Award

Provision for a customer relationship management (CRM) system

CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S SERVICE

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

24 Mar 2023 at 10:30

Tender

01 Nov 2022 at 10:01

Summary of the contracting process

The Torfaen County Borough Council (TCBC) has completed the award process for the provision of a customer relationship management (CRM) system. The contract was awarded to Abavus Ltd. The procurement process was open, and the main procurement category was services. The deadline for tender submissions was the 2nd of December 2022. The TCBC's Chief Executive’s Service led the procurement process. The location for the contract is in Torfaen, UK, and the industry category is IT services. The procurement method used was an open procedure.

This tender for a customer relationship management (CRM) system by the Torfaen County Borough Council offers opportunities for businesses in IT services, consulting, software development, and support. Companies with expertise in CRM systems, software development, and customer service solutions are well-suited to compete for this contract. The contract has a total value of £380,000 and includes potential extensions for up to 24 months. Businesses interested in providing technical support, system implementation, security arrangements, training, and documentation services should consider participating in this tender to support the TCBC's customer services team.

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Notice Title

Provision for a customer relationship management (CRM) system

Notice Description

Torfaen County Borough Council (TCBC) requirements are for a customer relationship management (CRM) system. This will be for an initial period of three years with the option to extend up to a further 24 months in total, further information is contained within the procurement documents

Lot Information

Lot 1

The TCBC Customer Services team consist of 27 people who handle approximately 200,000 contacts via phone, face to face, email and social media per annum. The team work remotely as well as from offices in Pontypool, Blaenavon and Cwmbran. The current CRM is used to record all requests for service, these are passed to the service departments via the system or as email, depending on the service requirements. At present, there has been no integration undertaken with back office applications. Most information requests are not recorded to save time whilst handing contacts.

Renewal: There is an option to extend the contract for a further period of up to 24 months in total

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-037df0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008590-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

48445000 - Customer Relation Management software package

48781000 - System management software package

48782000 - Storage management software package

48783000 - Content management software package

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72212445 - Customer Relation Management software development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£380,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Mar 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
2 Dec 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Mar 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S SERVICE
Contact Name
Nicola Radcliffe
Contact Email
nicola.ratcliffe@torfaen.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7970968586

Buyer Location

Locality
PONTYPOOL
Postcode
NP4 6YB
Post Town
Newport
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL53 Gwent Valleys
Delivery Location
TLL16 Gwent Valleys

Local Authority
Torfaen
Electoral Ward
Pontypool Fawr
Westminster Constituency
Torfaen

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ABAVUS

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