, Business Continuity Planning, transition into support, provision of support, technical advice, project planning, process design, requirements analysis, solution architecture, solution design, service design, security and a variety of other capabilities required by YW from time to time. This process is to select one bidding entity who will provide both the required technical solutions (themselves or as a reseller) and the implementation services required to implement them. 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