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Published 9 Jun 2023, 15:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

RBKC Out of Hours Call Centre Service

Official notice

Authority: The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£814,200exc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Jul 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea (RBKC) is inviting tenders from sufficiently experienced and qualified contractors for the provision of an out of hours call handling service. The delivery of the contract is anticipated to begin on or around Tuesday 22nd August 2023.

CPV: Call centre

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1A Service Contract will be awarded to one contractorRenewalPublished value£814,200

A Service Contract will be awarded to one contractor. The contract will be established for an initial duration of 36 months, with the option to extend for up to 24 further months at RBKC’s discretion.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: 24 monthsVariant 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
How bids were scored
Quality: 60Price: 80
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
  • price: 40
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
  • Price: 40
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 140 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
First published
9 Jun 2023, 15:57 BST
Last source update
9 Jun 2023, 15:57 BST
Award evaluation window
10 Jul 2023 – …
Authority reference
PRJ_RBKC_20857
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-016471
Classification (CPV)
Call centre
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d534 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
10 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
10 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Jun 2023 → 10 Jul 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    9 Jun 2023, 15:57 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    10 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    10 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Town Hall, 8 Hornton Street, London, UK, W8 7NXContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body London

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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