Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 10 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Out of Hours Call Handling Service – 00267-CX

Official notice

Authority: Stonewater Limited (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£260,000≈ £87k / year · £260,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Dec 2025awarded 10 Feb 2026
Award (standstill) to SPS Doorguard Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 23 Feb 2029 · up to 21 Feb 2031 with extensions · starts 20 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Stonewater’s Customer Service Centre (CSC) provides a customer focused and efficient service, receiving and processing a wide range of housing enquires including the following distinct service areas:

•Repairs and Maintenance (including estate services)

•Neighbourhood Management

•Tenancy Management

•Income Management

•Antisocial Behaviour

•Complaints

•Home Ownership

The CSC is to be supported by an Out of Hours Call Handling Service that shall respond to emergency situations that arise outside of the CSC’s opening hours.

Stonewater are looking for a service provider that can supply their out of hours customer service outside its core hours and when needed outside of these times. Stonewater are looking for the service provider to provide the service with agents that have excellent customer service skills and well trained in housing repairs with significant importance to changes introduced by Awaabs and HHSRS

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CPV: Call centre · Telephone-answering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£260,000
Contract period: 20 Feb 2026 – 23 Feb 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 21 Feb 2031 with extensionsValue: £260,000 exc. VAT · £260,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 2 x 12 months

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
10 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMT
Last source update
25 Feb 2026, 10:06 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 15 Jan 2026
Authority reference
00267-CX
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-072442
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Call centreTelephone-answering services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ddca Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Nov 2025 → 6 Mar 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published351 days ago
    10 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by340 days ago
    21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline319 days ago
    12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by285 days ago
    15 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Assessment summaries sent260 days ago
    10 Feb 2026
  6. Contract starts250 days ago
    20 Feb 2026
  7. Latest notice published244 days ago
    25 Feb 2026, 10:06 GMT
  8. Standstill ends235 days ago
    6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Nov 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    25 Feb 2026, 10:06 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    25 Feb 2026, 10:06 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    19 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £260,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 77 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SPS Doorguard Limited1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: 2 x 12 months£260,000 inc. VAT10 Feb 2026standstill to 6 Mar 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7final-stage tenders70—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Stonewater Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVMT-4274-HPBN Suite C Lancaster House, Grange Business Park, Leicester, East Midlands, LE8 6EPContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SPS Doorguard LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: SC113186 The Octagon, 35 Baird Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G4 0EEContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender