Expired contract

Out of Hours Call Handling

Details

Value
£166,000
Duration
3 years
Topic
Office-support services
Published
20 June 2024

Tender description

Provision of an out of hours (OOH) call handling service for the boroughs Sutton, Kingston, Merton and Richmond. This service will provide the front door for an Emergency Duty Team (EDT) service for Adult's and Children's social care calls as well as other non-social care calls from the general public. The non-social care calls can range from reporting a dangerous structure or a pothole in the area. This service covers all incoming calls between the hours of 5pm and 8am Monday to Friday and 24 hours throughout the whole weekend plus bank holiday.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date13 February 2023
  2. Completed: Award published20 June 2024
    Current notice
  3. Completed: Contract expiry date12 February 2026

About the buyer

The London Borough of Sutton is a local authority that advertises every contract opportunity on the London Tenders Portal. Suppliers register there free of charge and receive email alerts for tenders from Sutton and seventeen more London councils. Common goods and services are bought through national and regional consortia framework agreements in the interests of efficiency and economy. A list of the council's current contracts is published on the ProContract register. Buying follows the council's Procurement Strategy 2023 to 2027 and its Social Value Strategy. A Premier Supplier Programme pays registered suppliers earlier in return for a discount.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of London Borough of Sutton's contract awards have been in transport services, construction work and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 79500000 · Office-support services
  • 79512000 · Call centre

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