Contract

Out of Hours Call Handling Service

  • Orbit Group Limited

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-039495

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-040ce4

Published 6 December 2024, 4:37pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Orbit Group Limited

Garden Court, Harry Weston Road, Binley Business Park

Coventry

CV3 2SU

Contact

Ms Samantha Bishop

Email

samantha.bishop@orbit.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.orbit.org.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.orbit.org.uk

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

Out of Hours Call Handling Service

Reference number

DN696561

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79500000 - Office-support services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Authority, is seeking to appoint a business partner to effectively and reliably deliver an

Out of Hours Call Centre Handling Service Provision.

This is for the handling of calls outside of the Authority’s own customer call centre operating

hours in regard to the portfolio of properties it owns and manages and shall typically relate to

the reporting of repairs, the triaging of such and associated raising of works orders with the

Authority’s appointed repairs contractor’s. The services to be provided under the contract

shall be in all respects of the quality or type as detailed in the Specification, Contract,

Schedules and Appendices.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £112,780

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79510000 - Telephone-answering services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Authority, is seeking to appoint a business partner to effectively and reliably deliver an

Out of Hours Call Centre Handling Service Provision.

This is for the handling of calls outside of the Authority’s own customer call centre operating

hours in regard to the portfolio of properties it owns and manages and shall typically relate to

the reporting of repairs, the triaging of such and associated raising of works orders with the

Authority’s appointed repairs contractor’s. The services to be provided under the contract

shall be in all respects of the quality or type as detailed in the Specification, Contract,

Schedules and Appendices.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60

Price - Weighting: 40

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: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-012810


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

Orbit Group OOH 01

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

17 October 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 8

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Fortem Solutions Limited

Hertfordshire

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £112,780


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Orbit Group Ltd

Coventry

Country

United Kingdom