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# Multi Channel Contact Centre and Telephony Prior Information Notice/Request for Information

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/multi-channel-contact-centre-and-telephony-prior-information-notice-request-for-informatio-ocds-h6vhtk-04729d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Social Security Scotland: "Multi Channel Contact Centre and Telephony Prior Information Notice/Request for Information". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £20,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Social Security Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/social-security-scotland-GB-FTS-66869)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £20,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Dedicated-business telephone network services, IP telephone services, Local telephone services, Software package and information systems, Telecommunications services (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/multi-channel-contact-centre-and-telephony-prior-information-notice-request-for-informatio-ocds-h6vhtk-04729d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04729d`

## 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/multi-channel-contact-centre-and-telephony-prior-information-notice-request-for-informatio-ocds-h6vhtk-04729d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2Fesop%2Fpts-host%2Fpublic%2Fpts%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/multi-channel-contact-centre-and-telephony-prior-information-notice-request-for-informatio-ocds-h6vhtk-04729d#participate

## Description
Social Security Scotland requires modern contact centre services to support Scottish citizens who are seeking to interact with Social Security Scotland on benefit related matters. The requirement is for the provision of a cloud-based contact centre platform covering telephony and web chat with the potential for future options in other channels such as email, SMS and social media channels.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 32429000, 32524000, 48000000, 64200000, 64211100, 64214000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £20,000,000
- **Description:** It is intended that this will be a competitive procedure with negotiation to procure a multi channel contact centre and telephony services.
Stages in the procurement are:
1. Prior Information Notice issued with Request for Information (See Additional...

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

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F019491-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-06-26T07:40:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T06:07:37.676Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04729d