Planning

Pan London Out of Hours Telephony soft market testing

LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING

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Planning

06 Mar 2023 at 14:23

Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Ealing is initiating a tender process for the Pan London Out of Hours Telephony soft market testing. This procurement falls under the services category and aims to renew the joint contract for the provision of out of hours telephony services. The current framework involves multiple local authorities and is based in Ealing, serving several other boroughs. The participating organisations own a sophisticated telephony system. The tender is at the planning stage with a future notice date set for 19th June 2023. The total contract value is £7,000,000 GBP.

This tender opportunity is ideal for businesses providing telecommunication services, call handling services, and network services. Companies experienced in market research, telephone-answering services, and telephone survey services may find this tender particularly relevant. The integration of call centre services with back-office functions presents an opportunity for innovation and efficiency. Businesses looking to collaborate with multiple public bodies and deliver high-quality telephony solutions are encouraged to explore this tender.

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Notice Title

Pan London Out of Hours Telephony soft market testing

Notice Description

This soft market testing exercise concerns the renewal of the innovative joint contract for the provision for out of hours telephony service. The provision of a high quality out of hours call handling shared service is imperative for the current users of the joint service and equally important for any potential new joiners. The current framework is hosted by the London Borough of Ealing and is used by Ealing, Barnet, Haringey, Barking and Dagenham, and Enfield. As the Councils come to the end of a successful period of 7 years of working together (in the last of a series of contracts) they are looking to renew the arrangement and to offer the opportunity for other public bodies to join it. In order to maximise the efficiency of the arrangement the new supplier may be required to undertake integration of the call centre service with the back-office function of each individual council. All Councils and Housing Arm's Length Management Organisations (ALMOs) nationally offer an out of hour's service, some retain the service in-house whilst others have sub-let or work in partnerships with other organisations to provide a service. The current Ealing- led Out of Hours Service is exceptional in that all transactions are auditable and fully computerised in the overall management of both telephone and data systems. Some organisations may require an optional day time call handling service, however at present none of the participants have expressed a wish to utilise this option. The Participating Organisations have joint ownership of a state of the art of telephony system which will be made available to the appointed supplier without charge.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is the pre- procurement soft market testing process

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ae66
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006460-2023
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

64211000 - Public-telephone services

64212000 - Mobile-telephone services

64213000 - Shared-business telephone network services

64214000 - Dedicated-business telephone network services

64214200 - Telephone switchboard services

64215000 - IP telephone services

64220000 - Telecommunication services except telephone and data transmission services

79310000 - Market research services

79311210 - Telephone survey services

79510000 - Telephone-answering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£7,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Mar 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
18 Jun 2023Expired
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
LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING
Additional Buyers

LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM

LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET

LONDON BOROUGH OF ENFIELD

LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM

LONDON BOROUGH OF HARINGEY

Contact Name
Mr Vincent Hunt
Contact Email
3000direct@lbbd.gov.uk, barnetbusiness@barnet.gov.uk, connectedcommunities@haringey.gov.uk, democracy@enfield.gov.uk, electoral.services@lbhf.gov.uk, huntv@ealing.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 27970659846

Buyer Location

Locality
EALING
Postcode
W5 2HL
Post Town
West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI5 Outer London - East and North East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI52 Barking & Dagenham and Havering
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Barking and Dagenham
Electoral Ward
Abbey
Westminster Constituency
Barking

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