Notice Information
Notice Title
ScotRail Customer Contact Centre
Notice Description
ScotRail is awarding this previously advertised and now complete procurement procedure for a fully managed customer contact centre. The scope of the contact centre is to provide a direct route for our customers to contact us via various methods including phone, email, letter and web support. The centre will support general enquiries, complaints, telesales, delay repay with the option to include passenger assist and web support services in the future
Lot Information
Finance Services
ScotRail is awarding this previously advertised and now complete procurement procedure for a fully managed customer contact centre. The scope of the contact centre is to provide a direct route for our customers to contact us via various methods including phone, email, letter and web support. The centre will support general enquiries, complaints, telesales, delay repay with the option to include passenger assist and web support services in the future
Renewal: The proposed contract term is three years initially to 31 March 2028 with four optional 12 month extensions with an end date of 31 March 2032. ScotRail reserves the right to take these extension options in multiple allocations of 12 months.
Payroll ServicesScotRail are looking for a provider of Payroll Services for the processing of a payroll for c5,200 active employees on 4 weekly pay cycle. Associated administration tasks to be handled by the provider will include processing changes to employee Terms & Conditions as required, updating payroll records periodically to ensure accurate payment to employees, responding to queries from employees by phone and email, payments to 3rd parties and associated administrative tasks, pension scheme administration, P11D's, and MI and reporting. ScotRail currently have iTrent for payroll and will provide licence access to the system. However, the payroll system may be subject to change over the life of the contract where ScotRail review their systems strategy for this service and are required to conduct a tender for the system in the future Additional information: Prospective suppliers who have the capacity and capability are asked to register an interest on the Public Contracts Scotland site and use the question and answer function to send a message that they are noting interest for Lot 2 Payroll Services. ScotRail will engage with appropriate suppliers to help inform our strategy for the future of these services
Customer Service CentreScotRail are looking for a provider (or providers) of managed customer contact centre services to handle our c350k annual customer contacts. This includes the provision of hardware, software, security and workflow management solutions. ScotRail are looking for service providers capable of: Customer Contact Centre - handling enquiries, complaints and refund requests via letter, email, webform and chat; - handling incoming and outgoing sales, aftersales (including refunds), general enquiries and complaints via phone call; - processing claims for compensation (in-line with our Delay-Repay scheme rules); - recording and reporting customer feedback for all contact methods and types; and - manual and automated workflows. Business Fulfilment - processing incoming customer letters and claim forms, including scanning; - processing outgoing mail, including printing, folding, inserting, sealing envelopes, franking, and posting; - secure physical storage of hard copy letters and claim forms post scanning- - management of freepost facilities; and - processing payments (such as BACs, Bank Card, PayPal). Management reporting - daily, weekly, and periodic reporting Training and workflow management - document existing processes and business information; - create efficient workflow processes; - create training material; and - deliver training to contact centre employees. Additional information: Prospective suppliers who have the capacity and capability are asked to register an interest on the Public Contracts Scotland site and use the question and answer function to send a message that they are noting interest for Lot 3 Customer Service Centre. ScotRail will engage with appropriate suppliers to help inform our strategy for the future of these services.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03f5ae
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073972-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79211110 - Payroll management services
79500000 - Office-support services
79510000 - Telephone-answering services
79511000 - Telephone operator services
79512000 - Call centre
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £9,309,053 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 3 Apr 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Oct 2023Expired
- Award Date
- 6 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled, Planned
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SCOTRAIL TRAINS LIMITED
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- kathleen.gay@scotrail.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 3448110141
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- G31 3EW
- Post Town
- Glasgow
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM32 Glasgow City
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- Glasgow City
- Electoral Ward
- Anderston/City/Yorkhill
- Westminster Constituency
- Glasgow North
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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