Award

Contact Centre Delivery

WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY

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15 Aug 2025 at 07:29

Summary of the contracting process

The West Midlands Combined Authority, a regional authority based in Birmingham, has successfully completed a procurement process for a contract titled "Contact Centre Delivery" in the field of software packages and information systems. This contract, awarded to 8X8 UK Limited, involves delivering the Cloud Contact Centre Platform through GCloud 14. The procurement used a limited method, specifically an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, and is classified under the goods category. Key dates include the contract's signing on 14 August 2025, and the implementation is scheduled from June 2025 to June 2026 in the West Midlands region. The awarded contract has a value of £63,934.20.

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Notice Title

Contact Centre Delivery

Notice Description

West Midlands Combined Authority has awarded a contract to 8X8 for the delivery of WMCA's Cloud Contact Centre Platform via the Gcloud 13 platform. The contract is to run from June 2025 - June 2026.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Delivery of WMCA's Cloud Contact Centre Platform via the Gcloud 14 platform. The contract is run from June 2025 - June 2026.

Procurement Information

compliant call off via GCloud 14.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05887d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048970-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£63,934 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Aug 20256 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Aug 20256 months 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
WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
katie.griffin@wmca.org.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B19 3SD
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)

Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Newtown
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

8X8

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