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# External Call Handling Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-call-handling-service-ocds-h6vhtk-065f52). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cirrus Purchasing c/o Halton Housing: "External Call Handling Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £135,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cirrus Purchasing c/o Halton Housing](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cirrus-purchasing-c-o-halton-housing-GB-CHC-7744)
- **Published Value:** £135,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 March 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Call centre
- **Delivery Location:** UKD
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £135,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-call-handling-service-ocds-h6vhtk-065f52#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-065f52`

## 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/external-call-handling-service-ocds-h6vhtk-065f52#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2Frespond%2F9TA2HTT625)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-call-handling-service-ocds-h6vhtk-065f52#participate

## Description
Halton Housing sought bids for a qualified and experienced service provider to provide an external telephone call handling service, for calls received from HH tenants and customers. The previous iteration of this contract started as an out of hours call handling service only, but this requirement has grown to include notable in-hours support.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79512000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £135,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/05/2026 to 31/05/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **SPS DOORGUARD LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-68637`
  - Value: £135,000 † (inc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £135,000
  - Signed Date: 20/07/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018341-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-03T14:49:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T16:38:37.206Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-065f52