Emergency Contact Services (ECS) '24 for receipt of publicly reported gas escape calls and subsequent engineer dispatch.

Phoenix Energy Group Ltd (formerly Phoenix Natural Gas Ltd)

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

29 Mar 2024 at 11:55

Tender

20 Nov 2023 at 12:02

Summary of the contracting process

The Phoenix Energy Group Ltd (formerly Phoenix Natural Gas Ltd) is seeking Emergency Contact Services (ECS) '24 for the receipt of publicly reported gas escape calls and subsequent engineer dispatch. The procurement falls under the services category and involves providing a contact centre based in Northern Ireland that can handle a high volume of calls on a 24/7 basis. The tender process is in the selective procurement stage, utilizing a negotiated procedure with prior call for competition. The deadline for the tender period ends on December 15, 2023.

This tender for Emergency Contact Services (ECS) '24 by Phoenix Energy Group Ltd presents an opportunity for service providers experienced in call centre operations to compete. Organisations capable of delivering emergency response services and call handling on a 24/7 basis are well-suited for this opportunity. The successful bidder will need to demonstrate expertise in managing high call volumes, ensuring prompt dispatch of engineers, and maintaining service quality in line with regulatory requirements.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Emergency Contact Services (ECS) '24 for receipt of publicly reported gas escape calls and subsequent engineer dispatch.

Notice Description

Phoenix Energy Group Ltd (formerly Phoenix Natural Gas Ltd) own and operate a gas distribution network system in the Greater Belfast Area of Northern Ireland. It is a condition of the associated License to operate, that Phoenix provides a contact number - publicly available - in order that gas-related incidents may be reported on a 24/ 365 basis. Such reports may require the dispatch of an Engineer to the location in question, the response time to which is also determined by the Operator License referred to previously. Phoenix requires to appoint a suitably experienced and resourced Service Provider capable of delivering the full emergency service - from receipt of call through to Engineer dispatch and ultimately satisfactory delivery of a safe and robust service. N.B. Under the conditions of the Gas Safety (Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997, Phoenix must provide the 24-hour gas escape telephone number - 0800 002 001 - and make this accessible to any member of the public and any other Entity that operates a gas distribution network within the Northern Ireland region. To this end, it is a condition of this tender process that any Service Provider appointed by Phoenix Energy, must afford the same services, at commensurate commercial terms, to any other Northern Ireland Gas Network Operator.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Emergency Call Centre requires to provide a dedicated resource capable of receiving and processing around 3,500 calls in any given month - on a 24/ 365 basis. This number could significantly escalate in the event of a critical incident. The ultimate objective of the appointed Service Provider will be to help safe-guard life and property. Note, the appointed Service Provider will be required to provide a facility that operates within the same time zone as the Northern Ireland Gas Network Operators - i.e. GMT. Additional information: Organisations wishing to participate in the tender process must first complete and submit (before the due date) the Pre-qualification Questionnaire, the purpose of which will be to establish the relevant experience of the Applicant Party in relation to the required Services to be delivered.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-041b38
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010475-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

79512000 - Call centre

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£6,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Mar 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
15 Dec 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Mar 20242 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
Phoenix Energy Group Ltd (formerly Phoenix Natural Gas Ltd)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT3 9ED
Postcode Area
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
TLN Northern Ireland

Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Sydenham
Westminster Constituency
Belfast East

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