Award

Outbound Dialler Services

STUDENT LOANS COMPANY

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

02 Apr 2024 at 09:05

Tender

24 Oct 2023 at 11:05

Summary of the contracting process

The Student Loans Company, a public body in the UK, has recently awarded a contract for Outbound Dialler Services in the services category. The procurement process, initiated as a tender, aimed to procure an outbound Dialler, SMS, and Email communication service for collection on overpayments and overseas arrears. The selected supplier, Pastdue Credit Solutions Limited, based in Glasgow, won the contract worth £3,168,000, signed on 1st March 2024.

This tender offers growth opportunities for small or medium enterprises (SMEs) specializing in collection agency services. Businesses with expertise in customer collections, outbound communications, and auditing services are well-suited to compete. The procurement stage was marked as 'complete', indicating the conclusion of the procurement process. The tender was open, following an open procedure methodology, with the award already active and the procurement method covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA).

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Notice Title

Outbound Dialler Services

Notice Description

To procure an outbound Dialler, SMS and Email communication service as part of internal strategy for collection on overpayments and overseas arrears. Customer level data will be shared between external supplier and SLC daily to provide files for outbound communications and maintain customer account accuracy.

Lot Information

Lot 1

SLC would like to appoint a new partner to service SLC collections optimisation activity relating to the collection of early arrears (i.e., accounts which have not yet been assigned to a DCA).The new partner will be 'acting as' an extension of SLC utilising SLC branding and will provide an outbound Dialler, SMS and Email communication service as part of internal strategy for collection on overpayments and overseas arrears. . Customer level data will be shared between external supplier and SLC daily to provide files for outbound communications and maintain customer account accuracy. The successful Supplier must be able to demonstrate experience of Customer collections and be able to provide a method for cases to be audited remotely.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-040e85
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010509-2024
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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79940000 - Collection agency services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,200,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£3,200,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£3,168,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Apr 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
23 Nov 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Mar 20241 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
STUDENT LOANS COMPANY
Contact Name
Susan Butcher
Contact Email
commercial@slc.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1413062000

Buyer Location

Locality
DARLINGTON
Postcode
DL1 1RW
Post Town
Darlington
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC33 Darlington
Delivery Location
TLM82 Glasgow City

Local Authority
Darlington
Electoral Ward
Red Hall & Lingfield
Westminster Constituency
Darlington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PASTDUE CREDIT SOLUTIONS

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