Notice Information
Notice Title
Out of Hours and Warden Call Handling Services
Notice Description
The result contract will be for the provision of Out of Hours and Warden Call Handling Services.The aim is to ensure continuity of service outside regular working hours, maintaining the high standards expected by mhs homes. The successful provider will deliver a comprehensive Out of Hours and Warden Call Handling Service that acts as an extension of mhs homes' in-house operations.
Planning Information
MHS homes are looking to undertake pre-market engagement in the form of a questionnaire, to better understand the market for Out of Hours and Warden Call Handling and help us to form our specification and cost model. Suppliers from the sector who provide Out of Hours Call Handling services are invited to complete our questionnaire found at the following link (click or copy and paste into browser): https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=r9m4uv7_tEWKr0cbjsv5AKvioEqdu0lNgenFtOlNyPVURUVFRDJOSEhQUE1aMEZQRlowTDM2OVA1Ty4u Please submit all responses by 19th September 2025. Responses will be anonymized and note that the outcomes of any pre-market engagement will be shared at Invitation to tender stage.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059331
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080904-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79510000 - Telephone-answering services
79512000 - Call centre
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £250,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £250,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 4 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 9 Oct 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Cancelled
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MHS HOMES GROUP
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@mhs.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CHATHAM
- Postcode
- ME4 4LL
- Post Town
- Rochester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ41 Medway
- Delivery Location
- TLJ41 Medway
-
- Local Authority
- Medway
- Electoral Ward
- Chatham Central & Brompton
- Westminster Constituency
- Rochester and Strood
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080904-2025
9th December 2025 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063560-2025
9th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053549-2025
3rd September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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