Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Accent Housing Ltd
Charlestown House, Acorn Park Industrial Estate, Charlestown
Shipley
BD17 7SW
Telephone
+44 1274065
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=9b28ae7e-4326-ee11-8123-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=9b28ae7e-4326-ee11-8123-005056b64545
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
ITT for the Provision of Out of Hours, Scheduled and Overflow Contact Centre Services
Reference number
DN679007
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 64000000 - Postal and telecommunications services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Working in partnership with Accent and its other agencies to enable delivery of its corporate strategy in an efficient manner, Accent are looking for a single Contractor to deliver high quality comprehensive Out of Hours Contact Center Services. Including but not limited to:
Out of Hours Contact Center Call Handling,
Planned / Scheduled call handling
Overflow Call Handling
The successful Contractor will have an experienced skill set and a proven track record of providing a similar out of hours contact center provision.
A combination of key proposals for service delivery, strong quality offerings, and contract management alongside keen commercial pricing are fundamental parts of this contract, with high expectations of the appointed Contractor’s abilities to support and add value to Accent in a tangible and meaningful manner.
Initial contract term is 36 months ( 3 Years) with the option to extend by 1 x 12 months - at Accent's discretion.
Date of Publication: 21st July 2023
Closing Date & Time: 21st August 2023 at 13:00hrs
All correspondence must be via the Proactis eTendering portal:
https://procontract.due-north.com/
No email correspondence will be responded to.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Working in partnership with Accent and its other agencies to enable delivery of its corporate strategy in an efficient manner, Accent are looking for a single Contractor to deliver high quality comprehensive Out of Hours Contact Center Services. Including but not limited to:
Out of Hours Contact Center Call Handling,
Planned / Scheduled call handling
Overflow Call Handling
The successful Contractor will have an experienced skill set and a proven track record of providing a similar out of hours contact center provision.
A combination of key proposals for service delivery, strong quality offerings, and contract management alongside keen commercial pricing are fundamental parts of this contract, with high expectations of the appointed Contractor’s abilities to support and add value to Accent in a tangible and meaningful manner.
Initial contract term is 36 months ( 3 Years) with the option to extend by 1 x 12 months - at Accent's discretion.
Date of Publication: 21st July 2023
Closing Date & Time: 21st August 2023 at 13:00hrs
All correspondence must be via the Proactis eTendering portal:
https://procontract.due-north.com/
No email correspondence will be responded to.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
21 August 2023
Local time
1:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
21 August 2023
Local time
1:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom