Planning

National Contact Centre

NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT

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Planning

28 Jun 2024 at 11:11

Summary of the contracting process

The National Health Service (NHS) Blood and Transplant is planning a procurement process for the provision of an omni channel National Contact Centre solution. The contract falls under the services category with a value of £35,000,000. The key dates for this procurement include the issuance of the Invitation to Tender in November 2024 and the contract award planned for July 2025. The procurement aims to enhance communication with Blood and Organ Donors, implementing a new contact centre solution by early 2026.

This tender offers business growth opportunities for companies specializing in integrated omni-channel service delivery, call centres, and digital solutions. Businesses with experience in appointment booking, customer queries, donor registration, and complaint handling would be well-suited to compete. The procurement stage is in the planning phase, providing potential suppliers time to prepare for the upcoming tender process and demonstrate their capabilities in meeting the needs of a large and dedicated donor base.

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Notice Title

National Contact Centre

Notice Description

The provision of an omni channel National Contact Centre (NCC) solution focused on providing the right solution for our existing and prospective donors via their channel of their choice at a time of their choosing

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHSBT is seeking the provision of an omni channel National Contact Centre (NCC) solution focused on providing the right solution for our existing and prospective donors via their channel of their choice at a time of their choosing.

We are looking for any potential provider to be able to demonstrate a strong record in delivering an integrated omni channel services including inbound and outbound calls, interactive messaging, social media, push messaging along with any experience of delivering effective channel deflection and digital solutions to meet the needs of a large and dedicated donor base, seamlessly facilitating the needs of existing and prospective Whole Blood, Plasma, Platelets and NHS Organ Donor Register (ODR) service users.

We are seeking discussions with suppliers to be able to provide NHSBT with best practice in the industry with regards to contact centre solutions to drive high quality, efficient and appropriate contacts with our Blood and Organ Donors, with recognition of the critically important role our service delivery provides in maintaining stocks across the NHS.

Contacts relate to appointment booking, queries, new donor registration, online technical support, administration and update of existing donor records and medical issues including responses to marketing campaigns. Effective Donor complaint handling and integration with current and future NHSBT systems.

** this is an updated prior information notice to inform of a change in timelines following the initial market engagement, please see new Estimated timeline below*****

Procurement Activity Timescales
Prior Information Notice (PIN) January 2024 & June 2024
Initial Supplier Engagement Day February 2024
Engagement with internal stakeholders April/Mary 2024
Draft specification completed July 2024
Prepare Invitation to Tender (ITT) Pack July- Nov 2024
Final Specification completed October 2024
Internal Approval to Proceed to Tender August - October 2024
Tender (ITT Issued) November 2024
Tender Evaluation January -April 2025
Approval to Proceed to Contract Award (FBC) April - May 2025
Standstill Period May 2025
Contract Award July 2025
Contract drafting Signature July 2025
Implementation (including IQ / OQ / PQ) August 25 - January 2026
Full go-live of new contract February 2026

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04785b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019792-2024
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

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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


CPV Codes

72250000 - System and support services

79512000 - Call centre

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£35,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jun 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Jul 2025Expired
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
NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT
Contact Name
Louise Davenhill
Contact Email
louise.davenhill@nhsbt.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS16 7FG
Post Town
Bristol
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Emersons Green
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

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