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# DoF - Digital NI - Contact Centre Services for Government

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dof-digital-ni-contact-centre-services-for-government-ocds-h6vhtk-02927b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department of Finance: "DoF - Digital NI - Contact Centre Services for Government". Published status: complete. Published Value: £100,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Mar 2021, 15:00 GMT. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department of Finance](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-finance-GB-PPON-PVTL-7513-YWVJ)
- **Published Value:** £100,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 March 2021 at 15:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administration services, Building and facilities management services, Call centre, Computer equipment and supplies, Computer-related services (+21 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKN0
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £100,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dof-digital-ni-contact-centre-services-for-government-ocds-h6vhtk-02927b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02927b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dof-digital-ni-contact-centre-services-for-government-ocds-h6vhtk-02927b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk%2Fepps)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dof-digital-ni-contact-centre-services-for-government-ocds-h6vhtk-02927b#participate

## Description
DoF is seeking to procure the services of a Supplier to deliver the following services as a minimum; a) Provision of a fully managed Contact Centre solution that can service the current needs and outcomes for Citizens. The Supplier is required to provide the infrastructure, technology, management, and resourcing of the Contact Centre. b) Servicing and management of calls for a 24,7 Flooding Incident Line requirements. c) Servicing and management of calls for Emergency Response requirements. d) Technology solutions deployed in the Contact Centre are to be extendable to back office Satellite Services to enable internal business areas to manage their own contacts and calls. In support of the above requirements, the following also needs to be provided; The Supplier will be required to plan and manage the transition of the services including engagement with the existing Supplier to ensure full Transition is completed no later than the 10th October 2022. The Northern Ireland NI Public Sector requirements for future Contact Centre services, coupled with pressures elsewhere in the NI public sector and the UK Government’s recognition of the need to consolidate common service provision, drives the requirement to consolidate Contact Centre Services for potential cost savings across the NI public sector. The scope of the new Contract will be scalable to cover the needs for shared Contact Centre services across the NI public sector. The transition of services will cover the existing service users (referred to Phase 1 organisations) whereas the Phase 2 organisations may opt to use this Contract at a later stage. PHASE 1 organisations are (procured and priced as part of this Procurement) - Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) Departments (including the Department of Finance (DoF) as the contracting party on behalf of all organisations), The Executive Office, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Department for Communities, Department of Education, Department for the Economy, Department of Finance, Department for Infrastructure, Department of Health, Department of Justice, Public Prosecution Service for NI, Compensation Agency, Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA), Forensic Science Northern Ireland, Forest Service, Land and Property Services (LPS), Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS), Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA), Northern Ireland Prison Service, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Northern Ireland Legal Services Agency (LSA), Rivers Agency, Youth Justice Agency, Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, Consumer Council for Northern Ireland, Education Authority, Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI), Northern Ireland Civil Service Pension Board, Northern Ireland Office, Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO), Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council (Planning Services ) and PHASE 2 organisations are (procured and a mechanism for pricing established as part of this P...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dof-digital-ni-contact-centre-services-for-government-ocds-h6vhtk-02927b)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 30200000, 32522000, 32523000, 32524000, 64100000, 64200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £100,000,000

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** DoF - Digital NI - Contact Centre Services for Government (active)
  - Award id: `002124-2022-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **SERCO LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON-PMNV-5613-PQMY`
  - Value: £100,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** DoF - Digital NI - Contact Centre Services for Government (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000,000
  - Signed Date: 17/01/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002124-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-01-25T10:55:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T13:08:32.943Z
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