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Contract Award Notice

Out of Hours Call Handling

  • First published: 19 February 2020
  • Last modified: 19 February 2020
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
Published by:
The Guinness Partnership Ltd
Authority ID:
AA78342
Publication date:
19 February 2020
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

During the period April 2018 to March 2019, the out of hour’s service received 17 599 calls. Of these calls,15 060 were to report an emergency repair and 941 were to make a rent payment. The remainder of the calls related to something else.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

The Guinness Partnership Ltd

Bower House, 1 Stable Street

Oldham

OL9 7LH

UK

Contact person: Procurement

Telephone: +44 3031231890

E-mail: procurement@guinness.org.uk

NUTS: UKD

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.guinnesspartnership.com/

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.guinnesspartnership.com/

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Housing and community amenities

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Out of Hours Call Handling

Reference number: DN433631

II.1.2) Main CPV code

79510000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The Guinness Partnership Ltd and all its subsidiaries wish to enter into a contract with one supplier for an out of hours call handling service, during the hours of 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. including bank holidays, to enable its customers to report emergency repairs, anti-social behaviour or to make a rent payment during this time.

The supplier should also be able to provide cover during periods that Guinness is unavailable during normal operating hours or as cover for business continuity when required.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Lowest offer: 109 000.00  GBP/ Highest offer: 299 000.00  GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKD

UKE

UKF

UKH

UKI

UKJ

UKK

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

During the period April 2018 to March 2019, the out of hour’s service received 17 599 calls. Of these calls,15 060 were to report an emergency repair and 941 were to make a rent payment. The remainder of the calls related to something else.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Experience, resource and capacity / Weighting: 25

Quality criterion: Performance, quality and management information / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion: Customer experience / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion: Mobilisation / Weighting: 5

Cost criterion: Out of hours service / Weighting: 20

Cost criterion: Additional services / Weighting: 2

Cost criterion: Business continuity / Weighting: 8

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

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

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2019/S 195-474317

Section V: Award of contract

Title: Out of Hours Call Handling

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

20/01/2020

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 7

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Orbis Protect Ltd

Uxbridge

UK

NUTS: UKD

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: Lowest offer: 109 000.00  GBP / Highest offer: 299 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

The Guinness Partnership Ltd

London

NW1 3FG

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

17/02/2020

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
79510000 Telephone-answering services Office-support services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
procurement@guinness.org.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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