Tender for Internally Hosted Contact Centre Telephony

Supply of an Internally Hosted Contact Centre Telephony and Multi-Channel Solution.

United Kingdom-Matlock: Software package and information systems

2017/S 027-048528

Contract notice

Supplies

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Derbyshire County Council
County Hall
For the attention of: Shane Linthwaite
DE4 3AG Matlock
United Kingdom
E-mail: shane.linthwaite@derbyshire.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.derbyshire.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: www.sourcederbyshire.co.uk

Electronic access to information: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.3)Main activity

General public services

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

TS17003 Supply of an Internally Hosted Contact Centre Telephony and Multi-Channel Solution with Associated Services.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Supplies
Purchase

NUTS code UKF

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The Council requires an Internally Hosted Contact Centre Telephony and Multi-Channel Solution that enables its contact centre to manage and respond to incoming and outgoing telephone calls and all customer Interactions regardless of Channel.
The Solution should be implemented and live (Go-Live) by December 2017 at the latest.
Associated services include training, implementation, support and maintenance and ad hoc consultancy.
A Web Chat module is also required to help the Council encourage greater take-up of online services to reduce the number of enquiries and referrals made by other means (e.g. Phone calls and e-mail, Social Media, text message).
The Solution needs to be agile, adaptable and easily configurable by non-IT staff. It needs to provide multi-channel visibility and allow Contact Centre Business Administrators and Supervisors to quickly implement operational changes.
The Solution must be resilient to ensure the continued safe delivery of complex and urgent social care calls, which are handled by Call Derbyshire 24/7/365.
The Solution must be scalable, so it can be deployed to other areas of the Council if required and be responsive to changes in demand and functionality The Council takes calls on behalf of other local authorities and Government bodies who will not have access to the Solution themselves.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

48000000, 48333000, 48500000, 72000000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

II.1.8)Lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 400 000 and 520 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: yes
Description of these options: The initial contract term will be for 5 years from Go-Live, with options to extend on an annual basis for up to 3 further years to take the contract term up to a maximum of 8 years.

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

As described in the tender documents which are available to download for completion by interested organisations who register on the Council’s electronic tendering system at www.eastmidstenders.org.

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

As described in the tender documents which are available to download for completion by interested organisations who register on the Council’s electronic tendering system at www.eastmidstenders.org.

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

As described in the tender documents which are available to download for completion by interested organisations who register on the Council’s electronic tendering system at www.eastmidstenders.org.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

III.2)Conditions for participation

III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As described in the tender documents which are available to download for completion by interested organisations who register on the Council’s electronic tendering system at www.eastmidstenders.org.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As described in the tender documents which are available to download for completion by interested organisations who register on the Council’s electronic tendering system at www.eastmidstenders.org.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As described in the tender documents which are available to download for completion by interested organisations who register on the Council’s electronic tendering system at www.eastmidstenders.org.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

As described in the tender documents which are available to download for completion by interested organisations who register on the Council’s electronic tendering system at www.eastmidstenders.org.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

As described in the tender documents which are available to download for completion by interested organisations who register on the Council’s electronic tendering system at www.eastmidstenders.org.

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Restricted

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Envisaged number of operators: 5

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As described in the tender documents which are available to download for completion by interested organisations who register on the Council’s electronic tendering system at www.eastmidstenders.org.

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

TS17003

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Notice number in the OJEU: 2017/S 014-022349 of 20.1.2017

Notice number in the OJEU: 2016/S 209-379266 of 28.10.2016

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 27.2.2017 – 17:00
Payable documents: no

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

9.3.2017 – 11:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

VI.3)Additional information

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

6.2.2017

Server Storage and Disaster Recovery Tender

Defra Hosting and Application Support Contract

IT Service Support Management Toolset

Supply Virtual Server Infrastructure

ICT Managed Service Bracknell

Tender for Internally Hosted Contact Centre Telephony

Related Posts