Closed tender

Pre market Engagement for Out of Hours Call Service

Details

Topic
Telephone-answering services
Published
29 May 2026
Submission
19 June 2026

Tender description

Plymouth Community Homes (PCH) currently provides an Out of Hours Repairs and ASB service through a third party so tenants can report Emergency repairs out of hours. Ahead of the full procurement process PCH wish to undertake pre-market engagement to explore supplier options and services available. The regulatory landscape for social housing has evolved significantly in recent years, with enhanced safety requirements, strengthened consumer standards, and greater regulatory scrutiny. As a result, we are seeking OOH service partners who can deliver reliable, compliant, customer focused services backed by strong reporting and robust operational resilience. Suppliers will need to demonstrate their ability to support our regulatory obligations, work collaboratively on service improvement, and provide focused services backed by strong reporting and robust operational resilience. Suppliers will need to demonstrate their ability to support our regulatory obligations, work collaboratively on service improvement, and provide high quality triage and response to ensure tenant safety and satisfaction

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published29 May 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date19 June 2026

About the buyer

Plymouth Community Homes is a housing association based in Plymouth, with its own dedicated procurement team handling supplier tenders and contracts. That code sits alongside separate policies covering health and safety, data protection, fire safety and safeguarding. Procurement decisions follow a stated commitment to openness, transparency and fairness. Orders fall under Plymouth Community Homes's own terms and conditions, except for construction contracts agreed separately.

Over the past 5 years, most of Plymouth Community Homes's contract awards have been in construction work, business services and architectural and engineering services.

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