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# eTendering Portal

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/etendering-portal-ocds-h6vhtk-040fd1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea: "eTendering Portal". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/royal-borough-of-kensington-and-chelsea-ons-e09000020)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Call centre
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £656,527 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-040fd1`

## 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/etendering-portal-ocds-h6vhtk-040fd1#tl-md)

## Description
The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea (RBKC) has awarded a service contract to one contractor for the provision of an out of hours call handling service.  The Council has a statutory obligation to provide an out of hours contact centre service for numerous Council departments. The Contractor will deliver effective support for safeguarding emergencies and services that RBKC have identified as a priority to residents which occur outside of normal working hours and cannot wait until the next working day to be resolved. Non-urgent enquiries will be signposted to and raised with the relevant service. The Service will operate between hours of 5:00pm and 9:00am Monday to Friday and 24 hours per day throughout weekends and on Bank Holidays.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** RBKC Out of Hours Call Centre Service (active)
  - Award id: `031845-2023-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **SPS Doorguard Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-68637`
  - Value: £656,527 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** RBKC Out of Hours Call Centre Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £656,527
  - Signed Date: 26/10/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031845-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-10-27T14:24:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T09:06:50.116Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-040fd1