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Published 30 Jul 2024, 16:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Historic England Customer Service Provision

Official notice

Authority: Historic England (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£460,000≈ £138k / year
Submissions closed 29 Aug 2024
Contract term 3 yrs 4 moends 31 Mar 2028 · starts 2 Dec 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Historic England requires a Customer Service supplier to act as first point of contact for Historic England for general enquiries and as a filter for other enquiries, working to an agreed service standard. This is required Monday to Friday year-round between 09:00-17:00. Historic England expects this work to be carried out from the supplier's premises or workers' homes without any requirement for an onsite presence at Historic England. This service will include seven core components with one optional component for possible inclusion on 1 March 2026. Historic England is committed to continuous improvement and is looking for a customer service partner to work with us to develop the quality of our service.Further information about expected volume of enquiries and the breakdown of previous contractors is included in Appendix 4.1.

  • Recurrence: January 2028

CPV: Call centre · Customer services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 3 yrs 4 moPublished value£460,000

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Contract period: 2 Dec 2024 – 31 Mar 2028 (3 yrs 4 mo)
Delivery: UK · Swindon Office
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    N/A

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · January 2028
First published
30 Jul 2024, 16:06 BST
Last source update
30 Jul 2024, 16:06 BST
Award evaluation window
29 Aug 2024 – …
Authority reference
P/REF 00000325
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-023814
Classification (CPV)
Call centreCustomer services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-048604 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

N/A

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
29 Aug 2024, 09:30 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
29 Aug 2024, 09:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 Jul 2024 → 2 Dec 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Notice published
    30 Jul 2024, 16:06 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    29 Aug 2024, 09:30 BST
  3. Bids opened
    29 Aug 2024, 09:30 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    29 Oct 2024, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts
    2 Dec 2024

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Historic England

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawRecreation, culture and religion The Engine House, Firefly Avenue, Swindon, UK, SN2 2EHContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • N/AReview body N/A

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria