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title: "Out of Hours Emergency Telephony Service"
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# Out of Hours Emergency Telephony Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/out-of-hours-emergency-telephony-service-ocds-h6vhtk-035b26). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Aberdeenshire Council: "Out of Hours Emergency Telephony Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £395,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Sept 2022, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Aberdeenshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/aberdeenshire-council-ons-s12000034)
- **Published Value:** £395,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 September 2022 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Telephone operator services, Telephone-answering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM50
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £127,250 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-035b26`

## 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/out-of-hours-emergency-telephony-service-ocds-h6vhtk-035b26#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/out-of-hours-emergency-telephony-service-ocds-h6vhtk-035b26#participate

## Description
Aberdeenshire Council has a statutory requirement to deliver an out of hours emergency telephony service for Adult & Children’s Service Provision, Homelessness, Housing Repairs, as well as for the reporting of dangerous buildings.
Currently these services are delivered in a variety of ways, both internal and external.  It is felt that the Council could provide a consistent, value for money option through the award of an external contract to deliver these services.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Social Care / Social Work and Homelessness Telephony Service
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79511000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Aberdeenshire Council has a statutory requirement to deliver an out of hours emergency telephony service for Adult & Children’s Service Provision, Homelessness, Housing Repairs, as well as for the reporting of dangerous buildings.
Aberdeenshire citiz...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Housing Repairs and Dangerous Buildings Telephony Service
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79511000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Aberdeenshire Council has a statutory requirement to deliver an out of hours emergency telephony service for Adult & Children’s Service Provision, Homelessness, Housing Repairs, as well as for the reporting of dangerous buildings.
Aberdeenshire Citiz...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Social Care / Social Work and Homelessness Telephony Service (active)
  - Award id: `032494-2022-1`
  - Supplier(s): **SPS Doorguard Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-68637`
  - Value: £39,750 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Housing Repairs and Dangerous Buildings Telephony Service (active)
  - Award id: `032494-2022-2`
  - Supplier(s): **SPS Doorguard Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-68637`
  - Value: £87,500 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Social Care / Social Work and Homelessness Telephony Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £39,750
  - Signed Date: 16/11/2022

- **Contract:** Housing Repairs and Dangerous Buildings Telephony Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £87,500
  - Signed Date: 16/11/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F032494-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-11-16T12:59:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T15:06:38.678Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-035b26