Notice Information
Notice Title
National Contact Centre
Notice Description
NHS Blood and Transplant is leading a procurement for a National Contact Centre. We are looking for a supplier to deliver a state-of-the-art, donor-centric multi-channel National Contact Centre (NCC) solution. This centre will handle both inbound and outbound interactions with potential and existing blood donors as well as the NHS Organ Donation Register (ODR). Managing NCC contacts is essential to the NHSBT communications approach. Delivering a prompt, professional, and effective contact handling service is crucial for building and sustaining relationships between NHSBT, its blood donors, and individuals enrolling on the NHS Organ Donor Register.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: Two additional years available as monthly or cumulative extensions.
Renewal: Two additional years available as monthly or cumulative extensions.
Planning Information
To engage with suppliers and share information
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e894
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017069-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
35710000 - Command, control, communication and computer systems
79512000 - Call centre
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £40,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £40,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 19 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Apr 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Mar 2026 - 28 Feb 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- 2031-04-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Rowena Thomas
- Contact Email
- rowena.thomas@nhsbt.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- 07553520488
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS34 7QH
- 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
- Filton
- Westminster Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017069-2025
25th April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014430-2025
11th April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007502-2025
28th February 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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