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Telephony & Call Centre Service

PUBLIC SERVICES OMBUDSMAN FOR WALES

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Summary of the contracting process

The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales has awarded a contract for Telephony & Call Centre Service to Datasharp Uk Ltd. The service aims to enhance connectivity for service users, ensure audio quality, provide management data reporting, and enable call centre functionality. The procurement process was initiated on 24th November 2022, and the contract was signed on the same day.

This procurement opportunity in the telecommunications network services sector presents a chance for businesses specialising in telephony solutions, call centre services, and telecommunications networks to engage with the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales. Businesses offering innovative, reliable, and tailored telephony solutions are well-suited to compete in this tender process.

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Notice Title

Telephony & Call Centre Service

Notice Description

The Ombudsman is inviting tenders for the provision of Telephony and call centre services tailored to the needs of the office.The focus of the service will be to provide a telephony service that:* is easy to navigate for PSOW service users who call us via our telephone lines to enable them to be connected to the relevant PSOW member of staff in a timely manner.* is of good audio quality and is reliable and stable regarding connection.* enables PSOW staff to answer calls via a PC softphone system irrespective of whether they are working in PSOW office or working at Home.* has good management data reporting* has call centre functionality to enable calls to be directed to appropriate call Queues, and for those calls to be fairly distributed to front line call handlers.Current set upMost staff work in a hybrid manner mainly working from home, but also working from our offices in Pencoed Bridgend on a semi-regular basis.We have approximately 75 staff each with their own direct dial line extension number.The PSOW receives telephone calls from various service users either* direct to a case officer or other member of staff via a direct dial number, or* by calling our main line telephone line which is then routed via a call centre application to nominated call centre staff.We currently have the following average call volumes per week:* 100 x Inbound calls to front line telephony staff via the main Queues* 200 x Inbound calls to direct line extensions* 200 x Outbound callsThe PSOW call centre application is currently via an on-premise server.Call centre staff have dedicated SIP telephones both at home and at PSOW offices in Pencoed. All other staff have dedicated handsets at PSOW office only, but calls are routed via a fully softphone online service (Circuit) when they are working from home.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-126064
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=126064
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
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


CPV Codes

32412100 - Telecommunications network

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Nov 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
11 Nov 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Nov 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Not Specified
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
PUBLIC SERVICES OMBUDSMAN FOR WALES
Contact Name
John Young
Contact Email
john.young@ombudsman.wales
Contact Phone
+44 1656641156

Buyer Location

Locality
BRIDGEND
Postcode
CF35 5LJ
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Bridgend
Electoral Ward
Pencoed and Penprysg
Westminster Constituency
Bridgend

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DATASHARP

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