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Contract Award Notice

The Provision of a Customer Service Training Package

  • First published: 10 June 2025
  • Last modified: 10 June 2025
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-049c09
Published by:
GOVIA THAMESLINK RAILWAY LIMITED
Authority ID:
AA82853
Publication date:
10 June 2025
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

As part of GTR's Service Quality Regime (SQR) (internal auditing and mystery shopping) and customer feedback, we have recognised a requirement and opportunity for redefining Customer Service Standards to align to increasing customers' expectations and defining and delivering a best-in-class Customer Service Training Package to underpin consistent and sustainable delivery to these standards by GTR customer-facing staff (employees), excluding drivers, and others who interact with customers as part of the GTR team

Full notice text

Contract award notice – utilities

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

GOVIA THAMESLINK RAILWAY LIMITED

07934306

1st Floor Monument Place, 24 Monument Street

London

EC3R8AJ

UK

Contact person: Dulcie Neal

Telephone: +44 7929063232

E-mail: dulcie.neal@gtrailway.com

NUTS: UKI31

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://gtrailway.com/

I.6) Main activity

Railway services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

The Provision of a Customer Service Training Package

Reference number: 2024/S 000-029913

II.1.2) Main CPV code

80000000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

As part of GTR's Service Quality Regime (SQR) (internal auditing and mystery shopping) and customer feedback, we have recognised a requirement and opportunity for redefining Customer Service Standards to align to increasing customers' expectations and defining and delivering a best-in-class Customer Service Training Package to underpin consistent and sustainable delivery to these standards by GTR customer-facing staff (employees), excluding drivers, and others who interact with customers as part of the GTR team

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 1 000 000.00  GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

79632000

79633000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKI

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

As part of GTR's Service Quality Regime (SQR) (internal auditing and mystery shopping) and customer feedback, we have recognised a requirement and opportunity for redefining Customer Service Standards to align to increasing customers' expectations and defining and delivering a best-in-class Customer Service Training Package to underpin consistent and sustainable delivery to these standards by GTR customer-facing staff (employees), excluding drivers, and others who interact with customers as part of the GTR team

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price

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

Negotiated with call for competition

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2024/S 000-029913

Section V: Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

27/05/2025

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

The Happy Consultancy Group

09658948

Chelmsford

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: : 618 098.50  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

High Court

London

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

30/05/2025

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
80000000 Education and training services Education
79632000 Personnel-training services Personnel services except placement and supply services
79633000 Staff development services Personnel services except placement and supply 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:
dulcie.neal@gtrailway.com
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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