Planning

Telephony

OFCOM

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Planning

14 Mar 2024 at 10:16

Summary of the contracting process

Ofcom, a UK communications regulator, is planning a Telephony Contact Centre Solution procurement exercise. The procurement will be undertaken using either the Open or Restricted Procedure in line with the Public Contracts Directive. The deadline for submission is 12 noon on Friday, 12th April 2024. This opportunity aims to engage experienced Contact Centre Providers for the provision of resilient, secure telephony services with various functionalities.

This new procurement opportunity by Ofcom seeks to engage service providers for a Telephony Contact Centre Solution. Businesses well-suited to compete include experienced Contact Centre Providers with expertise in call recording, routing, transcription, and AI technology. The market engagement exercise will support Ofcom in building the business case, requirements, and timeline for the project, offering opportunities for growth and collaboration in the telephony services sector.

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Notice Title

Telephony

Notice Description

Ofcom is running a market engagement exercise to discuss the Contact Centre Solutions. Ofcom is looking to engage with experienced Contact Centre Providers to help feed into the planning of procurement and contract for our future telephony services. Ofcom will procure a telephony solution that is resilient, secure, has call recording, call recording storage, retrieval, call routing, transcription capability, supervisor functionality including real time and historical reporting, real time wallboards and dashboards. Through this market engagement Ofcom is seeking to understand. * The different solutions available. * Developments in the marketplace since we last went out to tender. * How best to use AI technology in the delivery of our service. * Best practice in service management in this sector. * The impact of separating SIP trunking and contact centre elements of the contract. * Implementation and transition, integration timelines. * An understanding of cost models and implementation costs. For further information please contact us as per the instructions in this document.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-044862
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008121-2024
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

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

64 - Postal and telecommunications services

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


CPV Codes

32543000 - Telephone switchboards

64215000 - IP telephone services

79512000 - Call centre

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Mar 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
13 Mar 2024Expired
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
OFCOM
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurementnotice@ofcom.org.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2079813000

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 9HA
Post Town
South East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Southwark
Electoral Ward
Borough & Bankside
Westminster Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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