Planning

Out of Hours Emergency Call Service

THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA (RBKC)

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Planning

01 Dec 2021 at 22:45

Summary of the contracting process

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) is planning a tender for the "Out of Hours Emergency Call Service" aimed at recommissioning the Council’s out of hours call handling and data collection service. This procurement falls within the services category, specifically related to call centre operations. The engagement will take place in London and is set to initiate market discussions following the publishing of a Prior Information Notice (PIN). Interested parties should register their interest by 10:00am on 7th January 2022, with a market engagement exercise scheduled shortly thereafter to refine the commissioning approach and service specifications.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in emergency response services, call centre management, and related support services. Companies with experience in delivering similar out of hours services or managing urgent communications would be particularly well-suited to compete. The anticipated contract value over a five-year period is estimated at £657,470, making it a lucrative opportunity for capable providers looking to expand their operational scope in public sector services.

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Notice Title

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 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.

Lot Information

Lot 1

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. 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-h6vhtk-02fc31
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029883-2021
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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

79342300 - Customer services

79500000 - Office-support services

79510000 - Telephone-answering services

79512000 - Call centre

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£657,470 £500K-£1M
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
17 Jan 2022Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA (RBKC)
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@rbkc.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

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

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