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title: "LDS Out of Hours Helpdesk Service Provision/RES/PRO/2021"
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# LDS Out of Hours Helpdesk Service Provision/RES/PRO/2021

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lds-out-of-hours-helpdesk-service-provision-res-pro-2021-ocds-h6vhtk-030244). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE): "LDS Out of Hours Helpdesk Service Provision/RES/PRO/2021". Published status: active. Published Value: £464,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Jan 2022, 20:55 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/open-university-the-urn-133849)
- **Published Value:** £464,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 January 2022 at 20:55 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Call centre
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ12
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-030244`

## 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/lds-out-of-hours-helpdesk-service-provision-res-pro-2021-ocds-h6vhtk-030244#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fopenuniversity)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lds-out-of-hours-helpdesk-service-provision-res-pro-2021-ocds-h6vhtk-030244#participate

## Description
The Open University (OU) is seeking a partner to support the Student Computing and Distribution Helpdesk (SCDHD) in its capacity to service Student and Tutor contact over evenings/weekends and standard bank holidays. The OU would categorise this as Out of hours (OOH) activity.  The OU require a partner that can support a service giving advice and guidance on the use of module software, OU systems, basic IT functions and guidance on delivery of physical module materials using tracking information from our external courier. It is expected that the support will be multichannel, at this time this is limited to telephony, web chat and email, however this may evolve over time.  This activity will not be in-house, it is expected the appointed partner will manage this activity externally from the OU.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79512000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Contract Period:** 12/04/2022 to 12/04/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031437-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-12-16T14:46:49.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T21:10:53.169Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-030244